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Astronomy and the
Beauty |
Alpine Astrovillage Lue-Stailas
A Center for Astrophotography in the Alps 
Val Muestair /
Graubuenden
7534 Lue, Switzerland
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Course cycle: How to explore the sky with a telescope
The 4 courses in this cycle introduce the participants into the chosen topic and should simplify and stimulate own deeper-going studies of the visual and photographic exploration of the night sky. All courses contain theoretical and practical parts taking place in the afternoon (2x45 min, with a coffee break) and in the evening or at night (begin 1 hr before dusk, duration 2-3 hrs)
- The course schedule can be found here
- For further information, click here
- Prices: Courses and accommodation
The Eagle nebula imaged
with an astronomical CCD camera (brightness 6.0 mag, size 7‘)
AAV Dome 1: A Mewlon300 Dall-Kirkham telescope on a Paramount MECourse cycle: How to explore the sky with a telescope |
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| Topic | Dates in 2010 | Duration | Price in CHF |
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Course 1: |
March 20 - 23 |
3 days | 340.00 while staying at Lue-Stailas 390.OO staying elsewhere |
Course 2: |
April 2 - 6 May 13 - 17 July 17 - 21 September 11 - 15 |
5 days | 440.00 while staying at Lue-Stailas 490.OO staying elsewhere |
Course 3: |
August 7 - 11 October 9 - 13 |
5 days | 440.00 while staying at Lue-Stailas 490.OO staying elsewhere |
| Course 4: The robotic telescope and remote (online) astrophotography |
August 14 - 18 | 5 days | 440.00 while staying at Lue-Stailas 490.OO staying elsewhere |
Rabates
- Take advantage of our substantial discounts on course and accommodation costs for participants staying with us during the period of the course.
- Groups of 8 persons and more profit from a special 10% discount on course and accommodation costs.
- Participants taking more than one course receive a 20% discount on the second and all subsequent courses in this cycle.
Place
- AAV Lue-Stailas. From a practical point of view it is advisable to stay during a course at AAV Lue-Stailas (and to take advantage of our booking packages).
Time
- Each day : Theory – 2x 45 min in the afternoon, practice at the telescope - 2-3 hrs in the evening/night.
- If anyhow possible, the practice will occur under the skies; if not, we will use - as much as possible - screen simulations.
Participants
- 4-15 persons per course.
- Age limit 12 years.
Necessary materials
- All material necessary for the course will be provided. In Course 2, participants should, if possible, use their own DSLR camera (adapters for Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax cameras will be provided).
- Price includes also writing material, a star atlas, and handouts with the course content.
Languages
- German, Swiss German, English, French, and Czech
Related pages: Course prices Amenities Accommodation Reservations Rates Intrumentation Activities Guidelines
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