(based on a presentation given 8-3-2009 to the Warren Astronomical Society) Yep, Earth is a planet too! Many of us think Earth is separate from the solar system, but au contraire! Earth is also subject to all the phenomena that is exerted on all the other planets, including collisions with dust, rocks, asteroids, and comets. […]
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Terrestrial Craters You Can Visit in the Midwest
Posted by gwkuchera on August 5, 2009
http://www.astromichigan.org/2009/08/terrestrial-craters-you-can-visit-in-the-midwest/
It Started With Galileo: Visual Astronomers of the Past
It seems fitting that on the 400th anniversery of the time Galileo first turned a telescope skyward I’m going to take you down the halls of history for an appreciation of the impact of macular imagers (visual astronomers) had on astronomy. Galileo was not the first to turn the newly invented telescope skyward. But he […]
Posted by gwkuchera on February 27, 2009
http://www.astromichigan.org/2009/02/it-started-with-galileo-visual-astronomers-of-the-past/
New Version Of Google Earth
Google Earth 5.0 has been released for download and it has some intriguing features besides the ones we’ve come to expect: Historical imagery from around the globe-so perhaps we can see how our neighborhood has changed through the years. Ocean floor and surface data from marine experts Simplified touring with audio and voice recording Mars […]
Posted by gwkuchera on February 3, 2009
http://www.astromichigan.org/2009/02/new-version-of-google-earth/