Can you suggest a science fair project using a 10 inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope?
Wow, I wish I had a 10-inch Schmidt Cassegrain when I was in high school! A couple of things come to mind. If you have a set up for photography, why not search for asteroids? If you photograph the sky from a dark location over several nights, and if you are looking in the right spot, you may see a faint ‘star’ shift its position. Looking in the ecliptic plane, this is likely to be an asteroid. You should start by first trying to observe bright asteroids like Ceres. Look at issues of Sky and Telescope or Astronomy magazine to find out where and when to look for a bright asteroid. Then, consider using your camera/telescope to patrol other parts of the ecliptic plane over a period of days or weeks to search for other asteroids. The most puzzling astronomical phenomena are the gamma ray bursts. For decades, astronomers have seen these bright flashes about once a day coming from nearly every corner of the sky. We don’t know what they are because they happen randomly and no one manages to be
