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Dark Matter: A Talk with Vera Rubin

December 28, 2009 admin 0

Astronomy Beat #39 Dark Matter: A Talk with Vera Rubin (PDF, 650 KB) by Douglas Isbell and Stephen Strom 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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Finding the Naked s Process in Stardust

December 14, 2009 admin 0

Astronomy Beat #38 Finding the Naked s Process in Stardust (PDF, 672 KB) by Donald D. Clayton (Clemson University) 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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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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Sidewalk Astronomy, National Astronomy Day: April 24th

November 23, 2009 admin 0

Saturday, April 24th in front of Borders Booksellers in SLO from 11am – 2pm Come out and celebrate National Astronomy Day! CCAS Members are invited to hit the streets with us in celebration of this years Astronomy week. We will be handing out NASA Astronomy Packs, peeking through telescopes, and [Read More…]