March Madness Star Party 2019
We had a great star party on March 23, 2019. Here are some images that were taken by Tim Black.
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March 21, 2019 - Ohio Skylites
March 20 - First day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere
March 21 at 1:43 UTC - Full moon - Super "worm" moon
In our evening sky, Mars is in the west at sunset near the Pleiades
In the early morning sky, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus brighten the eastern sky before sunrise.
Comet 64P Wirtanen
On December 16th, Comet 64P Wirtanen will pass the Earth at 12 million kilometers away. It may become as bright as 3rd magnitude. The diffuse coma and a nearly full Moon will make observations difficult.
The associated image: Comet 46P's coma extends more than 45 arcminutes in this picture taken on November 26, 2018. Gerald Rhemann (Namibia) From Sky and Tel.
SciDome Planetarium Grand Opening at The Works
The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology and Ohio State Newark are proud to announce the grand opening of the newest exhibit at The Works, a SciDome planetarium, on Saturday, June 9, 2018.
Students visit Green Bank Telescope from OSU Astronomy and Physics
A group of astronomy and physics students recently got a firsthand look at the Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest steerable radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia.
May 1, 2018 - Ohio Skylites
On this 1st week of May, LOOK UP when we have a clear night in the morning and evening.
Happy 100th Birthday to the National Park Service
100 years ago in 1916, congress formed the National Park Service within the U.S. Department of the Interior to administer the 39 national parks and monuments that had been designated starting in the mid 1800’s.