Next summer, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will start sidling up to several asteroids near Jupiter. On its way there, it has studied another space rock up close
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For the people who track this, this year the field next to the research observatory is planted in corn.
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Hubble’s image of the Rosette Nebula goes 3D in this visualization, evoking summer storm clouds. Dark hydrogen gas laced with dust is silhouetted against gases glowing in the light of intense radiation from young stars. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI.
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Under really good conditions you can see a the crescent Moon in a mid-day sky. Today from Hollywood, California.
Venus and Jupiter with the crescent Moon 🌙 seen in Pasadena at the end of day two of the #AAS248 meeting.
We did more spectroscopy on Thursday night, but took a break at the end to take this picture of M13 with the wide field camera.
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The crescent Moon and Venus with Jupiter below them in the Pasadena evening sky after the fourth day of the #AAS248 conference
At #AAS248 and saw this poster which explains really well the value of a liberal science education and why I originally came to UIS.
Is it true? Absolutely, I can friends and colleagues with astronomy education who have gotten into many of these professions.
On Tuesday night, we use the 20 inch telescope to record spectra of Be stars Kappa Draconis and Theta Corona Borealis.
Hopefully, we get some more clear weather tonight.
They screened the film Small Town Universe at #AAS248 tonight. I’m biased because I can smell the places in the film when I see them. And I enjoyed seeing a old friend on the screen. But still a good film I can recommend.
www.smalltownuniversefilm.com
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Next summer, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will start sidling up to several asteroids near Jupiter. On its way there, it has studied another space rock up close
Small Town Universe explores life in a remote town called Greenbank, West Virginia — defined by the National Radio Quiet Zone, where restrictions on wireless technology, like cell phones and Wi-Fi, to...
