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Tiger – 1st Grade
Sky is the Limit
Elective
Requirement 2

I Can See the Stars

Tiger – 1st Grade
Sky is the Limit
Elective
Requirement 2

I Can See the Stars

Snapshot of Activity

The basics of how to use a telescope.

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with the parts of the telescope you will be using. 
    • Tripod 
    • Mount 
    • Optical tube 
    • Finder scope 
    • Eyepiece 
    • Star diagonal 
    • Focuser 
  2. Become familiar with the use of the telescope you will be using by following the owner’s manual. 
    • Proper setup 
    • How to how to aim the telescope at an object to view 
    • How to focus 
    • How to change the magnification
  3. Identify a location that has minimal light pollution.  Check the forecast for an evening that is projected to have clear skies.  Confirm the date, time, and location to conduct the activity. 
  4. If the location is different than your normal meeting location, have parents and legal guardians complete the Activity Consent Form. 
  5. Set up the telescope to view the moon.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them what type of telescope you are using.   
  2. Point out the parts of the telescope. 
  3. Demonstrate how to use the finder scope. 
  4. Demonstrate how to use the eyepiece and how to focus.   
  5. One at a time, allow each Cub Scout and adult partner to look through the telescope and look at the moon and have them demonstrate how to focus.

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Tiger Sky is the Limit 2 Parts of a Telescope

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.