In AstronomyIn Astronomy

The Ahhhh!The Ahhhh!(Awe)(Awe)

Starry NightVincent Van Gogh

"For my part, I know nothing with any certainty,but the sight of stars makes me dream."

~Vincent van Gogh

The Winter Sky

New Moon

Wonders of the Night Sky!Wonders of the Night Sky!

Northern Hemisphere

Wonders of the Night Sky!Wonders of the Night Sky!

Southern Hemisphere

Hubble Ultra Deep Field~ 10,000 Galaxies in the diameter 1/10th the moon

What Can We See?What Can We See?

The Solar System

What Can We See?

Our Star~93,000,000 miles

Our Nearest StarOur Nearest Star

Never Look at Never Look at

the Sun Withoutthe Sun Without

AppropriateAppropriate

FiltersFilters

What Can We See?

Sun

SunspotsSunspots

Never Look at Never Look at

the Sun Withoutthe Sun Without

AppropriateAppropriate

FiltersFilters

What Can We See?

SunSun

The SunThe SunThroughThrough

aaSpecialSpecial

HydrogenHydrogenFilterFilter

SolarSolar

ProminencesProminences

What Can We See?

SunSunPartial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

SunSolar EclipseTotal Eclipse Sun

Venus~50 million Miles from Earth

Venus has Phases

March 26, 2004

April 23, 2004

May 4, 2004

May 18, 2004

Earth From our Moon

Earth’s Moon250,000 miles

What Can We See?

Craters, Mountains, Valleys, Canyons…

MarsMars60 million miles

JupiterJupiter~400 million miles~400 million miles

Jupiter’s MoonsJupiter’s Moons

SaturnSaturn~865 million miles

Comet Hyakutake

Leonid Meteor Shower

Aurora & Planets & PleiadesAurora & Planets & Pleiades

Deep Space

• Stars & Double Stars

• Nebula

• Planetary Nebula

• Star Clusters

• Galaxies

• Black Holes

• Quasars

M13 Great Cluster in Hercules

Beehive Cluster M44

Pleiades

Double StarsBeta Cygni (Alberio)

M42 - Orion Nebula~1500 light years

Veil Nebula~2600 Light Years

Large Magellanic Cloud

Large Magellanic Cloud

Closer View

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy~2.4 millions light-years

M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Galaxies Merging

A Gaggle of Galaxies in Coma Berenices

Binoculars - A Great Place To Start!

Summer Milky WaySummer Milky Way

Lots of Telescope Choices

The End…

or the Beginning!

Go Outside and Take a LookGo Outside and Take a Look