Month: November 2018

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Cometary indulgement by end of 2018

November 13, 2018 Josef Chlachula Comments Off on Cometary indulgement by end of 2018
Updated 12/10,11/17. About four years ago we could observe by naked eye comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy). This year in December, we expect to see periodic comet 46P/Wirtanen. Now, we have actually chance to see two comets! Comet 46P/Wirtanen has period 5.44 years. This year it will be as close as just 0.08 AU from the Earth, and it could be […]
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Galileoscopes in Rochester

November 11, 2018 Josef Chlachula Comments Off on Galileoscopes in Rochester
Night Sky Network invited member clubs with courtesy of the  Astronomical Society of the Pacific  to online workshop From Pinholes to Space Telescopes: How Telescopes Work from  from September 24 to November 9 . Accepted clubs were given an activity kit for workshop use, and Galileoscopes for use in educational programs. RAC participants John Martin and Josef Chlachula applied, were accepted, and completed […]
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NASA iTech in Rochester

November 1, 2018 Josef Chlachula Comments Off on NASA iTech in Rochester
Post updated, see below. — On Friday November 9 at 6 PM will speak in Rochester Kira Blackwell from NASA.  The program “NASA iTech: An innovative way to work with entrepreneurs” is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Rochester MN hosted by Mayo Clinic Office of Entrepreneurship and Collider Coworking at Mann Hall, 321 3rd Avenue Southwest, Rochester MN – Mayo […]