Stars over Poreč
Program
10 a.m. – noon – observing the Sun on the waterfront (observation with three telescopes in three different ways, through filters in white light where sunspots can be seen, projection on a screen where sunspots can be seen and through a telescope with a HA filter where the Sun is dull red and where flames on the rim of the Sun and other phenomena can be seen) - presenter: Dorian Božičević
5 p.m. – 7 p.m. - observing the Sun on the waterfront (observation with three telescopes in three different ways, through filters in white light where sunspots can be seen, projection on a screen where sunspots can be seen and through a telescope with a HA filter where the Sun is dull red and where flames on the rim of the Sun and other phenomena can be seen) - presenter: Dorian Božičević
8:30 p.m. Event opening
8:35 p.m. Lecture - Dorian Božičević - “SUN”
(duration 30 min)
9:10 p.m. Lectures - Saša Nuić - “ THROUGH SPACE WITH ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY”
(duration 1h:30 min)
At the end of the lecture, and before observing through the telescopes, the lecturer will do a short (10-minute) orientation on the sky with a laser.
10 p.m. – midnight – At the beginning of the evening, visitors will be able to get acquainted with the summer sky dominated by the constellations Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila, Scorpius,... while later in the evening they will be able to look at the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter through telescopes.
Organizers: Town Poreč, Poreč Tourist Board
Co-organizers: Cumulus Aeroclub, Croatian Astronomical Union, Astronomical Society "Leo Brenner" - Mali Lošinj, Astronomical Society Beskraj - Zagreb, Public Open University Poreč
Guests: Saša Nuić - President of the Astronomical Society Beskraj from Zagreb, Dorian Božičević - general secretary of the Croatian Astronomical Union and president of the Astronomical Society "Leo Brenner"
***On this occasion, the public lighting in the part of Karl Hugues street in Poreč will be turned off, in order to enable better observation, and this will be possible thanks to the public lighting, in Poreč mostly LED and ecological, in order to reduce light pollution. Visitors should bring mats to sit on the grass, and everyone can optionally bring a lamp, a blanket, a long-sleeved shirt, their telescope, snacks, juice and questions about space that they want answered. Please note that it will be cold in the meadow after 9 p.m.
