Archives for September 2005
Posted by Davin Flateau on 1 Sep 2005 at 2:46 pm.
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Jupiter and Venus Closest in evening sky
Posted by Davin Flateau on 2 Sep 2005 at 9:37 am.
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The panoramic view of Gusev crater from the top of Husband Hill is spectacular.
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 7 Sep 2005 at 4:00 pm.
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A fast-spinning pulsar is devouring its companion
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 7 Sep 2005 at 4:46 pm.
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Huge solar flare Sept 7.
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 15 Sep 2005 at 3:01 pm.
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Space.com is reporting that NASA has briefed the White House on its plan to return to the moon by 2018.
NASA briefed senior White House officials Wednesday on its plan to spend $100 billion and the next 12 years building the spacecraft and rockets it needs to put humans back on the Moon by 2018.
The […]
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 16 Sep 2005 at 12:00 am.
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September 16-17 - Observing at Lake Afton Public Observatory (Wichita) 8-10pm, Program: “Reflections on the Moon”
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 17 Sep 2005 at 12:00 am.
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September 16-17 - Observing at Lake Afton Public Observatory (Wichita) 8-10pm, Program: “Reflections on the Moon”
Special photography program at 10pm: Full Moon
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 17 Sep 2005 at 12:00 am.
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September 17 - Astronomical Society of Kansas City Observing at Powell Observatory, Louisburg Kansas, 7:30pm. Full Moon (Harvest Moon). Program: “Royalty in the Sky”
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 22 Sep 2005 at 12:00 am.
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The Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers’ League monthly meeting at Washburn University, Stoffer Science Hall, Room 103.
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Posted by Davin Flateau on 22 Sep 2005 at 12:00 am.
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Fall officially beings with the autumnal equinox today at 5:32 p.m.
Since the summer solstice back in June when it reached its highest (northmost) point in the sky at noon, the sun has been slowly moving lower in the sky. Today, the sun has reached the celestial equator.
The sun rises directly […]
