What’s Up in the Sky January 2008 By Peter Burkey The weather this time of year is usually bad but every now and then we get nice, crisp, clear nights and early mornings. That’s why it is helpful to know ahead of time what interesting objects or events may be visible at that time. This …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Dec 01
December 2007
What’s Up in the Sky December, 2007 By Peter Burkey While researching the history for this month, I noticed that several “stars” of astronomy were born in December. Here is some background information on these folks, all of whom made major contributions to the field and have birthdays next month. Gerard Kuiper’s name has been …
Oct 01
October 2007
What’s Up in the Sky October, 2007 By Peter Burkey This month marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, an event of tremendous implications at the time. And this year marks the 30th anniversary of an event overlooked by many, yet vastly more important in terms of …
Sep 01
September 2007
What’s Up in the Sky September, 2007 By Peter Burkey This month ushers in a new season of observing, the autumn constellations being some of my favorites. Overhead Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila contain the stars, Deneb, Vega, and Altair, which form the summer triangle, Sagittarius (also known as the Teapot) dominates the south, and the …
Aug 01
August 2007
What’s Up in the Sky August, 2007 By Peter Burkey This month offers some great observing opportunities, including a meteor shower and a lunar eclipse. To see the lunar eclipse you will have to get up very early on the morning of August 28. You probably won’t notice any darkening of the Moon’s surface until …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
