We have three new young visitors to our astronomy club, and it has added a special feeling to the group. They are all so enthusiastic about astronomy, and are constantly asking questions of us all. Last night two of the young people got a chance to look through all our telescopes, and Patrick and his mom had never looked through a telescope before! So I showed them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades, Mars, Saturn, and a pair of galaxies in the big dipper, among other things. They were thrilled, and I got an email from his mom that today he was still talking about what he saw last night! I took this photo, by the way, using two small battery-operated flash units, one to either side, and none on the camera, and set them off with radio control units.
4 comments:
It's great when you introduce kids to something you really love. And I really like the way the boy is framed by the light. Nice portrait.
Di
This is a very cool photo! With the two flash units fired from either side, your young astronomer almost appears to be star gazing atop a tiny moon.
By the way, how is your new telescope coming along?
Wonderful photo. I love that you share your enthusiasm with all, but expecially the young.
Joan
Thank you all for the nice comments! As for the new telescope... Uhhhhhh... I'm still painting... :-)
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