What’s Up in the Sky – August, 2013 August is always a good month for observing and next month is doubly so. I have two challenges for dedicated readers. First,, observe the Perseid meteor shower for at least two hours, and second, find at least three double stars. As with any meteor shower, the best …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Jul 01
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – July, 2013 Stars, Of Course I feel sorry for stars. After all, when it comes to astronomy, they should be the stars of the show, so to speak. When people see me loading my telescope into the car they will often ask if I’m going out looking at the …
Jun 05
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – June, 2013 A Variety of Sights in June’s Sky After the last Ice Age, Africa’s Sahara desert was green and fertile and the climate supported an abundance of wildlife that attracted huntsmen, and later herdsmen. These people recorded scenes of life in rock paintings of great beauty. Surely, while …
May 03
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – May, 2013 Looking for something really cool to observe, something you’ve never seen before that you can now show the kids? This could be your month. And I am not talking about the rings of Saturn or craters on the Moon, both of which can be easily observed these …
Apr 01
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – April, 2013 This Month, Things You Can Actually See Twice. That’s how many times I was able to spot the topic of last month’s column, Comet PANSTARRS. Even knowing just where and when to look and having the help of binoculars, I was barely able to pick it out …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
