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Remote Viewing Live from New Mexico with Brian Ottum

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Dr. Brian Ottum is a member of the University Lowbrows. Brian will show you deep-sky objects via his remotely controlled telescope located at Dark Sky New Mexico. If we’re lucky, Brian will be able to track an Earth-orbiting satellite! Brian … Continue reading →

Tagged Astrophotographer, Dark Sky New Mexico, Dr. Brian Ottum, FridayAATB2020

Live from Woodhaven – Gordon Hansen

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 21, 2020

Explore the night sky from Woodhaven with Gordon Hansen.   Cover image: The Trifid Nebula (M20, NGC 6514) is a starforming emission and reflection nebula, with an open star Ccuster, in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Tagged FridayAATB2020, Gordon Hansen, Night Sky

Mars – Past, Present and Future – Dr. Dale Partin

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Deep in the past, Mars was a warm, wet world, similar to the Earth today. It may have had primitive life. But as Earth was becoming a nice place for life, Mars was becoming a cold desert, with almost no … Continue reading →

Tagged Dr. Dale Partin, FridayAATB2020, Future, History, Mars, Space Exploration

Remote Viewing Live from Hartland with Doug Bock

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Doug Bock has been an amateur astronomer since 1965, and is a prolific astrophotographer. Doug is a member of the University Lowbrows, the Warren Astronomical Society, the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club, the Seven Ponds Astronomy Club and the GM Astronomy … Continue reading →

Tagged Boon Hill Observatory, Doug Bock, FridayAATB2020, Northern Cross Observatory

Building and Launching Rockets with Kerbal Space Program – Bob Trembley

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a space flight simulation video game that allows you to build rockets, space planes, satellites, landers and rovers. The developers of KSP have partnered with both NASA and the ESA to bring real-life missions and … Continue reading →

Tagged Bob Trembley, FridayAATB2020, Kerbal Space Program, Rockets, Space Exploration, Spaceflight

Remote Viewing Live from Pinckney with Don Swetzig

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Don Swetzig is a member of the University Lowbrows; Don will be live-streaming from Pinckney, Michigan.

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Tagged Don Swetzig, FridayAATB2020

Star-Hopping with Stellarium – Adrian Bradley

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

Stellarium is a free open-source planetarium app that many astronomers use frequently. Stellarium allows you to see the sky from any point on Earth and any time of day. You can use it to see what will be in the … Continue reading →

Tagged Adrian Bradley, Astrophotographer, FridayAATB2020, Stellarium

Scale Model of the Solar System – Mike Bruno

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 23, 2020

Mike Bruno of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club shows off his scale model of the solar system. Related Video: “Riding Light” – travelling from the Sun in real-time at the speed of light.

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Tagged FridayAATB2020, Mike Bruno, Scale Model, Solar System

Remote Viewing Live – The Moon with Samer Hariri

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 13, 2020

Samer Hariri will be live streaming views of the Moon. A good resource for observers, teachers and students is NASA’s Moon Phase and Libration, 2020 Page

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Tagged FridayAATB2020, Moon, Samer Hariri

Size and Distance in the Universe – Ken Bertin

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on September 26, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

The sizes of objects in the cosmos, and distances between them are important concepts when it comes to astronomy – and can often be difficult to wrap one’s head around. Ken Bertin discusses “Size and Distance” in the universe; Ken … Continue reading →

Tagged FridayAATB2020, Ken Bertin, Size and Distance, Volunteer NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador

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