Ed WongHi All,
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How You Can Help?
SJAA Will Match Your Donation At Sandra Faber’s Talk!
The best way you can help save Lick is to get the word out and make a tax deductible donation here: http://www.ucolick.org/SaveLick/help_save_lick.html
But you can double that donation at Sandra Faber’s SJAA talk.
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Dr. Sandra Faber On Lick May 10th
World Renowned Astrophysicist Dr. Sandra Faber, Director Of UC Observatories, Will Talk On The Research And Vision Of Lick Observatory Saturday May 10 At Houge Park!
Some of you may have heard that Lick Observatory may close due to funding issues.
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Did some of your eclipse shots look turquoise?
The source of the turquoise is ozone. Prof. Richard Keen, an atmospheric scientist from the University of Colorado explains: “During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the Moon passes through the stratosphere,
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Teruo UtsumiI wasn’t planning to put out the next post until next month, but just found a really good deal.
Great Courses is offering their DVD Course on Hubble Space Telescope pictures for only $10 (+S&H)! Look for “Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe”. Other courses are on sale,
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Teruo UtsumiMy Favorite Things
Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens!
“Sound of Music” is one of my favorite movies. My baritone voice is nothing like Julie Andrew’s, but I digress!
Astronomy is such a diverse field. I think most people normally think of astronomy as science,
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Cupertino Earth Day a Big Success
Terrific weather, super sunspots, fabulous H-Alpha flares and a great crowd made the Cupertino Earth Day an outreach success for SJAA. We showed views of the sun and talked about astronomy to some 200 –
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