Posts by Dudley Observatory
Skywatch Line for Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:19am and sets at 8:28pm; Moon sets at 4:01am and rises at 7:12pm. Full Moon occurs on Saturday at 11:43pm. Look for orange Antares just 3° or 4° to the Moon’s upper…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:19am and sets at 8:28pm; Moon sets at 4:01am and rises at 7:12pm. Full Moon occurs on Saturday at 11:43pm. Look for orange Antares just 3° or 4° to the Moon’s upper…
Read MoreThe All-Cut Come-It
Dr. Rapson put together this display in our Planetarium Gallery. That’s the Dudley’s Comet Seeker telescope, built by Alvan Clark & Co., along with articles from the Astronomical Journal detailing the two comets that the telescope discovered. The first was discovered by Dr. Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, known as C.H.F. Peters for obvious reasons. In the…
Read MoreCounting Questions: Dudley Observatory FAQ
To start off, I thought I would use this space to answer some of the most common questions that I receive on the exhibit floor: Where is the Observatory? Funny story about that. We’re actually an observatory without an observatory. During the sixties and the space race, Dudley Observatory shifted away from astronomical observation and…
Read MoreEdison and the Eclipse: Chickens Come Home to Roost
I mentioned the eclipse of 1878 a couple of weeks ago. I am now required by the historian’s code of ethics and the miSci by-laws to mention the stories around Edison’s trip out to Wyoming. There are a lot of stories. At the age of 31, Edison was already a folkhero. Some of it stemmed from…
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