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Re: Twitter Cel Nav Challenge
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2016 Dec 11, 11:33 -0500
Bruce
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2016 Dec 11, 11:33 -0500
I would add that some children are very interested in seeing someone doing
something “real”. I often point out Venus or the “summer triangle”, Saturn ,
etc. Kids do like this. I mention stars rise in the east except circumpolar
stars which allows you to point out the Big Dipper. Orion’s Belt is
often very clear. You gotta be brief...the fewer the words the
better.....attention span is going down ...ask any teacher.
Bruce
From: Ed Popko
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 10:08 PM
Subject: [NavList] Twitter Cel Nav Challenge
The recent thread entitled "Is Sextant a generic word?" showes that most of
us have been in social situations where we had to explain what we were doing
(sextant in hand) to a total stranger with presumably no knowledge of celestial
navigation, position finding or even that the sky could tell us something about
where we are. This is particularly a problem with the younger generation because
they no longer look up but spend most of their time looking down towards their
smartphones.
So the "Twitter Cel Nav Challenge" is this -- what would you
say in 140 words or less to explain what you are doing? Assume that if you
fail to convince the person, the police will arrive shortly.
