Estes Park Memorial Observatory
September 26 Observatory Open House / Public Star Night
Relativity for 5th Graders is the subject of this month’s Estes Park Memorial Observatory open house and Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) monthly meeting. This is a free public open house/star night on Saturday, September 26th, 2015. The goal … Continue reading →
Hubble finds that the nearest quasar is powered by a double black hole
NASA/ESA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration/A. Evans (Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook Univ.) Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central … Continue reading →
The Great American Eclipse of 2017
On 2017 August 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible to fortunate observers in the United States along a narrow band, approximately 73 miles (118 km) wide, that crosses twelve states from Oregon to South Carolina.
Continue reading →Pluto Presentation Power Point
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Continue reading →August 22 Observatory Open House / Public Star Night
Geosciences of Dwarf Planets – Pluto Update is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, August 22, … Continue reading →
NGC 891 Spiral Galaxy
Location: Andromeda; Distance: 27.3 ± 1.8 Million Light Years. Edge on, unbarred spiral galaxy. Astronomers believe our Milky Way would look like this if viewed from outside the galaxy. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
Continue reading →M104 Sombrero Galaxy
M104 – Sombrero Galaxy: Location: Virgo; Distance: 29.3 ± 1.6 Million Light Years; Unbarred spiral galaxy; diameter 50,000 light years. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
Continue reading →M57 Ring Nebula
Location: Lyra; Distance: 2.4 ± 0.7 Thousand Light Years; Planetary Nebula; Gas expelled by red giant on way to becoming white dwarf. Diameter: 2.6 light years; Expansion Rate: 20 – 30 km/sec. Total color exposure 30 minutes.
Continue reading →M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Location: Canes Venatici; Distance: 23 ± 4 Million Light Years. Two galaxies, NGC 5194 and 5195, in oscillation. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
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