Astro Course Video Recordings

SESSION 03Mar 15, 2022100 min

The Moon & Satellites

Ty Miller

• Heavens-Above
• Stellarium Web
• Astronomy.com

SESSION 04Mar 17, 202247 min

Planets, Asteroids & Comets

Ty Miller

• Nine Planets
• International Space Station I
• International Space Station II
• CIAS Observatory
• Wikipedia

SESSION 05Mar 22, 202246 min

Geology of the Cayman Islands

Hendrik van Genderen

Best watched alongside the companion PDF: Geology of the Cayman Islands – presentation by Hendrik van Genderen (PDF)

• Book: Islands from the Sea, Murray A. Roed
• Book: Geology of the Cayman Islands, Brian Jones

SESSION 06AMar 24, 202215 min

Raspberry Shake Seismograph

Ruud

Raspberry Shake earthquake registration – presentation by Ruud (PDF)

• Raspberry Shake – affordable seismograph
• Live Cayman data (station AM.R43F9.00.SHZ)

SESSION 06BMar 24, 202285 min

Blue Skies, Rainbows & the Green Flash

Ty Miller

• Atmospheric Optics
• Green Flash video, Ty Miller
• Green Flash explained, Ty Miller

SESSION 07AMar 29, 202256 min

All About Telescopes & Binoculars

Peter Hughes & Cathy Church

Telescopes presentation by Peter Hughes (PDF)

• Choosing your first telescope
• Focal length / aperture explained
• About binoculars

SESSION 07BMar 29, 202262 min

The (Sun) Observatory at UCCI

David Brown

The Dr. William Hrudey (Sun) Observatory – presentation by David Brown (PDF)

• CIAS Observatory
• ZWO ASI Imaging Cameras
• SharpCap
• AutoStakkert!
• ImPPG (GitHub)
• PaintShop Pro
• GIMP

SESSION 08Mar 31, 202265 min

Sun Dials

Ty Miller

Printable sun dial, used during this session (PDF)

• Printable equatorial sundial
• Equation of time

SESSION 09Apr 5, 202242 min

Catboats & Sextants

Jerris Miller

• Catboat Club
• Cayman Catboat Club (Facebook)
• Cayman Compass: no two were exactly alike

SESSION 10AApr 7, 202262 min

Astrophotography

Ty Miller

• PhotoPills calculators
• Beginner's guide to astrophotography

SESSION 10BApr 7, 202237 min

Deep Space Objects

Jerome Wilson

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Fine Art America shop
• Beginner deep space objects guide

SESSION 11Apr 12, 2022120 min

Meteorology

Kerrie Forbes & John Tibbetts, National Weather Service

Meteorology presentation by Kerrie Forbes (PDF)

SESSION 12AApr 14, 202230 min

Intentional Satellites

Arthur McTaggart

• thunder.ky/satellites

SESSION 12BApr 14, 202225 min

Light and Your Eyes

Corey Christian

Light and Your Eyes – presentation by Corey Christian (PDF)

SESSION 12CApr 14, 202217 min

Mental Health and Astronomy

Cottrell Ellis

Mental Health and Astronomy – presentation by Cottrell Ellis (PDF)

SESSION 12DApr 14, 202231 min

Tides, Meteor Showers & Large Telescopes

Ty Miller