点评:I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. I am a complete amateur astronomer and I learned so much from spending time with Gustavo. There were two sessions during the experience - 1. Outside his house viewing stars through optical telescopes, and 2. Inside his house with a five screen set up that is rigged to a telescope in an observatory on his roof, with cameras attached (astrometrics and astrophotography).
I was part of a group of 18 people who spent a few hours there. During the first session we viewed a range of celestial objects including stars, planets (Jupiter and it's moons, Saturn and it's rings and moons, Venus), super clusters, nebulas, and galaxies (including Andromeda). Gustavo is kind, knowledgeable, incredibly engaging and patient & approachable, and super passionate about astronomy. He also had the most impressive collection of telescopes that I've ever seen under one roof (I'm very jealous!). Of the other 18 people, none had any prior experience of star gazing and they all had a great time - no prior experience required as Gustavo takes care of everything. He provided lots of interesting facts and taught us how to navigate and measure the sky using the northern constellations.
For the second session we headed indoors to his digital observatory, as noted above, and he taught us how he monitors objects in the sky, identified exo planets, comets, and how all of his software works. This was absolutely fascinating, and again, no prior knowledge required. Gustavo is in the driving seat so you to just sit back and watch the show.
Gustavo provided drinks and snacks, and encouraged people to get stuck into stargazing, enjoyed the food and drink, chatting, and above all else, asking questions. Thank you, Gustavo!
翻译:我极力推荐这次体验。我是一个彻头彻尾的业余天文学家,与 Gustavo 共度时光让我受益匪浅。体验分为两个环节 - 1. 在他家外通过光学望远镜观看星星,2. 在他家内,在屋顶天文台的望远镜上安装五块屏幕,并安装摄像头(天文测量和天文摄影)。
我是 18 人小组的一员,在那里待了几个小时。在第一次体验中,我们观看了一系列天体,包括恒星、行星(木星及其卫星、土星及其环和卫星、金星)、超级星团、星云和星系(包括仙女座星系)。Gustavo 善良、博学、极具魅力、耐心且平易近人,对天文学充满热情。他还拥有我见过的最令人印象深刻的望远镜收藏(我非常嫉妒!)。其余 18 人中,没有人有过观星经验,他们都玩得很开心——不需要任何经验,因为 Gustavo 会打理好一切。他讲了很多有趣的事实,教我们如何利用北方星座导航和测量天空。
在第二节课中,我们去了室内的数字天文台,如上所述,他教我们如何监测天空中的物体,识别外行星、彗星,以及他的所有软件是如何工作的。这绝对令人着迷,而且同样不需要任何先验知识。Gustavo 坐在驾驶座上,所以你只需坐下来观看表演。
Gustavo 提供饮料和小吃,鼓励人们沉迷于观星,享受食物和饮料,聊天,最重要的是,提问。谢谢你,Gustavo!