Whats Up in the Sky February, 2007 Sirus, The Dog Star I normally do not joke around when people ask me about the stars, especially when they ask about the star Sirius. Sirius, also known as the Scorching One or the Dog Star, is prominent in the southern sky at this time of year. Just …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Jan 01
January 2007
Whats Up in the Sky January, 2007 Winter Sky Except for the weather, this is the start of a great observing season, mainly because there are so many bright stars and constellations visible. Many folks have a favorite constellation and often it is Orion. The Hunter can be found high in the southeast in the …
Dec 01
December 2006
Whats Up in the Sky December, 2006 Fellowship of Astronomers My attempt to view the transit of Mercury on Nov. 8 turned into a typical observing fiasco. The day started out clear, but by 3:00 p.m. clouds had moved in, leaving those of us gathered on Hopes campus for the public viewing looking through our …
Oct 01
October 2006
Whats Up in the Sky October, 2006 The Andromeda Galaxy One of the best parts of teaching astronomy occurs when students observe really cool stuff for the first time. Craters on the Moon, Saturns rings and the moons of Jupiter are always favorites, but whenever I had students out at this time of year, I …
Sep 02
September 2006 / Extra
Whats Up in the Sky September, 2006 (Extra) How Celestial Objects Are Named Amid all the Pluto is no longer a planet hubbub, some friends recently asked me about how things like planets and stars get named. After a brief explanation with a couple of examples, I became intrigued by some of the more subtle …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
