
Dave Vallado will be in charge of the evenings' programs. But when Voyager 1 captured an image of the spokes in 1980, the debate turned to what.

Astronomers long believed that spokes in Saturn’s rings, recorded by 19th-century observers, were the result of outdated techniques and optics. You may contact Michael Zedd with questions and am unable to attend the conference. In the August 2022 issue of Sky & Telescope, we’re remembering an optical illusion that turned out to be real. Also includes XML, included media files, and other support files.
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Mars rises about 10:20 PM in east-southeast. Format: Details File Name: Generated: Size: Offline ZIP: An offline HTML copy of the content. Here is a web site that has an interactive sky chart: Explore Constellations Websites Sky & Telescope magazine offers an easy-to-access interactive sky chart where viewers get a customized view of the sky for any location on Earth, on any date, at any time. On Tuesday, Augsunset is about 8:53 PM MDTĭid you realize that you are midway between the equator and north pole?

We will NOT provide red cellophane and rubber bands We will provide a star chart (hard copy of The Evening Sky Map for August 2003 from we will give out keyring size button red lights (first to registered attendees) Small flashlight (penlight) covered with red cellophane to protect night vision The rain date for the Rally would be Wednesday night.Īppropriate clothing for expected cool temperatures at high elevation at night The telescopes are not part of the Star Rally. The telescopes will be set out both nights. We will have sky maps for you both on the Sunday night sky viewing and the Tuesday night Star Rally. Troy Henderson plans to bring a solar spectrometer and show you that instrument before sunset. An all-sky constellation star chart (such as the evening chart in the center of Sky & Telescope every month) will get you started. The selected objects are listed in The Evening Sky Map and Sky & Telescope. A few people have pledged to bring their telescopes to Big Sky for you to use! We will plan to have them aimed at interesting objects not usually visible from cities. Moon Charts and Phase Maps The latest edition of this fantastic Australian-produced lunar observing set is now available.
