Keep Looking Up

May 29, 2014 Leave a comment


Keep Looking Up! by Bill Hedges
“See the Entire Universe This Weekend!”
What does it take to understand the size of the universe in which we live?  It is difficult to comprehend the scale of the cosmos.  There is not only the “macro cosmos”, the universe that is larger than we can see; there is also the “micro cosmos”, the subatomic world that is smaller than we can see.  By using the scaling powers of 10, this weekend we will take a visual journey in both these directions and see the smallest and largest structures of the universe with everything in between!  Our space ship for this journey will be the IMAX movie “Cosmic Voyage”.
 
People of all ages are invited to Northeast Nebraska Astronomy Club (NENAC) Friday, May 30 at 9pm to the Lyons Library and Saturday, May 31 at 9pm to the Decatur Sears Center.  There Bill Hedges will describe and present the scale of the universe.  After your “Cosmic Voyage”, all will receive free May star charts and the May night sky will be discussed.  Then, weather permitting, we will observe the red planet Mars, the ringed planet Saturn and deep sky objects with the Hedges telescope in Lyons Friday and the Fugman telescope in Decatur Saturday.  You are encouraged to bring your binoculars or telescope to the observing sessions.
 
For more information on this and future NENAC presentations, please call Bill Hedges at 687-2125 or google “nenacstars”, and Keep Looking Up!

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I am a graduate of Northeast Community College with a degree in journalism. I am married to Jeff Gilliland. We have two grown children, Justin and Whitney and four grandchildren, Grayce, Grayhm, Charli and Penelope. I will be covering Lyons, Decatur, Bancroft and Rosalie and am hoping to expand my horizons as time progresses!

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