Posted on: November, 21st, 2019 | in Art, Meetings, Star Formation, Telescopes
Painting Credit: Vincent van Gogh Digital Rendering: MoMA, Google Arts & Culture, via Wikipedia Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh The painting Starry Night is one of the most famous icons of the night sky ever created. The scene was painted by Vincent van Gogh in southern France in 1889. The swirling style of Starry Night appears, to many, to […] Read more»
Posted on: October, 19th, 2018 | in Meetings, Planets, Solar System
This Tuesday we have another live talk in our series of planets of our solar system. George Gray will look at Venus – deemed to be Earth’s twin, but still radically different! “Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar […] Read more»
Posted on: February, 13th, 2017 | in Meetings, Planets, Solar System
Join us this Tuesday for an interactive presentation by David Greig on Venus and its position in the night sky. This is sure to be a thoroughly entertaining and educational experience, so be sure not to miss it! Admission is $5.00 for visitors (free for members). School age children are […] Read more»
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