Past the Horizon: The project

Hey, I'm Francesca. I am currently in 8th grade, and nearing the end of my middle school years. In order to graduate into high school all 8th graders must complete and "8th grade project." A project designed and executed by us. As a kid I always loved to star gaze, and I was always interested in the planets. When this opportunity to explore something new came along, I leaped at the chance. After months of thinking of what to do with my interest in astronomy, I came to a website. It had info on something called astrophotography. And I fell in love with the idea.

Astrophotograpy is when you attach a DSLR camera to a high end telescope and take pictures from there. The telescope eye piece allows you to take close-up picture of things such as mars, jupitar, and the moon. I want to create a photobook with pictures taken by me. The only problem was getting equipment, as well as mentoring as the technology took a lot of experience to work. So I set out to find someone to help me.
This search led me to kopernik Observatory.