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Robin_Elgart_225 February 20, 2021 Andy Felong

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    Holy Smokes! A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday (June 19) at 12:27am EDT carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar to orbit. Member, Dave Wilkins, was in the right place and time (2:20am) to capture these images from the Martz-Kohl Observatory parking lot. These bright clouds are called noctilucent clouds. They are brighter than any surrounding clouds because they are significantly higher, 100,000s of feet up. At this height in the atmosphere, the contrail is made up of tiny ice crystals. ... See MoreSee Less

    Holy Smokes! A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday (June 19) at 12:27am EDT carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar to orbit.  Member, Dave Wilkins, was in the right place and time (2:20am) to capture these images from the Martz-Kohl Observatory parking lot. These bright clouds are called noctilucent clouds. They are brighter than any surrounding clouds because they are significantly higher, 100,000s of feet up. At this height in the atmosphere, the contrail is made up of tiny ice crystals.
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    The five naked-eye viewable planets are hanging out together in the pre-dawn sky for the month of June. The alignment is very rare as the planets are lined up in order from distance from the sun. The alignment will be at its peak before sunrise on June 24. Look toward the east and south around 4:30-5:00 AM EDT to see our neighbors in the solar system put on a dazzling display. Mercury may be difficult to see as it is close to the sun and low in the sky but you should easily see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Get up early and enjoy! Photo by observatory member, Dave Wilkins. ... See MoreSee Less

    The five naked-eye viewable planets are hanging out together in the pre-dawn sky for the month of June.  The alignment is very rare as the planets are lined up in order from distance from the sun. The alignment will be at its peak before sunrise on June 24. Look toward the east and south around 4:30-5:00 AM EDT to see our neighbors in the solar system put on a dazzling display.  Mercury may be difficult to see as it is close to the sun and low in the sky but you should easily see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.  Get up early and enjoy!  Photo by observatory member, Dave Wilkins.
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    I hope I will be able view the alignment! Peak viewing, June 24th, is on my granddaughter's 7th birthday! Ironically, her birthday theme is astronomy!

    Phooey, my SE view is hidden by tall trees.

    Thank you for sharing

    Great

    Chelsea Gardner

    What remarkable views to. Share.

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    It says something that we’ve reached the point where we might be able to defend Earth from Space objects! ... See MoreSee Less

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    Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In

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    Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency’s NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise.
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    Changing weather forecast kept us wondering if we would be able to view the Full Blood Red Flower Moon. Fortunately the clouds disappeared just in time. The 5” Takahashi refractor telescope provided the best “wide angle” images from inside the Kohl Dome. Images by Claire Lukawski Felong and Tom Traub. ... See MoreSee Less

    Changing weather forecast kept us wondering if we would be able to view the Full Blood Red Flower Moon. Fortunately the clouds disappeared just in time. The 5” Takahashi refractor telescope provided the best “wide angle” images from inside the Kohl Dome. Images by Claire Lukawski Felong and Tom Traub.Image attachment
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    Fly your name around the Moon aboard Artemis I. Artemis I will be the first uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft. The flight paves the way toward landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon! Sign-up here: www.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-artemis/ ... See MoreSee Less

    Fly your name around the Moon aboard Artemis I. Artemis I will be the first uncrewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft. The flight paves the way toward landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon!  Sign-up here: https://www.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-artemis/Image attachmentImage attachment
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    2 months ago
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    This Sunday night, May 15, 2022 - a total lunar eclipse! The "Blood Flower Moon” eclipse starts about 10:30pm with totality about 11:30pm fading to partial after about an hour. One of the longest eclipses until 2029. Members will be at the observatory to host visitors that wish to view the eclipse. Please call the observatory before coming as the weather forecast is not currently favorable: (716) 569-3689. Attached images are of a previous Blood Flower Moon taken by member, Tom Traub at the Martz-Kohl Observatory 👍 🔭 ... See MoreSee Less

    This Sunday night, May 15, 2022 - a total lunar eclipse! The Blood Flower Moon” eclipse starts about 10:30pm with totality about 11:30pm fading to partial after about an hour. One of the longest eclipses until 2029.  Members will be at the observatory to host visitors that wish to view the eclipse. Please call the observatory before coming as the weather forecast is not currently favorable: (716) 569-3689. Attached images are of a previous Blood Flower Moon taken by member, Tom Traub at the Martz-Kohl Observatory 👍 🔭
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    Forecast looks like cloudy skies! Will the Observatory be open if it's clear?

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    2 months ago
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    "The most convincing evidence yet of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way?" - an actual image from the Event Horizon Telescope! ❤️ 🔭Behold! The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy!

    This picture from the Event Horizon Telescope is the first direct visual evidence of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, which is about 27,000 light-years from Earth. It took years of hard work by scientists around the world to create this image.

    Can we get a round of emoji applause for the EHT team? Well done! 👏👏👏

    You can learn more at: eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy

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    The most convincing evidence yet of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way? - an actual image from the Event Horizon Telescope!    ❤️ 🔭
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    When the planets align in the sky, as they will in the South-East for the next few mornings before sunrise, it is a time of wonder. Spacecraft have traveled the Solar System and have taken images and collected data - in our lifetime. We have learned so much... and still know so little. Visit the Martz-Kohl Observatory to view the planets through our large telescopes and learn-about and be amazed by Space. martzobservatory.org/ ... See MoreSee Less

    When the planets align in the sky, as they will in the South-East for the next few mornings before sunrise, it is a time of wonder.  Spacecraft have traveled the Solar System and have taken images and collected data - in our lifetime.  We have learned so much... and still know so little.  Visit the Martz-Kohl Observatory to view the planets through our large telescopes and learn-about and be amazed by Space. https://martzobservatory.org/
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