Jim Goodall
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Jun 12
Peregrine Falcon Viewing & Star Party
The General Motors Astronomy Club will be joining the Warren Peregrine Falcon Group next Thursday, June 14th, for some birdwatching and stargazing. Feel free to bring a chair, binoculars, and a telescope, if you have one. We will be sharing our telescopes to view the birds and then enjoying the night sky afterward, if the …
Permanent link to this article: https://gmastronomy.com/peregrine-falcon-viewing-star-party/
Jun 12
New Club Logo !
The club would like to extend a special thanks to our Senior Astronomer, Tony Licata, for his artwork, which was chosen as the official logo of the General motors Astronomy Club. Tony has been a dedicated member of the club since it was founded last year we sincerely appreciate his contributions.
Permanent link to this article: https://gmastronomy.com/new-club-logo/
Jun 07
M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy
A spiral galaxy, visible to telescopes under dark skies, can be seen in close interaction with it’s smaller neighbor, NGC5195. The distance to this galaxy pair is estimated at 23 million light years.
Permanent link to this article: https://gmastronomy.com/m51-the-whirlpool-galaxy/
Jun 05
M27 – Dumbell Nebula
A planetary nebula, the remains of an exploded star, in the constellation Vulpecula.
Permanent link to this article: https://gmastronomy.com/m27/
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- Latest imaging work at NCO July 26, 2019I've been imaging over the past few months, some galaxies, abell clusters and the summer Milky Way nebula.Check out the images here at my FLICKR site.https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/
- Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto March 3, 2019I managed to capture images of Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto on February 18, February 22, and March 3, 2019. Those were the last clear nights we've had. You can review a few comet images at the flickr account. https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/albums/72157705534756011
- Lunar Eclipse January 20-21, 2018 December 24, 2018We have a lunar eclipse coming up on January 20, 2018 that will be visible in North and South America.It will start the evening of the 20th and run overnight into the morning of the 21st. From Detroit, Michigan the Partial eclipse starts at about 10:33pm, with totality begining about 11:41pm on the 20th. Mid […]
- Comet 46p/Wirtanen December 14, 2018We're just a couple of days from closest approach of Comet 46P/Wirtanen. Comet 46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. This happens to be a favorable pass for us. If you get clear weather, get out and observe it with binoculars. December 13 to the end of the […]