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BSIG February 2026 Presentation – Featuring Suresh Sreenivasan
The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner’s Group Presentation using ZOOM.
Featured Speaker: Suresh Sreenivasan
Topic: All About Telescopes
Synopsis:
Have you been considering getting your first telescope? Or maybe you’re thinking about upgrading to something bigger & better? If so, this is the presentation for you! We’ll review the various types of telescopes most visual observers use, including refractors, reflectors and catadioptrics. We’ll go the optical benefits of each type, and review other factors, such as portability and cost, to help you decide what you really want in your next telescope. We’ll also cover the various types of mounts and touch upon the various telescopic accessories that can make your observing more enjoyable.
Biography:
I have been an amateur astronomer for 41 years and completed the Messier and Herschel 1 lists while I was in college in Illinois. After 35 years as a visual observer, I started migrating over to imaging. But I still enjoy observing, particularly with my 12″ and 16″ Dobsonian telescopes. As a visual observer, I love viewing solar system objects, such as the Sun, planets and comets, as well as deep-sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters and nebulae. I also dabble (poorly) in stellar spectroscopy. I have been the MAS BSIG coordinator since 2016 and really enjoy helping beginners of all ages make their initial forays into astronomy.
This meeting will be held online using Zoom. If you would like to join us you will need use the following Zoom link.
Zoom URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81882145483?pwd=ivtaeccqiRWEzOsmY6oJo6tddOBPse.1
Meeting ID: 818 8214 5483
Passcode: 676341
We will open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts.
You can probably hear best with a headset but your computer’s speaker and microphone will also work.
Dial-in Phone Number
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
In order to ensure the most success we are asking everyone to follow a couple of rules:
1. Don’t turn on your camera – it sucks up bandwidth and we really don’t need to see you.
2. Keep your microphone muted until you are prompted during a question and answer session during the presentation. This will cut down background noise substantially.
3. You can request to ask a question in the chat area in Zoom and wait to be prompted by the moderator.
We hope you can join us.
Clear skies!
Suresh Sreenivasan
MAS Beginner’s Coordinator
