The last Transit of Venus of your lifetime will happen on June 5, 2012, and the observatories, astronomy clubs, and planetariums of Michigan aim to help you see it. What’s a transit? A transit, from our perspective, is when an object in space passes between the earth and the sun. To simplify a bit: Venus […]
All posts for the month May, 2012
June 5: The Last Transit of Venus Of Your Lifetime
Posted by jkade on May 27, 2012
http://www.astromichigan.org/2012/05/june-5-the-last-transit-of-venus-of-your-lifetime/
Dragon by the Tail
A little less than a year ago, my wife and I spent about an hour with the SpaceX Dragon test capsule that had gone into and come back from orbit. It was on display for the final shuttle launch. I did not expect to be filled with feelings of awe and excitement, but I was. […]
Posted by jkade on May 25, 2012
http://www.astromichigan.org/2012/05/dragon-by-the-tail/