Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - November 26, 2021
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Entry Date: Nov 26, 2021
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Overnight tonight (Friday, November 26, 2021) the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft will make a super close fly-by of Earth. In doing so, the Solar Orbiter will perform a gravity assist maneuver to modify its orbit to direct it t... more
- Celebration of Space - November 19, 2021
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Entry Date: Nov 19, 2021
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Now that the new PlaneWave CDK600 24 inch telescope is operational, we are ready to point it to the sky and see what the cosmos has to offer. Over the remainder of November and the first half of December, we will be hosting our First Light Celebration,... more
- Celebration of Space - November 12, 2021
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Entry Date: Nov 12, 2021
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Last week we wrote about Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, and the prospects for it to become naked-eye visible in the early morning sky. Well comet Leonard continues to increase in brightness, and will likely become easily visible in binoculars and small teles... more
- Celebration of Space - November 5, 2021
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Entry Date: Nov 5, 2021
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Overnight last night, the annual Southern Taurid Meteor Shower peaked, bringing with it a meager increase of 5 meteors per hour in regular meteor activity. But it’s not the peak rates that make the Taurid meteor showers awesome, it’s the fireball m... more