What’s Up in the Sky – July, 2010 By Peter Burkey The summertime has its pluses and minuses when it comes to observing the sky. On the plus side are vacations, warm weather and clear nights. On the minus side are mosquitoes, dew, and the fact that it does not get dark until after ten …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Jun 01
June 2010
What’s Up in the Sky June, 2010 By Peter Burkey Have you ever wanted to see an asteroid, but did not know where to look? Point your telescope above the spout of the Teapot in the constellation Sagittarius at M8, the Lagoon Nebula. Starting on May 31, observe each clear night for about a week. …
May 01
May 2010
What’s Up in the Sky May, 2010 By Peter Burkey Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun once replied to a question regarding problems with U.S. space launches by saying that we needed more data. Collecting data is one of the most important tasks performed by scientists. Analyzing the data is what allows us to understand the …
Apr 01
April 2010
What’s Up in the Sky April, 2010 By Peter Burkey I love my digital camera, but it has its limits. I can’t set the exposure or shutter speed (unless I set it on “fireworks” or “snow”) and I can’t manually focus the image. These limitations prevented me from getting a good shot recently of the …
Mar 01
March 2010
What’s Up in the Sky March, 2010 By Peter Burkey In the past I have written about the real connection between us and the stars (as Carl Sagan said, “we are made of star stuff”). I have related how all of our scientific achievements, in fact, the entire scientific and industrial revolutions, can be traced …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
