Archive for August, 2005

Hey! What are those bright stars in the west right after sunset?

Monday, August 29th, 2005 at 04:25 PM

(Click on image for full-size version.)The September 1 Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter as visible from Saint Cloud, MN at 8:30 pm CDT.

You’re right, they are stars…but only if you happened to be an ancient Greek. The ancient Greeks called all bright points of light in the night sky "stars." However, the two bright [...]

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Mars as big as the Full Moon … NOT!

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005 at 12:11 PM

Links with more information: Science@NASA’s Story on the Mars Hoax Salt Lake Tribune Article on this hoax.

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Reaching out to the Local Universe

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 at 10:00 PM

We are begining an experiment in public outreach by establishing this website to allow the astronomers (and maybe an occasional physicist) at Saint Cloud State University to “reach out to the local universe” of internet users from the Saint Cloud area and beyond…. Maybe if we are lucky, the two types of news stories will overlap.We will provide an electronic bulliten board to allow interactive discussions between us and those who choose to join in. This will include answering questions from the general public about astronomy and discussions of ongoing news.Let the experiment begin…

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