My telescope doesn’t work!
First Presbyterian Church 118 W Commerce St., Smyra, DE, United StatesAre you frustrated with your telescope because it won’t work! Most new telescopes are never used because they were never set- up properly and the directions are too complicated! The Delmarva Stargazers are offering a free training session. Stargazers will check your telescope’s optical alignment, show you how to do that and setup the finder-scope. … Continue reading My telescope doesn’t work!
Buying a telescope!
First Presbyterian Church 118 W Commerce St., Smyra, DE, United StatesSo you've decided to take the plunge and get a telescope. Choosing a telescope is very different from buying a television, and salespeople rarely understand what amateur astronomers need. Delmarva Stargazers’ has a version of Sky & Telescope’s buying guide below. https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-equipment/telescope-buying-guide/ If you want more information, go to Sky & Telescope's Skywatching Video Series: … Continue reading Buying a telescope!
January 20–21: Total Lunar Eclipse
The Sky Up, Any City, DE, United StatesA total lunar eclipse visible across North America will occur starting at 10:10PM (Penumbra contact -(not usually visible). Times are in EST. 10:34 p.m. partial eclipse begins 11:41 p.m Total eclipse begins 12:12 a.m. Middle of Totality 12:44 a.m. Totality ends 1:51 a.m. Partial eclipse ends 2:15 a.m. Penumbra ends
Comet 64P Swift-Gehrels
The Sky Up, Any City, DE, United StatesThis comet at magnitude 9 is found at Heavens-Above in Taurus. It recently passed very close to mars and is leaving Earth behind.
Comet Iwamoto
The Sky Up, Any City, DE, United StatesThis comet is moving fast between Virgo and Leo. Please see Sky and Telescope for information and charts. The dates given are from the chart path length. It can also be followed at Heavens-Above.com.
Harcourt Vernan Lecture: Discovering the First Pulsar in a Binary Star System
Clayton Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United StatesJoin Dr. Taylor as he describes how he and his graduate student Russell Hulse discovered the first pulsar in a binary system, named PSR B1913+16, while conducting a survey for pulsars in 1974. Sponsored by the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observatory in partnership with the Delaware Asteroseismic Research Center, the Mount Cuba Foundation, and the University … Continue reading Harcourt Vernan Lecture: Discovering the First Pulsar in a Binary Star System
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
The Sky Up, Any City, DE, United StatesThis is expected to be the only meteor shower that will have a good display this year. Other, more famous showers, will be battling the nearly Full Moon for visibility. This shower will have no moon at all since we have just had a New Moon. You should expect perhaps 10–20 per hour because of … Continue reading Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Star Gaze Star Party 2019
Trap Pond State Park - Cypress Point N38° 31'30" W75° 27'58", Laurel, DE, United StatesThe Star Gaze star party will be held at Trap Pond . New Moon is on June 3, 2019 and the new dates for Star Gaze are Thursday May 30th through Sunday, June 2nd, 2019. Stargaze Registration is Open
Dr. Runyon’s presentation on Ultima Thule and NASA’s future plans for the Kuiper Belt exploration.
First Presbyterian Church 118 W Commerce St., Smyra, DE, United StatesAt Delmarva Stargazers’ monthly meeting on June 2, 2019, Dr. Kirby Runyon of the Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory will be discussing Ultima Thule (NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto's next target) and future plans for the Kuiper Belt exploration.
Dover Library – STEM Makerfest
Dover Public Library 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE, United StatesMy name is Jaclyn and I am a librarian at the Dover Public Library. On Saturday, June 15th, 2019 the Library will be hosting its annual STEM Makerfest from 10am to 2pm. The goal of the Makerfest is to bring innovative programming related to science, technology, engineering, and math to the community and to get them excited about the creative opportunities available … Continue reading Dover Library – STEM Makerfest