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	<description>Reaching out to the local Universe</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Planetarium Director for St. Cloud State University</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2009/05/28/new-planetarium-director-for-st-cloud-state-university/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This May, St. Cloud State University has hired a new Planetarium Director to replace the retiring Dave Williams.  Annette Lee, recently from Missouri, has been hired to filled this important position in St. Cloud State University&#8217;s Public Outreach Program.
Annette comes to St. Cloud with a variety of skills and experiences.  We are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark Matter Comes to St. Cloud State University</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2009/01/30/94/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our illustrious alumni is returning to St. Cloud State University.  We are honored to have Dr. Dan Hooper give a presentation to the public on Thursday, February 26 in the Ritsche Auditorium of Stewart Hall at 7:00 p.m.  He will speak to the general public on the topic entitled: &#8220;In Search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perseid Meteor Shower</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/08/04/perseid-meteor-shower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite meteor shower is this month, the Perseids.  They are fairly numerous and bright but will be seen very well due to the moon setting around 1 am on the morning of the 12th.  The best time to view them is around 3 - 5 am that morning.  A friend of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Nothing in the Universe!</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/02/27/the-biggest-nothing-in-the-universe/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/02/27/the-biggest-nothing-in-the-universe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, March 31, at 7:00 pm, in room 116 in the Wick Science Building, the biggest nothing in the universe comes to St. Cloud State University.  Professor Lawrence Rudnick from the University of Minnesota co-discovered the largest area in the universe where nothing appears to be found.  He will speak about nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota&#8217;s CSI Comes to St. Cloud State University</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/24/minnesotas-csi-comes-to-st-cloud-state-university/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/24/minnesotas-csi-comes-to-st-cloud-state-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 26, 2008, a member of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Science Laboratory will give a presentation to the public at St. Cloud State University&#8217;s Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series (PASS).
James Koch, a scientist at the BCA Laboratory, will give a one hour talk on the activities of the Lab, along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable Energy, Energy Independence and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/16/renewable-energy-energy-independence-and-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/16/renewable-energy-energy-independence-and-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Physicist Louis Schwartzkopf will discuss “Renewable Energy, Energy Independence and Climate Change” 7 p.m. Jan. 22, in Room 116 of the Robert H. Wick Science Building.
The presentation is part of a seminar series sponsored by the St. Cloud State University Department of Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Sciences.
    &#8220;There is increasing evidence that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hubble Space Telescope will be fixed!</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/09/the-hubble-space-telescope-will-be-fixed/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/09/the-hubble-space-telescope-will-be-fixed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At yesterday&#8217;s meeting at the American Astronomical Society&#8217;s winter meeting, I listened to Michael Griffin, the head of NASA, give a talk on the future plans of NASA&#8217;s work.  He announced that NASA will send the space shuttle to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).  HST has slowly been losing its gyroscopes which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Astronomical Society&#8217;s Meeting</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/03/american-astronomical-societys-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2008/01/03/american-astronomical-societys-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be visiting the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas from January 8-11.  I will be reporting on new developments from the meeting.  Watch for new updates.
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		<title>A New Seminar Series in Physics and Astronomy!</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/11/02/a-new-seminar-series-in-physics-and-astronomy/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/11/02/a-new-seminar-series-in-physics-and-astronomy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in December, the Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Sciences at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is hosting a new seminar series called the Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series or PASS.  This seminar series will occur in the evenings for the general public, high school students, University students, and faculty.  The topics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Planetarium Shows</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/10/08/public-planetarium-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/10/08/public-planetarium-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It is that time of the year when we gear up for our Public Astronomy Nights.  We will give free planetarium shows to the public during the first two weeks of November: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14.  Shows will start at 7:00; 7:45; and 8:30 each night.
There is limited seating in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planetarium Renovation at SCSU</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/09/11/planetarium-renovation-at-scsu/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/09/11/planetarium-renovation-at-scsu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The SCSU Planetarium has undergone a renovation this summer.  The old star projector was 35 years old and based on technology from the 50&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s.  The new projector is a state-of-the-art projection system.  It is capable of projecting 8,500 stars, more than double what the old projector could do.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Meteor Shower</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/07/12/my-favorite-meteor-shower/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/07/12/my-favorite-meteor-shower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite meteor shower is coming up.  On the evening of August 12 through the morning of August 13, the Perseid Meteor Shower will occur.  This meteor shower is due to the remnants of Comet Swift-Tuttle.  As this comet went around the Sun, it melted, leaving a debris field of sand-sized particles. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jupiter</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/06/11/jupiter/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/06/11/jupiter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just above the constellation Scorpius, in the constellation of Ophiucus, is the planet Jupiter. This planet is our largest planet in the solar system.  Even though it is the largest, it is not the brightest.  Venus has that honor.  Jupiter is bright this month because it is the closest to the Earth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Things at the Planetarium</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/05/16/new-things-at-the-planetarium/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/05/16/new-things-at-the-planetarium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 20:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For visitors to St. Cloud State University&#8217;s planetarium, you will find a significant improvement to the planetarium this fall.  Currently, the planetarium is closed for the summer for renovation and an upgrade in equipment.
The current star projector is 34 years old.  It was designed with technology that was developed in the 50&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey! What is that Bright Star near Sunset?</title>
		<link>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/02/09/hey-what-is-that-bright-star-near-sunset/</link>
		<comments>http://scsuastronomy.com/2007/02/09/hey-what-is-that-bright-star-near-sunset/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This reminds me of that quote from the original Star Wars movie, &#8220;That&#8217;s no Moon, it&#8217;s a Space Station.&#8221;  Well, this is no star but a planet called Venus.  
The ancient Greeks called the wandering stars, planētēs, or wanderers.  We now use the word planet for these denizens of our solar system.
Venus [...]]]></description>
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