Apr 02
What’s Up in the Sky – April, 2012 By Peter Burkey Planets Continue to Dazzle This Month With warm evenings, clear skies, and two bright planets to watch, March has been a tough act to follow. But April offers its share of celestial sights as well beginning right at the start of the month. If …
Mar 13
When: Friday, March 16, 7:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Hemlock Crossing Join members of the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association! French astronomer Charles Messier was an avid comet hunter. He was frustrated by objects which resembled them but were not comets. He therefore compiled a list of these objects so that he would not keep confusing them …
Feb 09
Wonders of the Universe When: Sat, February 11, 7pm – 8pm Where: Hemlock Crossing Join members of the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association! The Universe is a vast, infinite place. Is our Sun the only star with planets around it? Modern technology has allowed astronomers to discover that other stars have planets orbiting them. What are …
Jan 23
Join members of the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association on Friday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ottawa County Parks Nature Education Center for a one hour indoor program on Life Cycles of Stars and Supernovas. Stars, just like people, go through a life cycle. They are born in “stellar nurseries,” mature, and die. Some …
Nov 11
Join the SAAA & Ottawa County Parks in another in its series of astronomy programs and sky viewings in November. The next program and viewing are scheduled for Saturday, November 19. The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Nature Education Center with a one-hour indoor program on Buying a Telescope and How They …
