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Music for Observations pairs live electronic music with stargazing at WSU's Jewett Observatory
In 1914, English composer Gustav Holst began writing what would become The Planets, a seven-movement orchestral suite ...
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Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says
But the craters were clustered around the Equator, hinting that they were made by meteorites falling from an equatorial ring ... with the Purple Mountain Observatory in China.
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Astronomy’s 14th annual star products
We bring you the 35 best new and unique astronomy products for newbie and veteran hobbyists alike this gift-giving season.
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Theodor Jacobsen Observatory
The refracting telescope, enclosed within the dome, has a six-inch Brashear objective lens of a Warner & Swasey equatorial mount. The observatory also includes a transit room on the west side and a 45 ...
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Labs and Centers
the AMJOCH observatory houses a 16" Schmidt-Cassegrain LS-200 telescope mounted on a Paramount ME equatorial mount, complete with the ST-8 CCD camera and UBVRI filter. Computational Science and ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN7d
This Western Town Is Now Home to the Only Observatory and Planetarium on a Ski Resort In the U.S.
Snow King Mountain in Jackson, Wyoming, now has the nation's only ski resort with an observatory and planetarium.
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Archaeologists found an ancient Egyptian observatory
Subsequent finds at the site indicate that the structure was actually an astronomical observatory, deemed the first and largest such structure yet found, according to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism ...
Live Science on MSN9d
'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation
Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase ...
The Register-Guard4d
Look up! Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a celestial spectacle you can’t miss this October
Named after the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa, the comet was first discovered last ...
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A rare comet could be visible in the Southern Tier. What to know, when to look
The comet was discovered in 2023, as reported by USA Today, by China's Tsuchinshan or "Purple Mountain" Observatory and was originally thought to be an asteroid. However, scientists using a South ...
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Comet last seen by Neanderthals to brighten night skies
It was initially discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an ATLAS telescope in South Africa last year. Up till now, you had to be in the Southern Hemisphere to hope to ...
The Bulletin8d
Embark on a stargazing adventure at Sunriver's observatory
Saturn, named for the Roman god of agriculture and wealth, was easily visible from Sunriver Nature Center’s observatory on Saturday, along with constellations, nebulae and star clusters.