Journey among constellations stargazing in Romania

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Place: Brasov

Duration: up to 3 hours

Language: English

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Look at the sky full of stars, planets, and constellations visible from the Northern Hemisphere
Learn how to use a Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope
Get to know about the movement of the stars, time and Earth rotation

What to expect

Join this special tour at night to look at the sky full of stars, planets, and constellations. They are visible from the Northern Hemisphere, which is exactly halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. Explore the fascinating night sky with professionals.

You will learn how to use a Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope with a 200 mm lens and electronic focuser, dual servo motors, and a reflecting scope of 90 mm. Your experienced guide will introduce you to the mysteries of the night sky.

Get to know how to recognize the constellations, stars, and planets. Listen about the movement of the stars, time and Earth rotation. You will look at the constellations visible all year-round in the Northern Hemisphere, like Ursa Major (Big Dipper), Ursa Minor (Little Dipper) with his Pole Star, Cassiopeia, Draco, and Cepheus. Depending on the season, you can see also Andromeda, Pegasus, Perseus, Orion, Canis Major, Gemini, Hercules Ophiucus. With the help of the telescope, you will go into a new world and see Messier and NGC objects, nebulae and star clusters, with our own eyes, like never before.

The start of the tour depends on the season and the sunset hour
You will receive instructions for arranging the exact start time on the voucher after booking
In the summertime remember to wear long pants and a long sleeve jacket/anorak
In the summertime, mosquito repellent is recommended
In fall and wintertime, for stargazing, please remember to dress-up warmly, with a hat, warm shoes, gloves, as you will be outside for about three hours at a temperature that can go around and even below 0˚C
Using red light flashlights, as they don't affect the eye's capacity to see during the night