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Looking for a quick talk? These are Impress (Open Office ) or Power Point  (MS Office) presentations on various subjects.  They are ones that I have given at various times.  Most are ready to go, although some might need minor updating.  For example the one on lunar eclipses was given for a specific eclipse that has already passed.  There are several slides on that particular eclipse and those would need to be replaced with those for the eclipse you would be speaking on.  Each presentation comes with a text file with what I said when I gave the talk.   Each talk is delivered by email.  They are meant to run 15-20 minutes.  Cost as shown below.    You can of course adapt them as you wish.  If an error or typo is found, please report back.  I will fix it and send you a corrected version.  Specify whether you wish the Impress or Power Point version.  Any talk with a price listed is currently available.  (They are being checked over as I get time).  All of these are copyrighted by John R. Duchek
Estimated Run-time (minutes)	# of slides	Description	Title	Cost
20+	20	Aging Pupils is about your eyes; not old students.  It is a short talk about how one needs to take into account your eyes' ability to dilate when choosing lenses to use with your telescope.  It supports our pupil testers which can be purchased on this site also.	"Aging Pupils"	$10
		This is a 2 x 1 hour presentation  I ran as adult education  at a  Community College.  It was a 3 night course.  The 3rd night was a star party.  Discussion includes  basics about navigating the night sky  and how to purchase a first telescope.	Getting started in Astronomy
		A brief discussion of the lunar highlands and what can be seen there.  Different types and sizes of craters are examined.	Observing Craters on the Moon
		A brief discussion of Maria and some places to observe the volcanic action of the moon.	Volcanism on the Moon
		A discussion preparing a group to observe an eclipse of the moon.	Eclipses of the Moon
		Getting started in Astronomy has been run as a 3 night course at a local Community College as adult education.  The first and second hour long talks cover buying a telescope and basic sky navigation.  The 3rd night was a star party.  (This includes the 2 lectures)	Getting started in Astronomy