What’s Up in the Sky – September, 2015 Eclipse of the Harvest Moon Highlights September September has always been one of my favorite months for observing. Often the skies are clear, there are numerous objects of interest to observe, and it’s the month of the harvest moon. Personally, I have many fond memories of taking …
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Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Jul 16
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – July, 2015 More to Come! I hope you were able to witness the close pairing of the planets Venus and Jupiter on June 30. It was certainly a rare event. Seeing two planets – ANY two planets – at the same time in a telescope with a magnification of …
Jun 06
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – June, 2015 Sailing by Light Wouldn’t it be nice if we could travel to other planets on a ship that requires no fuel tanks, no thrusters, no complex motors, pumps, wiring, or tubing? How about a spacecraft that can operate on solar energy alone, and I don’t mean solar …
May 03
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – May, 2015 Close Encounters of the Planetary Kind By now, everyone reading this column knows about the evening planets Venus and Jupiter. For several months Venus has dominated the western sky after sunset. Lately Jupiter can be found nearby, high in the southwest, but it’s closing in on its …
Apr 07
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – April, 2015 A Special Lunar Eclipse What is a tetrad? I did not know either until I started researching this month’s article. You may already be aware of the fact that a total lunar eclipse will occur in the pre-dawn hours of April 4. But you probably are not …
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