What’s Up in the Sky July, 2007 By Peter Burkey According to Prof. Gareth Wynn-Williams of the University of Hawaii, the history of astronomy can be viewed as having four ages, the first being Naked Eye which went from zero to Galileo. From 1600 to 1880 was the age of the Simple Telescope, the kind …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Jun 01
June 2007
What’s Up in the Sky June, 2007 Observation opportunities abound in June The month of June has a lot to offer. School ends, summer vacation begins, and observing opportunities abound. The only drawback is that it gets dark so late that serious observing takes place mostly after midnight. But this June offers plenty to see …
May 01
May 2007
What’s Up in the Sky May, 2007 Life In The Universe I recently conducted two astronomy programs for the public, one for school children in Fennville and the other last Saturday in downtown Holland for National Astronomy Day. In each instance, one of the first questions to come up was, “Are there aliens?”. I think …
Apr 01
April 2007
What’s Up in the Sky April, 2007 Constellation Leo I was in the Holland Peanut Store recently talking to my good friend Paula Fabiano who delighted me with the story of her trip home from vacation. She was on an airplane flying north at sunset when she looked out the right-hand window and saw the …
Mar 01
March 2007
What’s Up in the Sky March, 2007 Vernal Equinox and Total Lunar Eclipse March is usually notable as being the month during which the Sun crosses the vernal equinox marking the first day of spring for those of us in the northern hemisphere. This year March should also be notable to fans of word puzzles …
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