点评:The weather can't be helped, we're in Great Britain, but despite that, the staff put in an interesting and engaging experience and did what they could to share what the limited skies had to offer the night we visited. I'd never been to an observatory before and the tickets were booked by a friend, so I had no idea what to expect however, the experience was more than I expected with forecast bad weather.
We were given a very interesting and knowledgeable talk about the birth of stars by Liam who brought great enthusiasm and passion and kept us entertained. We then split into three groups to rotate around the various areas. We were first able to look at some objects from space, along with a short presentation from Dan, this was interesting and particularly quirky to "stand on mars". We were then taken up to one of the large telescopes and despite not being able to use it because of the weather, Guy explained the equipment thoroughly and demonstrated how it worked. It was really good to see that there was a plan B to show us simulated astronomical objects through the lense, which although wasn't in real time, it did give us a good idea of what we might see. We were then taken into "the kitchen" where there was more equipment to look at and talk through and a warm drink provided. There was an opportunity to buy merch to remember your experience. Rosie then showed us some of the astrophotography equipment and more telescope examples. We had a brief break in the clouds and the team quickly deployed a large Dobsonian telescope for us to view the moon which on it's own seeing it in real time that close and personal was surreal. The clouds quickly returned and the evening was finished off with a demonstration of some home astronomy apps and kit you can use.
Overall, I was really pleased with the experience and it made me look forward to hopefully one day returning when the weather is much better.
翻译:天气无可奈何,我们在英国,但尽管如此,工作人员还是为我们带来了有趣而引人入胜的体验,并尽其所能地分享了我们参观的那个晚上有限的天空所能提供的景色。我以前从未去过天文台,门票是由朋友预订的,所以我不知道会发生什么,然而,由于天气预报说天气不好,这次体验超出了我的预期。
Liam 为我们进行了一场非常有趣且知识渊博的关于恒星诞生的演讲,他带来了极大的热情和激情,让我们乐在其中。然后我们分成三组,轮流参观各个区域。我们首先能够从太空观察一些物体,同时还听了 Dan 的简短演讲,这很有趣,而且对于“站在火星上”来说特别奇怪。然后我们被带到了一台大型望远镜前,尽管由于天气原因无法使用它,但 Guy 还是详细解释了设备并演示了它的工作原理。很高兴看到还有 B 计划,通过镜头向我们展示模拟的天文物体,虽然不是实时的,但确实让我们对我们可能会看到的东西有了一个很好的了解。然后我们被带到了“厨房”,那里有更多的设备可供观看和交谈,还提供热饮。有机会购买商品来纪念您的体验。然后,罗西向我们展示了一些天文摄影设备和更多的望远镜示例。我们在云层中短暂休息,团队迅速部署了一个大型多布森望远镜供我们观看月亮,如此近距离地实时观看月亮本身就是超现实的。云层很快又回来了,晚上以一些您可以使用的家庭天文学应用程序和工具包的演示结束。
总的来说,我对这次经历非常满意,这让我期待着有一天天气好得多的时候再来。