Go look at Mercury tonight Feb. 9th!
Mercury is going to be at greatest elongation on Feb. 10th – go outside and look for a low, bright spot near the horizon. Click to read more!
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How to Teach Yourself Star Gazing by Viewing the Planets!
It’s easy to do real hands-on science to teach yourself to learn the night sky! Astronomy is an amazing way for you to learn about science and astronomy since it includes so many different areas as well: geometry (where did that planet go?), algebra (how far is that planet?), cartography [Read More…]
Bits of giant space rocks return to Earth
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft is an asteroid-sampling return0mission spacecraft that follows on the mission a decade ago that returned samples in 2010. Hayabusa-2 was launched in 2014 and could is expected back at Earth in December 2020 with samples! Learn more about it here.
Astronomy on Tap, Feb. 5 2020
You may already know about the informal & informative astronomy get-togethers known as “Astronomy on Tap” in Santa Barbara. They are free, short astronomy-related presentations at a bar. They are at the Matrix Nightclub & Lounge and this one is the first Astronomy on Tap of 2020.
Dr. Pamela Gay from Astronomy Cast is our Guest Speaker on February 27
Dr. Pamela Gay is our speaker for February on the future of ground-based astronomy! If you haven’t met her yet, be sure to access her podcast (there are over 500 episodes) here at AstronomyCast. Don’t miss this one! Join us at our general meeting! Click here for directions. Month by [Read More…]
Download our January Speaker (Dr. Pogge) Presentation
As a THANK YOU to all who attended our January meeting, (hint – it was AMAZING), Dr. Pogge decided to let us have his slides for viewing! Click here to download the PDF of his presentation.
Me and My Telescope Gustav Nelson
Astronomy has weaved its way through my life since taking a class at Poly in the late 60’s. I haven’t been without a scope for 50 years. The current collection includes a dozen scopes – all refractors except an 8SE (a “gift” that is still broken) and a Mak-Cass that [Read More…]