Stargazing at the Heavens
... even get a chance to see the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle on one of its final missions or the Hubble telescope fly by.
The UM astronomy Observatory was opened in 1963, but sadly, the growing lights of the Washington DC area has caused the center to be virtually useless for professional astronomical research. But it’s still used by the university’s astronomy students.
The first compound telescope (using two lenses) was initially developed for commercial use in 1608...
May 25th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: astronomy, Events, Family Friendly, featuredarticle
Perseids in Manila
No, its not a hip new band.
I woke up today grumpy that I had an early morning meeting, but all that changed when my brother called me all the way from the U.S. to let me know that there is a meteor shower happening tonight. Apparently, the earth passes through a meteor belt everytime this year so it’s a good night to head out somewhere high. I recommend going to Antipolo because it’s near Manila and not that commercialized. Less lights, more stars. You might want to go to Vieux Chalet...
August 12th, 2009 | themanilaguide | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Announcements, astronomy, Meteor shower
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