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SpaceEngine is an amazing 3D simulator app for Windows that allows you to fly practically anywhere in the universe! You can fly through Saturn’s rings, land on the Moon – at the Apollo landing sites, or completely break the laws …Continue reading →
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A moderated panel with several astronomers will take questions from the viewing audience. Panelists: David Levy is the author or editor of 35 books and other products. He won an Emmy in 1998 as part of the writing team for the …Continue reading →
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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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Take a tour of the planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, then take a spin around the galaxy to view our Sun look back from several hundred light years away. We’ll check out the night sky and talk about the constellations …Continue reading →
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A panel of teachers and educational professionals discussing tools and techniques they have used to teach astronomy to children – both in the classroom and at outreach events. Participants: Constance L. Martin-Trembley (Endeavour School), Paulette Epstein (Michigan Science Center), Dr. …Continue reading →
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Norb Vance discusses the problems with Light Pollution, and proper lighting techniques to maintain nighttime security and mitigate skyglow. Explore light pollution across the globe with NASA’s Black Marble website: More about Light Pollution: International Dark Sky Association: https://www.darksky.org
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Where do the elements come from? How do stars form? How do astronomers know what stars are made of? The answers to all these questions and more will be the topic for this presentation where we discuss spectroscopy — the …Continue reading →
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Learn a little about the moon tonight with John Pannuto as he “de-myth-tefies” some common myths about the Moon. John Pannuto joined the Oakland Astronomy Club three short years ago. He learned quickly that the view through a telescope is …Continue reading →
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission has passed many milestones on its way to near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. The team has overcome unforeseen obstacles including boulders in its path and pandemics. Important discoveries have been made all along. We learned how to …Continue reading →
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Turn Left at Orion is a superb guidebook to the night sky; first published in 1990 and now in its 5th edition, the book has been described as ‘the home astronomer’s “bible.” Turn Left at Orion provides all the information …Continue reading →
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