Archive for June, 2009
Astronomy Facts - A Closer Look
Monday, June 29th, 2009There must be a lot of astronomy facts right? Realize that the universe contains one times 10 to the 22nd stars, that’s a one followed by a string of 22 zeros. Then consider that many of those stars have planets surrounding them. Then consider the moons that surround the planets, the asteroids, the nebula, the […]
Giants Orbiting Planets
Saturday, June 27th, 2009We have a special feeling toward the other planets that circle our sun. Maybe it’s all the science Fiction stories about visiting the moon, Mars and other planets. But we love to consider those planets that make up what we call “the solar system.” that do what our planet does but do it very differently […]
The Real Size Of Space
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Irrespective of how far along you’re in your class as a beginner astronomer, there is always one fundamental moment that we all go back to. That is that very first moment that we went out where you could really see the cosmos well and you took in the night sky. For town dwellers, this may […]
