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Name: McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory Tour
Start: 2019-06-01T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-06-01T12:00:00-04:00
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Mar 09

Join Our Mailing List!

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, News
March 9, 2019

The General Motors Astronomy Club hosts monthly events that are FREE and open to the public, including: Open Observing Night – monthly meeting at the Milford Proving Ground Softball Fields Sidewalk Astronomy – in the summer, GMAC sets up their telescopes on the sidewalk in downtownMilford, where passersby can see Jupiter Saturn, or the Moon, or their way to …

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Dec 13

2019 Memberships Available Now!

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, News
December 13, 2018

Click to visit our Membership Page for details on our exciting member benefits!

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Aug 02

McMath-Hulbert Observatory Debriefing

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, Information
August 2, 2018

Brief History of the Solar Observatory The McMath-Hulbert Observatory (MHO), was founded in 1930 by three amateur astronomers, Francis McMath, his son Robert McMath, and Henry Hulbert, with the goal of enhancing their clever development of time lapse astrophotography, for outreach purposes. It soon garnered the interests of the University of Michigan and evolved into …

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Jun 29

Rent a Telescope!

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, Information
June 29, 2018

Our club now has a telescope for rent as well as binoculars. Visit our Online Store to check availability today.

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Jun 07

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, Messier Objects
June 7, 2018

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.

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Jun 05

M27 – Dumbell Nebula

By Jim Goodall in Homepage, Information
June 5, 2018

A planetary nebula, the remains of an exploded star, in the constellation Vulpecula.

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May 11

We are on Facebook!

By Moriah Goodall in Announcements, Homepage
May 11, 2018

Come check us out!!! Follow us on Facebook to stay current with events and news.

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Apr 12

Our Mission

By Moriah Goodall in Announcements, Homepage
April 12, 2018

To further the interest and knowledge of the public in astronomy and to encourage youth education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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AccuWeather Forecast

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Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy

Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto March 3, 2019
I 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, 2018
We 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, 2018
We'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 […]
The Michigan Nebula November 2, 2018
We're heading into late fall and winter now, so the usual Michigan Nebula will be upon us for about 95% of the next 5 months. I hope we get more than a handful of clear nights during that time, but that is about what we usually get. A handful. In the meantime, we'll attempt to […]

AstroBackyard

QHY PoleMaster Review March 21, 2019
The QHY PoleMaster electronic polar scope was designed to make your polar alignment routine easier, and more precise. No matter which camera tracker or telescope mount you’re using, when it comes to astrophotography, accurate polar alignment is critical. If you have ever struggled to polar align your telescope mount with the north or south celestial […]
Trevor
Astrophotography in Costa Rica (Carina Nebula) March 6, 2019
I’ve just returned from a vacation to Costa Rica with the goal of capturing some astrophotography images from the resort. Being so close to the equator, the night sky featured many new southern hemisphere deep sky targets I had never seen before. Aside from astrophotography (including an impromptu Facebook Live stream from our balcony) my […]
Trevor
Astrophotography Gear Update February 16, 2019
Despite the excitement of a moving into a new house under Bortle Class 6 skies, I've had a rough start to the new year in terms of astrophotography. The weather has not been friendly, from -30 C nights to consecutive weeks of precipitation and clouds. However, this has given me some time to get my […]
Trevor

NASA Solar System & Beyond

NASA Mission Reveals Asteroid Has Big Surprises March 19, 2019
A NASA spacecraft that will return a sample of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu to Earth in 2023 made the first-ever close-up observations of particle plumes erupting from an asteroid’s surface.
NASA to Host Media Teleconference on Asteroid Sample Return Mission March 14, 2019
NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, to announce new science from the agency’s first mission to return to Earth an asteroid sample that may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system.
March 11 Events Highlight NASA’s Moon to Mars Plans at Goddard March 6, 2019
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland invites media on Monday, March 11, to get an up-close look at Moon to Mars related work taking place at the center.

Sky & Telescope

Hayabusa 2 Finds Asteroid Ryugu Is Young, Dark & Dry March 23, 2019
Hayabusa 2’s asteroid Ryugu has some unexpected characteristics. In particular, its dry surface could spell trouble for current theories about how Earth obtained its water. The post Hayabusa 2 Finds Asteroid Ryugu Is Young, Dark & Dry appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Javier Barbuzano
60-Second Astro News: Cannonball Pulsar & Mapping a Star from Afar March 22, 2019
In astronomy news this week, scientists found a pulsar racing out of the galaxy and mapped a star's magnetic field from 130 light-years away. The post 60-Second Astro News: Cannonball Pulsar & Mapping a Star from Afar appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Monica Young
Bumpy Road Ahead For NASA’s Osiris-REX March 21, 2019
Asteroid Bennu is turning out to be a hazardous place for the NASA spacecraft to sample: It has uneven, rugged terrain and occasionally even hurls rocks into space. The post Bumpy Road Ahead For NASA’s Osiris-REX appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Javier Barbuzano

Phil’s Astronomy Blog

Markarian's Chain in Virgo April 13, 2018
My own Hubble View! These galaxies lie between 10 to 50 million light years away. How many galaxies do you see?A pretty tricky part of the sky to image, really. You're utilizing almost your entire field of view with an 80mm scope, so dealing with all that comes with wide-field. This is the best iteration […]
Phil
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy April 9, 2018
A nice clear night last night until around 12:30 when clouds rolled in. Managed to get this image of the lovely M51 Whirlpool galaxy. It lies around 23 million light years away and it is interacting with a smaller galaxy (yellow~ish bulge to the left). Three supernova (star explosions) have been detected in this galaxy […]
Phil
M81 and M82 March 15, 2018
The spring brings out some great galaxies. This is the first iteration of a long-term project I'll be working on with respect to these two galaxies.M81 is on the right, lies around 11.7 million light years away and harbors around 250 billion stars. M82, on the left, is also called the "Cigar Galaxy" lies at […]
Phil