Archive for March, 2006

View The Remains of a Broken Comet

Friday, March 31st, 2006 at 10:44 AM

In 1995, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 did something unexpected: it broke into 3 parts. At that time the comet was over 150 million miles away from the Earth. This is the approximate distance from the Sun to Mars.
This May the comet will be only 6 million miles away from the Earth or about [...]

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Spring 2006 Public Astronomy Nights

Friday, March 17th, 2006 at 10:46 AM

Click on the link for additional information including a map.)”:http://www.stcloudstate.edu/campusmap/building.asp?bldgAbbr=WSB and outside about 1/2 a block west of the Wick Science Building.The Astronomy Public Nights program is a chance to learn about and observe objects in the night sky.

…the date and time of the show you are interested in. We will contact you to confirm your reservation.If you don’t call or email for a reservation you won’t get a seat because this event fills up fast.Come to the Astronomy Public Nights at St.

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What Solar Activity?

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 at 09:50 AM

The Sun has gone through its up and down 11 year cycle of sunspots. We are now at a minimum in the cycle. If you have noticed in the lower right hand column, the image of the Sun is blank, no sunspots. This trend is expected to continue this entire year.
Late 2007, [...]

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