News – Page 2 – General Motors Astronomy Club

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 12

Peregrine Falcon Viewing & Star Party

By Jim Goodall in Events
June 12, 2018

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 weather is nice. Light pollution might be an issue in Warren, but Jupiter should be easily visible after sunset. Hope to see you there!

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Jun 12

New Club Logo !

By Jim Goodall in News
June 12, 2018

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.

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Jun 07

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

By Jim Goodall in 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 Information
June 5, 2018

Image by Jim Goodall

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
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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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 […]

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

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Peregrine Falcon Viewing & Star Party

New Club Logo !

M51 – The Whirlpool Galaxy

M27 – Dumbell Nebula

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