| FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ'S : Is there an Astronomical Society in Trinidad ? Yes, there is the Trinidad and Tobago Astronomical Society - How can I join the Astronomical Society ? Come to meeting on 4th Tuesday of a month at the Frank Stockdale buildiing at UWI at 7.00 pm What are the society's membership dues ? It is $50.00TT for adults and $35.00 TT for students for the year. Is there an age limit ? Yes, there is an age limit of 12 and older. What do they do ? They have observing sessions, various projects and monthly meetings. Members get a monthly newsletter, and two issues of ASTRONEWS are produced per year. Can I be a casual visitor ? Only for a few meetings and then they expect you to join. Who do I contact to join or get further information ? Mona Rahamut, Secretary - 662-2381 or Maura Imbert , President - 663-1835 email: [email protected] What type of telescopes does the society have? 8" Schmidt -Cassegrain, 12 "Newtonian, 10" Dobsonian. Plans are to get a 12" computerised telescope. Is there Astronomy at the University (UWI) here ? Yes, the Dept of Physics does have Astronomy, Dr. S. Haque-Copilah is the Astronomer in the Dept. The research work is in observational and theoretical astronomy. There is a final year course on optics and astronomy. Can an outsider , not registered on campus do the Astronomy course ? Currently the answer is no. The course is for students majoring in physics. Does the Dept have a telescope ? Yes, they recently got one under a collaboration with Tuorla Observatory in Finland. It is currently the largest in the country - a 40 cm (16") Meade LX200 computerised telescope. Her name is SATU (St. Augustine-TUorla) Can anyone, if interested, look through SATU ? SATU is primarily for research purposes and is not open to the public except under special arrangements or for special occasions. I am a teacher and am interested in forming an Astronomy club, who can assist me ? You can get in touch with me at [email protected] and I can put you in touch with the relevant persons. We do assist in that area. I need some information on Astronomy in general , can anyone help me ? Just go ahead and email me with your queries. I want to get a star chart for Trinidad, how can I get one ? Soon that should be available on this page. Email me your request. I want to buy a telescope and I need information on the types and where to purchase and price ranges, and how useful it would be. Soon I hope to make all this info available here. |