Do you know how to use a portable telescope?

06.09.2021

With a video, students show us how to assemble and use a portable telescope.

As part of the practical course Observational Astronomy which took place in the summer semester 2021, our Astro-students learned how to handle a mobile telescope under the guidance of Markus Rockenbauer

Despite of the difficult circumstances due to Covid-19, the students succeeded in creating a video that shows what they learned. The video, produced together with the course lecturer, provides an operation manual for a mobile telescope, the Celestron C8 of the Student Representatives. 

Through a practical course, the students learned how to install and operate the telescope. After these are explained, the video documents the first attempts to observe within the city skies.

Some years ago the “Observers Club” was founded by Mr. Rockenbauer and interested students. Under clear skies, many of the participants of the practical course get together at the Observatory to pursue their common interest, exchange information, and to deepen their gained knowledge.