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ObservingDiscovering the Solar System (Observing Challenge)
Projects for the Keen–Eyed and Camera–Toting Observer During Global Astronomy Month (GAM), AWB shares a series of observing challenges, developed by John Goss and The Astronomical League for astronomy novices to seasoned pro's. Some of these challenges can be completed in a night while others encourage participation for the full month. Share your photos from this challenge with us and the world on Facebook , or Tweet using #GAM2020 hashtag and follow ( @awb_org .) The “Big Moon” Illusion a naked eye and camera activity Casual sky watchers since the time of the ancient Greeks have seen the rising moon...
In the Footsteps of Galileo (Observing Challenge)
ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE Our Universe Its wonder, its beauty, its mystery www.astroleague.org During Global Astronomy Month (GAM), AWB shares a series of observing challenges, developed by John Goss and The Astronomical League for astronomy novices to seasoned pro's. Some of these challenges can be completed in a night while others encourage participation for the full month. Share your photos from this challenge with us and the world on Facebook, or Tweet using #GAM2020 hashtag and follow ( @awb_org .) Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei was the first person in history who turned a telescope towards the heavens for scientific study....
Lunar Explorations (Observing Challenge)
During every Global Astronomy Month (GAM), AWB shares a series of observing challenges, developed by John Goss and The Astronomical League for astronomy novices to seasoned pro's. Some of these challenges can be completed in one night while others encourage participation for the full month. Share your experience with the world on Facebook or Instagram and Tweet using #GAM2020. Follow @awb_org . The Search for Change on the Moon – A Search in Vain. People have often fancied that the moon was an active world, even harboring life. Many observers, both professional and amateur, have believed that they stumbled onto...
In the Footsteps of the Celestial Police (Observing Challenge)
During Global Astronomy Month (GAM), AWB shares a series of observing challenges, developed by John Goss and The Astronomical League for astronomy novices to seasoned pro's. Some of these challenges can be completed in a night while others encourage participation for the full month. Share your photos from this challenge with us and the world on Facebook , or Tweet using #GAM2020 hashtag and follow (@awb_org) . A Binocular Activity Eighteenth century astronomers felt there was something wrong with our solar system. They suspected that an unknown planet existed, moving between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter at 2.8 Astronomical...
Beauty Without Borders -- Global Balcony Photography of the Moon and Venus
Venus shines very bright like a pearl in the early evening sky this month. However, in an eye-catching encounter, the crescent Moon will pass near Venus around April 26th. The Moon will appear to move from far below Venus to far above Venus in the western evening sky in just a few days. However, we can watch them only a few hours each day because they set on the horizon soon after sunset. When you cannot see them, they can still be seen from other locations in the world. Watching them globally and sharing the images, we can witness the...
