“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
Continue reading →Geosciences of Dwarf Planets – Pluto Update 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, August 22, … Continue reading →
Location: Andromeda; Distance: 27.3 ± 1.8 Million Light Years. Edge on, unbarred spiral galaxy. Astronomers believe our Milky Way would look like this if viewed from outside the galaxy. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
Continue reading →M104 – Sombrero Galaxy: Location: Virgo; Distance: 29.3 ± 1.6 Million Light Years; Unbarred spiral galaxy; diameter 50,000 light years. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
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