Monday May 9, 2016, Mercury passes directly between the sun and Earth. The last time it happened was ten years ago in 2006 and the next time will be Nov. 11, 2019. Here in Estes Park the sunrise occurs at 5:49 … Continue reading →
The Square Kilometer Array is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday April 23rd, 7 PM. … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →“Cosmology with Quasars: Dinosaurs of the Universe.” This will be a public talk and PowerPoint presentation, with demonstrations, which has been given at the Adler and Hayden Planetariums and is suitable for all ages. We will discuss what quasars are, … Continue reading →
Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Michael Prochoda MD, an avid astronomer and member of the EVAS. Michael’s has offered to tell us a little bit about the Orion constellation. It would be good timing since Orion is a highlight … Continue reading →
Relativity for 5th Graders is the subject of this month’s Estes Park Memorial Observatory open house and Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) monthly meeting. This is a free public open house/star night on Saturday, September 26th, 2015. The goal … Continue reading →
NASA/ESA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration/A. Evans (Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook Univ.) Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central … Continue reading →
On 2017 August 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible to fortunate observers in the United States along a narrow band, approximately 73 miles (118 km) wide, that crosses twelve states from Oregon to South Carolina.
Continue reading →Want the Power Point from our Pluto Presentation? Or missed the meeting? Click to download Pluto Power Point
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