by Pat Browne
The Pleiades - a naked eye Open Star Cluster
(also known from Greek mythology as the Seven Sisters)
We first encountered the Pleiades setting in the West in the...
Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation - FALL Astronomy Sessions
Program developed by:
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority in partnership with:
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Ottawa Astronomy Friends
Night Sky Conservation...
Come join us for night sky observing starting Friday September 14. Learn the Fall constellations and observe their star clusters and galaxies . Learn how to observe features on...
Science about the Moon
Earth-Moon system - Studying the change in earth-moon distance
Scientists can determine the distance Earth-Moon with great precision by bouncing a laser...
Join Mississippi Valley Night Sky Classes
see: Night Sky Education - April 2014
WHERE:
Mill of Kintail Conservation Area
2854 Ramsay Concession 8, Mississippi Mills
WHEN:
Friday Evenings 7:45 until 10...
by Pat Browne
For Canadian observers, the constellation Sagittarius (nicknamed- the teapot), is visible along the southern horizon in September. It is a good time...
by Pat Browne
The Lecture Notes and NightSky Observations are available here:
Night Sky Lecture 1
Points to Ponder - Session 1 Observations
NightSky Lecture 2
Night Sky Lecture...
by Pat Browne
This question was discussed during our last session while we were touring the Fred Lossing Observatory. The observatory is the place of...