Asterism Course
This Asterism Course equips physics professionals with practical skills in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping, and stellar data from sources like SIMBAD and Gaia. You will design precise, engaging public sky tours based on real observational astronomy, covering naked-eye navigation, efficient planning, and confident audience guidance using charts and simulators.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills to spot key night sky patterns, plan smart star tours, and lead groups confidently. Master naked-eye navigation, star-hopping, charts, planispheres, and simulators. Create scripts, visual aids, and data sheets from reliable catalogs, linking asterisms to coordinates, stellar info, and observation plans.
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Develop skills
- Master celestial coordinates: quickly convert asterisms to exact RA/Dec.
- Learn star-hopping: create efficient linear tours for small telescopes.
- Gain catalog skills: extract reliable star data from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia.
- Develop outreach scripts: simplify stellar physics for public tours.
- Plan pro sky tours: calculate visibility, altitude, transit for asterisms.
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