Summer sky: Perseids

Past event

The summer sky offers us a unique opportunity in the year for observation. We will learn to distinguish stars, planets, shooting stars, artificial satellites, aeroplanes... We will point out with a laser in the sky the different constellations that can be easily seen in the summer skies and we will learn about their mythological origin. Given the dates of the observation, we will be able to see some shooting stars (Perseids).

If you have a telescope and you want to learn how to use it, sign up for the workshop on day 7.

Guided by: José Vicente Casado and Ana Mª Ordoñez Lanza

José Vicente Casado has been involved in geology, palaeontology and astronomy since he was a child. He has recovered thousands of fossils and minerals, and has made an inventory of all the points of mineralogical and palaeontological interest in the province of León. He has participated in the elaboration of contents for several science museums in Europe, the United States and Japan.

Ana Mª Ordoñez Lanza has been a keen collector of minerals, fossils and meteorites with José Vicente Casado for many years.