The Astronomer's Wife: May 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014

Open evening at the wise observatory

Hi Y'all,

The wise observatory near Mitzpe Ramon will be open to the public next Thursday.

This is the one time a year you can get in to see and learn about the largest telescope in the country.

The program includes:

Between 17:30 and 22:30:

Talks about current research topics in the observatory
Guided tours in the observatory and around the different telescopes.
Automated observations of various astronomical objects
Observations through small telescopes
Guided stargazing

For details see http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/openday2014/index.html

-AstroTom

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

See Mars next to the Moon tonight

Mars has recently come into opposition. That is not as bad as it sounds. It just means that Mars is now closest to Earth, as happens about every 2 years. So it means Mars now appears biggest and brightest in our sky. Even f you are not good with a star map, Mars will be very easy to find tonight as it is right next to the Moon high in the sky.

Keep looking up!