Archives for May 2005
Posted by Davin Flateau on 20 May 2005 at 12:29 pm.
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Mars Global Surveyor has taken an awesome image of another martian spacecraft, Mars Odyssey, as the two craft orbit Mars. The pair are on similar polar orbits around Mars and can pass within 15 km (9 miles) of each other. See the BBC report here.
There are three orbiting spacecraft around Mars.
Mars Express, […]
Read ‘Photo of Mars Odyssey in orbit’
Posted by Davin Flateau on 20 May 2005 at 3:12 pm.
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We continue to get magnificent vistas of Saturn thanks to the Cassini spacecraft. The icy moon Enceladus floats above the magnificent ring system in the photo on the left, released today. In an image released yesterday, Dione is eclipsed by the rings of Saturn as seen edge-on. This image is a great […]
Read ‘Photos of the Week: Ringed Horizons’
Posted by Davin Flateau on 24 May 2005 at 1:54 pm.
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NASA, ESA and the Russian Space Agency have poured billions of dollars into the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, and preparations to go to the Moon and Mars. But lately, private missions with comparatively microscopic budgets seem to be capturing the attention of the public and the media. A new barnstorming […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 27 May 2005 at 2:55 pm.
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When you’re done using your computer, what does it do? If you’re like most people, your computer probably does nothing - you either turn it off, or leave it idling. If you think about it, your computer probably spends most of its life twiddling its silicon thumbs. Even when you’re browsing the […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 29 May 2005 at 10:22 am.
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Late spring and early summer is a special time in Kansas. The warm weather and long days with the sun high in the sky invigorate everything with needed energy. In just a few days, endless expanses of wheat fade from a growing green to a mature amber. A constant but invisible wind […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 31 May 2005 at 10:29 am.
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June is a busy month for observing and star parties! Keep up with Kansas astronomy and space events. Click “Read more right here…” for the full list of upcoming events. We’ll add events as they come in, so please submit any you know about!
JUNE 2005
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Read ‘June Astronomy Events in Kansas’
Posted by Davin Flateau on 31 May 2005 at 1:11 pm.
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As you may have noticed, I didn’t exactly sit near the lake ALL Memorial Day weekend. I was busy overhauling the look of the site. Let me know of any problems or issues you encounter - I hope it works well for everyone. More features are currently being added, so apologies in […]
Posted by Davin Flateau on 31 May 2005 at 9:33 pm.
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You’ll notice a new calendar on the right bar. It’s our way of letting you know of star parites, meetings, lectures and other astronomy events near you. Just click on the month or day to see a list of events. Again, if you have any events you’d like to see publicized, just […]
