Keep Looking Up

“The Quest for Other Solar Systems”

In the 21st century we have seen evidence for the existence of other solar systems in our Milky Way Galaxy.  What are the techniques astronomers have used to find planets around other stars?  What stars in our sky harbor these planets?  Are any of these new found planets around other stars like our Earth?

Come to Northeast Nebraska Astronomy Club (NENAC) this Friday, February 28 at 7pm at the Lyons Library and Saturday, March 1 at 7pm at the Decatur Sears Center and find out about “exoplanets”, planets around other stars in our galaxy.  Pastor Gary Fugman will lead a discussion about how motions of the stars leads us to discover other solar systems.  How you with your computer or smartphone can help in the discovery of planets in other solar systems will be discussed.  What an exciting time we live in, a time of reaching out and really discovering “New Worlds”!

Then at 8pm, weather permitting, Friday we will go to Cory and Tracie Martins’ south of Lyons and Saturday to Fugman Observatory on the south side of Decatur to observe the night sky through large astronomical telescopes.  The planet Jupiter and other deep sky objects will be observed. You are invited to bring your binoculars or telescope as well.  Please dress warmly as temperatures drop quickly after sunset.

For more information on this and future NENAC presentations, please call Pastor Gary Fugman at 349-1953, and Keep Looking Up!