Scale of the Universe
Copyright 2012. Magnifying the Universe by Number Sleuth.
My Brief Astronomy Adventure by Robin White
In 1980 I decided to do something that was very unusual for me at the time.read a book! The book I chose to read was “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan. I know most of you reading this now have read Cosmos at some point in your life and therefor understand the [Read More…]
Me and My Scope by Dave Majors
Although I am still fairly new to the club I have been interested in astronomy for many years. Born in 1958 I grew up alongside the space program. In the early 1960’s I lived in El Paso,Tx where my mom worked at White Sands Missile Range-apparently on classified projects as [Read More…]
Transit of Venus: June 5
This event is over… thank you to everyone who participated. Together, CCAS reached over 1,000 people! Here are some if the pictures from the transit: A transit of Venus is the observed passage of the planet across the disk of the sun. The planet Venus, [Read More…]
Solar Eclipse on May 20
On May 20, 2012, an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible within a narrow corridor that will traverse the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun. An annular [Read More…]
Fun with the Sun by Michael Spingler
When I was 12 years old I had my first view of the sun with my homebuilt 8″ Newtonian. Ever since that day I have been hooked on solar astronomy. My first solar filter incorporated a Hershel wedge design. This system used a non-aluminized diagonal which was inserted into the [Read More…]
Moments in my Professional Astronomical Career I Would Just as Soon Forget
by Dr. Ray Weymann I have done both theoretical and observational research and there have been some awkward moments in both. Early in my career I was a coauthor on a paper which involved computing the interior structure of the sun throughout its life. Standard practice in scientific research publications [Read More…]