Whats Up in the Sky September, 2006 Autumn Constellations I always look forward to this time of year (at least now that I’m retired from teaching) because the conditions for backyard observing are good. Cool nights, clear skies, and a variety of interesting objects often combine for a fun night of sky watching. And, since …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Aug 01
August 2006
Whats Up in the Sky August, 2006 A Tribute to the Instruments of Space Exploration? Do you remember the Top-40 single that was named after a satellite? I was reminded of it when I saw the Space Shuttle on the news recently. Remember when we knew the names of satellites and spacecraft because they were …
Jul 01
July 2006
Whats Up in the Sky July, 2006 The Milky Way Galaxy This is the season of the summer vacation. Many of us are probably planning a camping trip up north, a beach vacation, or perhaps a tour of western national parks. Whatever your destination, some moonless night you may want to take a side trip …
May 01
May 2006
Whats Up in the Sky May, 2006 Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) We live in amazing times, especially in the world of astronomy. In the past decade astronomers have made discoveries that have led to answers to profound questions humans have been asking since we were first able to ask. Most of these discoveries have been …
Apr 01
April 2006
Whats Up in the Sky April, 2006 Moon Occults Pleiades As I write this, we have had several clear nights in a row – unusual for late March in West Michigan. Hopefully April will offer more clear nights for there is much to see in this months sky. We start off with a bang next …
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Hemlock Crossing Public Observatory
