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The Sunday Night Astronomy Show - A Talk About Galaxy Season![]()
On tonight's episode: In the summer months, we stare back at the center of the Galaxy. In the winter months, we're looking in the opposite direction, away from the Galaxy's center and into the spiral arm.. but in the Spring and Fall, we look outward into deep space. This brings an opportunity to see many more Galaxies, that form large clusters. It's Galaxy season... and a time to focus on patches of sky where Galaxies appear so plentiful that is easy to capture two or more in the eyepiece at the same time. Tonight Paul, Mike and Chris will take a closer look at an especially rich part of the night sky to help you find some of these treasures. And we'll show a few examples of what can be revealed through photography or with your eyes at the eyepiece under a dark sky.![]()
We're also going to discuss an activity that is pursued by a number of astronomers at this time of year... kind of a right of passage.. the Messier marathon. We'll discuss it's purpose and objectives.![]()
We'll also have another Rosanna's Fun Facts segment, as well as your wonderful photo submissions for the week.. and we'll take all of your questions on the night sky. Hope you can join us. 🙂
NOTICE: Anyone in the Summerside, or even P.E.I., realm probably knows by now of the unexpected COVID breakout in the area: welcome to the party!![]()
As such, a restriction has been re-imposed on community-use facilities, which affects the ACAC monthly meeting. The planned February meeting for tonight, Sunday evening, has been postponed until further notice, such notice being the lifting of the current restriction.![]()
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Short and sweet: no ACAC meeting for tonight, but we will keep information available as to when we can reconvene... hopefully soon.![]()
Until then, rest in your contemplation of the universe at your leisure and delight us with your impressions when we next gather!
Mars is great and all, except it's missing most of the things we need to live. Venus, on the other hand, has a surplus of everything, which is it's only problem; it has so much, the pressure on the surface is like being at the bottom of the ocean, if the ocean was a giant pressure cooker of acid.![]()
High in it's atmosphere, however, the pressure is right, the temperature is right, and all the chemicals we need to live are abundant. We can't live on the surface of Venus, but we can live in ships in its sky.![]()
So, really, Russia was following the science, while the US was chasing an impossible dream.
Behind the Iron Curtain: The Soviet Venera program
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While NASA set their sights on the Moon and outer planets, the Soviets spent some 30 years investigating the hellish inner planet Venus.
Just a reminder of the February meeting, to be held this coming Sunday, 7 - 9 p.m., at Wilmot Community Centre on Gillespie, off Water St. East and behind the Needs convenience store. Might be some time spent on a Special General Meeting, but we will also have presentations as usual.