Tag: Astronomy
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Summer astronomy programming starts soon at Rocky Mountain National Park
The summer astronomy programming at Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) is beginning on Friday, June 5 at 8:30 p.m. RMNP said that National Park Service Staff and astronomy volunteers for the Astronomy in the Park program will be on the east side of the park at Park & Ride Parking Area. Park & Ride is…
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Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here’s what to know
Day and night will get equal time for a brief moment as the equinox arrives
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Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world closes out the year’s sun and moon spectacles
The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse
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LIFE | Chasing stars in rare, dark skies beyond Colorado Springs
Two years ago, the International Dark Sky Association added Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to a list that today includes just 114 other parks on the planet deemed worthy of the designation. When conditions allow, the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society hosts these gatherings at the national monument once a month. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The…
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James Webb Space Telescope images wow the world
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREENBELT, Md. — A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA’s powerful new telescope. The…
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Ball Aerospace mirrors make Webb Space Telescope shine
Ball Aerospace’s Alberto Conti gets animated when talking about the history-changing projects the Broomfield based company has set to launch this year, especially the James Webb Space Telescope. As the company’s Civil Space director of new business development and innovative solutions, Conti excitedly relays the details about the Webb’s gold-plated beryllium mirrors that will capture…
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Stargazing at Colorado’s otherworldly dunes, and the plight of dark skies beyond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MOSCA • The campground opened for the season this month, and of course it was full. Of course people from near and far came for this certain spring awakening in Colorado’s most mystical realm. “A delight,” one camper called the celestial show over Great Sand…