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Robert Arn
NORTHERN COLORADO
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
N e w s l e t t e r
November 2015
page 3: meeting details page 4-5: science news page 6: important club updates page 7: next month calendar page 8: NoCoAstro info page 9: northern colorado resources
What you’ll find in this newsletter.
Robert Arn
position
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Newsletter
Website
name
Amanda Bell
Robert Arn
Dave Karp
Greg Halac
Amanda Bell
Robert Arn
pres@ vp@ sec@ treas@ objview@
web-edit@
2015 officers
To contact officers, use @NoCoAstro.org
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time & date
location
Dr. Lisa Hardaway, Ball Aerospace
Thursday, December 3rd at 6:15pm
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
408 Mason Court, Fort Collins 80524
December meeting details.
5400-mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside our solar system: That's over
2-km per second! *
VISTA Discovers New Component of Milky Way: This disc of previously-unknown Cepheid stars
(i.e., stars that vary in brightness) is buried behind a thick dust cloud in the central bulge. *
Scientists Explain Why Moon Rocks Contain Fewer Volatiles Than Earth's: It's as simple
as the earth capturing volatile-rich materials in final steps of moon's formation. *
International Astronomical Search Collaboration: Educational outreach program for high
schools and colleges. Students make original discoveries and participate in hands-on astronomy! If your school would like to participate in an IASC search campaign, contact the director, Dr. J. Patrick Miller, at IASCSearch at hsutx.edu. *
European Southern Observatory (ESO) Video Collection: Enjoy videos on the evolution of
telescope mirrors, the Chilean sky in ultra high definition, three planets found in a star cluster, the ALMA
inauguration and so much more… *
Science news. (go ahead: click the photos)
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Astronomers Begin Building Super Telescope to See Dawn of the Universe: Much, much
bigger telescopes will soon dwarf the biggest and baddest telescope in the world - which stands atop a volcanic peak in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa and has a diameter of 10.4 meters. *
Final Kiss of Two Stars Heading for Catastrophe: Will they coalesce to create a single giant star
or combine to form a binary black hole? *
Newly Discovered Dwarf Planet is Solar System's Most Distance Object: This discovery is
"more proof that the solar system is bigger than we thought," said Joseph Burns, a Cornell University
professor. *
Shifting Hot Spots on Jupiter's Volcano Moon Io: New images show that we are (as
hypothesized) seeing an active, overturning lava lake on Io. “These exquisite images from the LBTI show
for the first time in ground-based images that emissions arise simultaneously from different sites in Loki
Patera.” *
Hubble's Planetary Portrait Captures New Changes in Jupiter's Great Red Spot: “Every time
we look at Jupiter, we get tantalizing hints that something really exciting is going on,“ said Amy Simon
from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. *
.. but wait, there’s more!
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How would YOU like to change NoCoAstro... for the better? (Contact Amanda at pres @ NoCoAstro dot org for more information.)
The short answer is: yes!
★ are you outgoing? ★ can you prepare & present at
our monthly meetings? ★ and help with social media,
membership recruitment and outreach as needed?
★ also.. it's fun!
★ We are an active, all-volunteer community of amateur astronomers from Fort Collins and the surrounding area.
★ Membership is open to anyone who enjoys astronomy or would like to help NoCoAstro share the love of science with
the public. ★ All ages are welcome! No
experience is necessary!
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Are you our next
president?
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*Photos generously shared by Tally O’Donnell
Do you want to be our vice president?
Your club
needs you!
…of course you do!
★ do you prefer helping from behind the scenes?
★ do you want to make sure we have interesting astro-talks?
★ we're a casual group of nerds who enjoy sharing science with the public. What about you? Click here!
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Do you know an event that should be added to an upcoming calendar?
Help keep everyone informed: send it to ObjView at NoCoAstro.org
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December 2015 A look at what’s happening in the world of astronomy.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Globe at Night
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Fossil Creek Reservoir Skygazing
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You can still see the Summer Triangle
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Globe at Night
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Globe at Night
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Globe at Night
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Globe at Night
Poudre Learning Center Skygazing
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Globe at Night
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Moon / Venus Conjunction
Globe at Night
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Globe at Night
3 Globe at Night
ISS Resupply
NoCoAstro Meeting at FoCo MoD
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Globe at Night
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Geminid Meteor Shower Peak
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Expedition 46 mission to ISS
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Use Orion’s Belt
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Ursid Meteor Shower Peak
December Solstice
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Best time to view Mercury
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Sirius' special day!
New Year means a new NoCoAstro!
You are the
Northern Colorado
Astronomical
Society
(NoCoAstro).
Established in 1995 as a non-profit organization we are here to promote interest in the science and hobby of astronomy. We meet the first Thursday of each month to discuss our interests and experience in the universal world of astronomy.
Monthly talks are free and open to the public. Bring a friend!
Come to dinner!
Join your fellow NoCoAstro members after the meeting for dinner & drinks with this month’s speaker. RSVP to an officer if you’d like to join us. Dutch treat.
Member Photo Albums :
You'll want to see all of the amazing photos taken by our members.
NoCoAstro Email :
Anyone can join the email lists but subscription requests are monitored. Only approved subscribers are allowed to post.
NoCoAstro Admin Info:
Find group bylaws and constitution.
Borrow equipment here :
Club items may be borrowed at no cost by NoCoAstro members! Find out more here.
Request a Private Event :
How to request an astronomy event for your nonprofit group or club.
Regional Star Parties :
A gathering of amateur astronomers to observe the sky.
Become a Member: Learn about benefits of membership!
Astronomy Gear how-to Guides:
Learn about telescopes and astrophotography.
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Boulder Astronomy & Space Society
(BASS): meetings are hosted by the UC
campus at the Fiske Planetarium. Open to students and the public.
* Denver Astronomical Society
(DAS): promoting understanding of
astronomical phenomenon at the U of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory.
*
Estes Park Memorial Observatory
(EPMO): has many goals, including
encouraging enthusiasm for physics and math in kids of K-12th grade.
*
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
(FOCO MOD): The MoD isn’t just where
we hold our meetings. Check out their calendar for current events or to find out more.
* FRCC Stargazer Observatory
(FRCC): thanks to a unique partnership with Village Homes, FRCC operates an astronomy lab at Observatory Village in SE Fort Collins.
* FRCC Sunlight Peak Observatory
(FRCC): operated on the FRCC Larimer
campus directly behind the Harmony Library. Open houses held 1st Friday of each month.
* Little Thompson Observatory (LTO):
no-charge public access to the universe available during regularly-scheduled public star nights or schedule your own private observatory event (for free!)
* Longmont Astronomical Society
(LAS): promotes amateur astronomy
through monthly meetings, star parties and public observing sessions. Meetings are open to the public.
* Sommers-Bausch Observatory
(SBO): Operated by the Department of
Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS) at CU Boulder. See the spring semester Friday night viewing schedule.
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local Museums, Astronomy Clubs, Observatories and Planetariums.
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By Robert Arn, your vice president and website guru
Want to see your astrophotos in the newsletter? Send them to: objView at nocoastro.org
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