Comet 46P/Wirtanen is making a swing through the inner solar system and AAA Astrophotographers were out trying their best to photograph the faint orb. It began to show up in photos as more than a green dot in mid-November to those with large telescopes. While advertised as about magnitude 5 or less, the diffuse comet wasn’t really visible to the naked eye.
Ultraviolet light is known for its use in detecting counterfeit money, fluorescing rocks and bug zappers, as well as causing sunburn. But UV light can also give us a different view of the universe via space telescopes designed to function in that part of the spectrum. At Columbia University’s Pupin Hall on November 2nd, Steven Mohammed summarized the history and science of ultraviolet astronomy.
Happy New Year Fellow AAA’ers, I hope you enjoyed your holiday festivities as much as I did. A time spent with family and friends, giving
January dates of upcoming AAA events 09/Wednesday AAA Class, Winter 2019 Class – Astronomy Smorgasbord, 1st class: “Meet the Meteorites”, Instructor: Irene Pease; Manhattan, 6:30 –
Dear AAA’ers, We find ourselves in December with the Sun in Ophiuchus—a very large, unfamiliar constellation on the ecliptic. It was there last December, twelve
December dates of upcoming AAA events 04/Tuesday AAA Class, Intro to Night Sky Photography Manhattan; 6:30 – 8:30PM 05/Wednesday AAA Class, Measuring Distances in Space Manhattan; 6:30
A chilly but enthusiastic group of AAA members setup and attended the very first AAA Diwali Festival Star gazing event on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Riverside Park South. Read more and see photos of the occasion!
December’s Evening Planets Mars will be up until around 11 PM, moving between Aquarius the Water Bearer and Pisces the Fish. Saturn and will be
For most of its 25 years in space, the Hubble Space Telescope has been astounding people all around the world with its beautiful images. Its scientific instruments have revolutionized our understanding of the universe and its history. But this is not an article about the Hubble Space Telescope; rather someone we have to thank for clearing the pathway for its success, and many other contributions she has made to NASA and understanding of astronomy.
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