TITLE:  Astronomy Without a Telescope

AREA:  Astronomy

COURSE LEADER:  Ken Beatty

DAY AND TIME:  Fridays, February 1 – March 7

4:00 – 5:15 PM Six Weeks


FORMAT:  Lecture/Discussion/Presentation


Using slides, video and DVD’s on a large screen, students will see in glorious color all the latest discoveries in space.  On constellation charts students will learn where to find constellations, messiers, comets and meteors.


Ken Beatty has BA and MA degrees in Space Sciences and 28 years of teaching astronomy.  He is a former NASA employee and has taught over 1000 students and adults in space education programs and lectures.