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MILKY WAY

MILKY WAY (original) Beautiful and glowing, Light that’s foregoing, Stars deep in the depths of the dark, dour, unknowing. White freckles a-showing, Milky arms that

Joshua Berman May 1, 2018

Building “Telescope Dexterity” in New Astronomers

Twenty three years in the classroom as either a teacher or an assistant principal have allowed me to demonstrate my skills as an educator and

Thomas Evangelist May 1, 2018

Cool Stars, Hot Exoplanets with Dr. Emily Rice

Clad in a striking purple Jupiter-atmosphere-themed dress, on March 23rd at Columbia University’s Pupin Hall, Dr. Emily Rice gave an at once informative, far-reaching and

Stanley Fertig May 1, 2018

AAA President Message – May

Dear Members, In the annual cycle for AAA, we’ve come to the end of our year. We actually have two new years: the fiscal year begins

Peter Tagatac May 1, 2018

The Just Wait Space Telescope

It could have been so grand: ideated in 1996, supported by NASA’s “faster, better, cheaper” project management culture in the 90s, and riding on the

Matthias Schmitt May 1, 2018

What’s Up in the May Sky

May’s Evening Planets: Spot the Summer Triangle of Vega in Lyra the Harp, Deneb in Cygnus the Swan, and Altair in Aquila the Eagle as

Antoine Faddoul May 1, 2018

Binary and Double Stars

An interesting visual and telescopic challenge for viewing this spring is binary stars. Most stars in our galaxy come in pairs or even triples. Our

John Carlson May 1, 2018

Stephen Hawking

I can tell you with certainty that Stephen Hawking has single handedly gotten more people from my schooling days interested in astronomy than any other

M. Faissal Halim April 2, 2018

Alien Weather Report with Dr. Statia Cook

What are the things we want to know about giant planet meteorology? What are some of its broader implications? What does Dr. Statia Cook love

Stanley Fertig April 1, 2018