Family Backyard Stargazing August 7, 2008
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Stargazing: Family Style. (Credit: Flickr).
During warm summer nights, simple star gazing can be a fun family event or a fuss free date. Many think that astronomy involves expensive astronomical equipment and Carl Sagan-like knowledge of the stars; (more…)
Astro-Event of the Week, August 5th-11th, 2008: The Perseid Meteors! August 4, 2008
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Meteor & Aurorae. (Credit: Antwrp/NASA)
August always meant one thing for me as a kid; the Perseid Meteor shower . Arguably one of the best, or at least most dependable meteor showers of the year, this shower also has the advantage of occurring in the middle of the northern hemisphere summer, when conditions are conducive to laying out under the stars for long stretches of time. (more…)
August 08 News & Notes. August 1, 2008
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Artists’ Conception of Bizzare Binary.
Odd-Ball Pair: Astronomers have recently found a binary system that shouldn’t exist; a fast millisecond pulsar in orbit around a sun-like star. (more…)