Ice Cube – Astrophysics In July
by Pat Browne Detection of Cosmic Ray Source Galaxy – a chilling discovery On July 12 2018, the Ice Cube neutrino Laboratory at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station announced the results from last...
View ArticleAugust 2018 Mars Bright and Large but Low in the Sky
by Pat Browne Recently, a Night Sky Friend recently wrote me to me…: Looking at Mars lately and wondering if you have already or are intending to open up the telescope for a look at that…. The path of...
View ArticleOctober – Look East to the Pleiades
by Pat Browne The Pleiades – a naked eye Open Star Cluster (also known from Greek mythology as the Seven Sisters) Mid-october view around 11pm – courtesy Stellarium Planetarium Program We first...
View ArticlePerihelion and Latest Sunrise, Happy Coincidence for us
January 3 2018 marks Perihelion, and by coincidence it happens at nearly the latest possible sunrise at at 7:42 am local time (darkest morning) for our latitude of 45 degrees. (The official date of the...
View ArticleFeb 2018 –‘black’ moon … and Betelgeuse the friendly red (super)giant
by Pat Browne Now that we’re over the media event of the Jan 31st 2018 Blue, Blood, Super… moon… ‘Blue’, (2nd Full moon in the month) ‘Blood’, (Reddened due to partial or full lunar eclipse) ‘Super’...
View ArticleAstronomy Session Introduction
Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation – Astronomy Sessions Program developed by: Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority in partnership with: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Ottawa Astronomy...
View ArticleThe NightSky of Spring
Spring Observing: West (late Winter) to South East(Spring) To see the stars in the Spring Constellations, the Earth’s orbit is in a locations such that night side points away from the Sun, towards the...
View ArticleStars and Starlight in our Milky Way Galaxy
MVNSC: Stars in our Milky Way Galaxy To the naked eye, everything we see in the night sky is in our galaxy … the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns and planets in their courses… Plane...
View ArticleReferences to use for Night Sky Activities
Here’s a guide to the books, charts, magazines and software mentioned in the Night Sky Course. Resource Rating Author Comments Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics ***** Zelik and Smith Second...
View ArticleLocating Stars in the Night Sky
Locating Objects in Night Sky Constellations How do we refer to celestial objects in the sky? We know they are projected unto our Celestial Sphere. We see patterns of stars forming constellations that...
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