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Solar Observing

December 11, 2009 admin 0

On April 3, 2009, countries from around the world participated in the ‘100 Hours of Astronomy’ webcast to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. Produced to support the webcast, this movie highlights the discoveries of the SOHO and TRACE satellites, and features NASA solar scientists Alex Young and Dawn Meyers, [Read More…]

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Heaven’s Touch

December 6, 2009 admin 0

Astronomy Beat #37 Heaven’s Touch (PDF, 823 KB) by James Kaler (University of Illinois) Click on the link above to view the pdf, or right-click (PC)/control-click (Mac) the link to download the file to your computer.

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Dr. Ray Weymann on KVEC

November 28, 2009 admin 0

For those of you interested in the subject of global warming and climate change, here is another opportunity to listen to the views of local retired professional astronomer Dr. Ray Weymann who has been deeply immersed in studying this subject over the past year to understand details of the science, [Read More…]

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Preserving the Dark

November 23, 2009 admin 0

Astronomy Beat #36 Preserving the Dark: Advocating Against Light Pollution at the American Medical Association (PDF, 664 KB) by Mario Motta, MD Click on the link above to view the pdf, or right-click (PC)/control-click (Mac) the link to download the file to your computer.

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Map of Black Holes

November 20, 2009 admin 0

What is a black hole? A black hole is a region of space that has so much mass concentrated in it that there is no way for a nearby object to escape its gravitational pull. There are three kinds of black hole that we have strong evidence for: 1. Stellar-mass [Read More…]

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Skymap for November 2009

November 4, 2009 admin 0

Sky Map for November 2009 One of the perks of being a member of CCAS is all the great up-to-date astronomy information we provide.  This is a star chart published monthly for you to explore, learn, and enjoy the night sky. You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. [Read More…]

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The White House Star Party

November 2, 2009 admin 0

Astronomy Beat #35 The White House Star Party: Reports from the South Lawn (PDF, 1.1MB) by Stephen Pompea and Dara Norman (National Optical Astronomy Observatory) Click on the link above to view the pdf, or right-click (PC)/control-click (Mac) the link to download the file to your computer. Click here for [Read More…]