What’s Up in the Sky – March, 2016 In the Middle Ages (before science) it was generally believed that heavier objects would fall to Earth faster than lighter objects. Some of my students still believed that twenty years ago. Galileo Galilei thought otherwise and just to demonstrate his theory (according to legend) he went to …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Feb 15
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – February, 2016 Planets and Stars in February By now you have undoubtedly heard about the five planets visible in the morning sky so I will offer a few tips for successful viewing. Go out about an hour before sunrise and look toward the southeast. There you will see the …
Dec 05
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – December, 2015 A Variety of Offerings in This Month’s Sky December is not known for clear skies and warm evenings, so it’s a good month to concentrate on some basic observing of easily found objects. Like the Sun. The winter solstice, which occurs on the date when the Sun …
Nov 08
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – November, 2015 The Morning Planet Show, Act 2 Normally, this time of year does not bode well for observing due to cloudy skies and generally bad weather. I don’t care. I always enjoy writing about it anyway. Last month I recommended you observe the planets in the morning and …
Oct 04
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – October, 2015 Good Morning, Planets I hope you were not deterred by the cloudy skies last Sunday because it cleared up just in time to enjoy the total lunar eclipse. The astronomy club viewing at Kollen park was both enjoyable and informative. Visitors were able to view the eclipsed …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
