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MaryLieth — 2008-07-13 19:17:16

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- This page refers to the ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"]. Perhaps you are looking for the ["Davis Astronomy Club"] at the ["Explorit Science Center"]?	+ ''This page refers to the ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"]. Perhaps you are looking for the ["Davis Astronomy Club"] at the ["Explorit Science Center"]?''
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- The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] loves to hold events to bring astronomy to the public. They have public viewings, star parties, and field trips to various cool places like the Lick Observatory and Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time...prior to the formation of ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] building.	+ The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] loves to hold events to bring astronomy to the public. They have public viewings, star parties, and field trips to various cool places like the Lick Observatory and Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time... Prior to the formation of ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] building.
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- '''Schedule of Public Viewings for Winter 2008:''' - January 25th - deep sky - February 8th - deep sky - February 20th (Wednesday) - TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE!! - March 7th - deep sky -
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- - '''Schedule of Movie Nights for Winter 2008:''' - January 17th - January 31st - February 14th - February 25th
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- '''Field Trips for Winter 2008:''' - Chabot Space and Science Center: Saturday, March 1st -

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RachelPeters — 2008-02-15 11:13:47

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- The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] loves to hold events to bring astronomy to the public. They have public viewings, star parties, and field trips to various cool places like the Lick Observatory and Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time...prior to ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] building.	+ The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] loves to hold events to bring astronomy to the public. They have public viewings, star parties, and field trips to various cool places like the Lick Observatory and Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time...prior to the formation of ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] building.
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- '''Schedule of Public Viewings for Fall 2007:''' - October 19th - moon - November 2nd - deep sky - November 16th - deep sky - November 30th - moon	+ '''Schedule of Public Viewings for Winter 2008:''' + January 25th - deep sky + February 8th - deep sky + February 20th (Wednesday) - TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE!! + March 7th - deep sky
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- Yes, some of the members of the Astronomy Club, are, how shall we say it, nerds who like Science Fiction. Movie Nights are where we get together with snacks and watch SciFi movies on the relatively large screen of 55 ["Roessler Hall"]. Bring some popcorn and a blanket and join us starting at 8 pm.	+ Yes, some of the members of the Astronomy Club are, how shall we say it, nerds who like Science Fiction. Movie Nights are where we get together with snacks and watch SciFi movies on the relatively large screen of 55 ["Roessler Hall"]. Bring some popcorn and a blanket and join us starting at 8 pm.
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- '''Schedule of Movie Nights for Fall 2007:''' - October 25th - TBA - November 8th - TBA - December 6th - TBA	+ '''Schedule of Movie Nights for Winter 2008:''' + January 17th + January 31st + February 14th + February 25th
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- '''Field Trips for Fall 2007:''' - Mono Lake Campning Trip: weekend of October 13th and 14th - Chabot Space and Science Center: Saturday, November 10th	+ '''Field Trips for Winter 2008:''' + Chabot Space and Science Center: Saturday, March 1st

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RachelPeters — 2007-09-27 21:40:53

It's about time I added information.

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- The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] does stuff like public viewings, and star parties. In the spring they go to the Lick Observatory and do viewings out at Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time...prior to ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics/Geo"] building.	+ The ["Astronomy"] Club at ["UC Davis"] loves to hold events to bring astronomy to the public. They have public viewings, star parties, and field trips to various cool places like the Lick Observatory and Mono Lake. It has been in existence for a very long time...prior to ["SPAC"]. They can often be found looking up at the sky through telescopes on the top of the ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] building.
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- Official site: [http://maxwell.ucdavis.edu/~astro/ Astronomy Club]	+ '''Official site''' : [http://maxwell.ucdavis.edu/~astro/ Astronomy Club]
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	+ ===Public Viewings=== + Public Viewings are times when knowledgeable members of the club break out the telescopes on the roof of ["Physics and Geology" PhysGeo] and show anyone who comes many wonderful things like galaxies, double stars, and nebulae. These viewings are open to everyone and are held on certain Fridays from 8 to 9 pm. There are "moon" nights where the moon is out, obscuring dimmer objects, so bright objects like double stars, the moon, and planets are shown. "Dark" nights are those without the moon and the objects focused on are deep sky objects generally invisible to the naked eye like galaxies and star clusters.
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- The following was written by a fellow Club member:	+ '''Schedule of Public Viewings for Fall 2007:''' + October 19th - moon + November 2nd - deep sky + November 16th - deep sky + November 30th - moon
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- Finding Your Way Through The Summer Sky	+ ===Movie Nights=== + Yes, some of the members of the Astronomy Club, are, how shall we say it, nerds who like Science Fiction. Movie Nights are where we get together with snacks and watch SciFi movies on the relatively large screen of 55 ["Roessler Hall"]. Bring some popcorn and a blanket and join us starting at 8 pm.
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- To begin your journey through the summer sky, find the Big Dipper. It's easy to see to the north. Draw an imaginary line through the last two stars that make up the cup of the Dipper and they will lead you to the North Star, Polaris. No matter the time of year, this star always remains in the same place in the sky. Now go back to the Big Dipper and draw a line through the other two lines in the cup. Following this path will help you find the bright stars of the Summer Triangle. Finally, go back to the last two stars of the Big Dipper's handle. Trace a line here to the first bright star you see. That is the star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman	+ '''Schedule of Movie Nights for Fall 2007:''' + October 25th - TBA + November 8th - TBA + December 6th - TBA
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- Easy Targets (easy to find with the naked eye or binoculars) - a.) Jupiter - Look low to the south to spot Jupiter in the constellation Scorpio. Even a small telescope will allow one to see the four major moons around the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter will be very bright and hard to miss as it travels through the constellation Scorpio.	+ ===Field Trips=== + Are when the Astronomy Club leaves Davis for some sort of Astronomy outing. Included are things like the UCO Lick Observatory Tour, Chabot Space and Science Center, and camping at Mono Lake. For more information, visit the club website and look under "Events".
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- b.) The Summer Triangle - Throughout the summer, three fairly bright stars are seen traveling the night sky forming a large triangle. Vega, in the constellation Lyra the Harp, will appear first. It is the fifth largest star in the sky and fairly close at 25 light years. Altair, in the constellation Aquila the Eagle, is the17th brightest star in our sky, but is even closer than Vega – only 16 light years away. Deneb, by comparison, is extremely far away, more than 1,500 light years. Find this distant star in the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. - - c.) Coathanger (Brocchi's Cluster) - While not a true cluster, this interesting assortment of stars looks just like its name. Look for it to the right of the small constellation of Sagitta the arrow. - - d.) Double Double in Lyra - Look for the bright star Vega through your binoculars and you'll notice two other stars that make up a small triangle. Actually, you’ll notice four. That's because both of the stars are actually a double stars. Look again with just your eyes. That's not all; with a telescope you'll discover that one of the double stars is actually four stars – a double double. - - More of a Challenge (requires binoculars or a telescope) - e.) Hercules Star Cluster (M13) - This bright globular clusters can be found high overhead in the center of the constellation Hercules. This packed concentration of thousands of stars is 23,000 light years away. While visible in binoculars as a small cotton ball, it is easily seen with any telescope. - - f.) & g.) Ring and Dumbell Nebulas (M57 and M27) - A telescope is necessary to view these two planetary nebulas, both located near the constellation Cygnus. The circular ring of material that you see is the debris thrown off by dying stars. They are located 1,500 and 900 light years away, respectively.	+ '''Field Trips for Fall 2007:''' + Mono Lake Campning Trip: weekend of October 13th and 14th + Chabot Space and Science Center: Saturday, November 10th

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JessicaRockwell — 2007-09-17 20:25:50

stuff a club member wrote

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	+ + The following was written by a fellow Club member: + + Finding Your Way Through The Summer Sky + + To begin your journey through the summer sky, find the Big Dipper. It's easy to see to the north. Draw an imaginary line through the last two stars that make up the cup of the Dipper and they will lead you to the North Star, Polaris. No matter the time of year, this star always remains in the same place in the sky. Now go back to the Big Dipper and draw a line through the other two lines in the cup. Following this path will help you find the bright stars of the Summer Triangle. Finally, go back to the last two stars of the Big Dipper's handle. Trace a line here to the first bright star you see. That is the star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman + + Easy Targets (easy to find with the naked eye or binoculars) + a.) Jupiter + Look low to the south to spot Jupiter in the constellation Scorpio. Even a small telescope will allow one to see the four major moons around the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter will be very bright and hard to miss as it travels through the constellation Scorpio. + + b.) The Summer Triangle + Throughout the summer, three fairly bright stars are seen traveling the night sky forming a large triangle. Vega, in the constellation Lyra the Harp, will appear first. It is the fifth largest star in the sky and fairly close at 25 light years. Altair, in the constellation Aquila the Eagle, is the17th brightest star in our sky, but is even closer than Vega – only 16 light years away. Deneb, by comparison, is extremely far away, more than 1,500 light years. Find this distant star in the constellation of Cygnus the Swan. + + c.) Coathanger (Brocchi's Cluster) + While not a true cluster, this interesting assortment of stars looks just like its name. Look for it to the right of the small constellation of Sagitta the arrow. + + d.) Double Double in Lyra + Look for the bright star Vega through your binoculars and you'll notice two other stars that make up a small triangle. Actually, you’ll notice four. That's because both of the stars are actually a double stars. Look again with just your eyes. That's not all; with a telescope you'll discover that one of the double stars is actually four stars – a double double. + + More of a Challenge (requires binoculars or a telescope) + e.) Hercules Star Cluster (M13) + This bright globular clusters can be found high overhead in the center of the constellation Hercules. This packed concentration of thousands of stars is 23,000 light years away. While visible in binoculars as a small cotton ball, it is easily seen with any telescope. + + f.) & g.) Ring and Dumbell Nebulas (M57 and M27) + A telescope is necessary to view these two planetary nebulas, both located near the constellation Cygnus. The circular ring of material that you see is the debris thrown off by dying stars. They are located 1,500 and 900 light years away, respectively. +

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JessicaRockwell — 2007-08-31 22:40:04

un poco mas informacion.

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JasonAller — 2007-05-30 20:09:05

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JasonAller — 2007-05-30 20:08:51

Upload of image Astronomy_Club_Banner.JPG.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-05-07 18:18:14

links + info

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AmeliaCarlson — 2005-03-22 11:32:14

Revert to version dated 2005-03-07 14:08:46.

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RobertMorris — 2005-03-22 09:39:16

All Rights Reversed

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WesleyShaw — 2005-03-07 14:08:46

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