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In Astronomy. The Ahhhh! (Awe). Starry Night. Vincent Van Gogh. " For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream ." ~Vincent van Gogh. The Winter Sky. New Moon. Wonders of the Night Sky!. Northern Hemisphere. Wonders of the Night Sky!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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In AstronomyIn Astronomy
The Ahhhh!The Ahhhh!(Awe)(Awe)
Starry NightVincent Van Gogh
"For my part, I know nothing with any certainty,but the sight of stars makes me dream."
~Vincent van Gogh
The Winter Sky
New Moon
Wonders of the Night Sky!Wonders of the Night Sky!
Northern Hemisphere
Wonders of the Night Sky!Wonders of the Night Sky!
Southern Hemisphere
Hubble Ultra Deep Field~ 10,000 Galaxies in the diameter 1/10th the moon
What Can We See?What Can We See?
The Solar System
What Can We See?
Our Star~93,000,000 miles
Our Nearest StarOur Nearest Star
Never Look at Never Look at
the Sun Withoutthe Sun Without
AppropriateAppropriate
FiltersFilters
What Can We See?
Sun
SunspotsSunspots
Never Look at Never Look at
the Sun Withoutthe Sun Without
AppropriateAppropriate
FiltersFilters
What Can We See?
SunSun
The SunThe SunThroughThrough
aaSpecialSpecial
HydrogenHydrogenFilterFilter
SolarSolar
ProminencesProminences
What Can We See?
SunSunPartial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
SunSolar EclipseTotal Eclipse Sun
Venus~50 million Miles from Earth
Venus has Phases
March 26, 2004
April 23, 2004
May 4, 2004
May 18, 2004
Earth From our Moon
Earth’s Moon250,000 miles
What Can We See?
Craters, Mountains, Valleys, Canyons…
MarsMars60 million miles
JupiterJupiter~400 million miles~400 million miles
Jupiter’s MoonsJupiter’s Moons
SaturnSaturn~865 million miles
Comet Hyakutake
Leonid Meteor Shower
Aurora & Planets & PleiadesAurora & Planets & Pleiades
Deep Space
• Stars & Double Stars
• Nebula
• Planetary Nebula
• Star Clusters
• Galaxies
• Black Holes
• Quasars
M13 Great Cluster in Hercules
Beehive Cluster M44
Pleiades
Double StarsBeta Cygni (Alberio)
M42 - Orion Nebula~1500 light years
Veil Nebula~2600 Light Years
Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud
Closer View
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy~2.4 millions light-years
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
Galaxies Merging
A Gaggle of Galaxies in Coma Berenices
Binoculars - A Great Place To Start!
Summer Milky WaySummer Milky Way
Lots of Telescope Choices
The End…
or the Beginning!
Go Outside and Take a LookGo Outside and Take a Look
