UMD Astronomy Club

08/18/2017

For those near Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan Ann Arbor is also hosting an eclipse viewing event, weather permitting:

https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/planetarium/eclipse-viewing.html

Excitement is building as the date draws near for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly 100 years. The eclipse will cross from Oregon to South Carolina on Monday, August 21, 2017. In Michigan, we’ll only see a partial solar eclipse. Here’s a video illustrating what the eclipse will...

08/17/2017

While all the UM-D astronomy faculty are out of town on the day of the eclipse, the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club *will* be hosting an eclipse party at Lincoln Park High School - link here: http://fordastronomyclub.com/

08/17/2017

Even though Dearborn isn't in the path of totality, check out NASA's Eclipse Safety page for safe viewing instructions for Monday's eclipse:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety

Total Solar Eclipse 2017 - On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's te...

06/23/2017

12 week astronomy intership available at Great Basin National Park ($300 a week). Help organize public astronomy events.

https://rock.geosociety.org/eo/viewJob.asp?jobID=2177

The Astronomy Intern will assist with the park’s extremely popular public astronomy programming. They will work most if not all astronomy program nights, running telescopes and providing information to visitors about objects they are viewing in space including galaxies, nebula and stars. They will w...

06/08/2017

Astronomy in Pop Culture!

Wonder Woman's story is loosely base off Greek mythology of the constellation Orion. In Roman mythology, Diana is the same as Greek goddess of the hunt Artemis, who is the goddess in the constellation story. Orion was a great human hunter who challenged the gods/angered Apollo (not Ares), and eventually Artemis was tricked by Apollo into shooting him with an arrow while he swam in the sea. In discovering she had killed him, she had her friend/lover put in the stars along with his two faithful hunting dogs, Canus major and minor, to honor him. This would be Steve and his faithful friends.

01/12/2016

Hey All! Make sure to check out the University of Michigan Dearborn's astronomy website! You can learn about academic courses and research opportunities, look at images we have made in house, and see when public open houses are happening!

The mission of the UM-Dearborn Observatory is to promote the understanding and advancement of astronomy for the benefit of the people of southeastern Michigan.

08/09/2013

I just thought I would pass this along. I know it's been a long time since I've posted or been in contact with anyone but my job keeps me super busy. I just wanted to share this email incase anyone's interested

Hello, Stargazers!

Ready to visit beautiful downtown Traverse City, Michigan this fall? We’re planning a harvest of a different sort. Please join us as we gather the Midwest community of astronomy and space enthusiasts for a celebration beneath the amazing skies of northern Michigan. We’re calling this two-day event the MIDWEST Space Fest, and it takes place Friday evening, Oct. 4 and all day Saturday, Oct. 5.

As the space festival’s founding organization, Magnetic North Nonprofit is excited to invite you and your members to help us make this space and astronomy festival the most memorable experience of its kind, especially for students. Your participation in our free solar viewing and stargazing events (with amateur astronomers and storytellers) over West Grand Traverse Bay would be a welcome addition to the festival. For details about how your club can get involved, click here.

The festival’s keynote speaker is Dr. Alex Filippenko, of the University of California-Berkeley, and tickets to his presentation and two other special events – including a showing of the EMMY-nominated science documentary “The City Dark” and a celebratory Launch Party – may be purchased online now at www.magnorth.org.

Please visit our website www.magnorth.org for details about all of the festival’s activities, including our free exhibits. You’ll also find details about our Student Ambassador scholarship program, a Silent Auction for a Celestron telescope, a storefront window competition, and more.

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the first-ever MIDWEST Space Festival for a fresh, fun and fascinating look at our Universe.

Fingers crossed for clear skies!

Carolyn

Ms. Carolyn McKellar, Executive Director
Magnetic North Nonprofit, LLC
231.590.5964
Email: [email protected]

08/10/2012

The fall semester is quickly approaching. So if you would like to take on a leadership position or any other position for that matter let us know. The same is true if you are interested in joining the club. We actually have a group formed on Facebook that we happen to use more for club related posts than this page so don't let the lack of posts on here fool you into thinking that the club only posts every once in a great while.

12/07/2011

Now that we are done with Chicago, I think we are going to wind down for the year, but next semester we're going to look into the MSU Cyclotron, the Wayne State planetarium, and Eastern Michigan planetarium and observatory!

11/18/2011

We will be hosting a Fundraiser at the Buffalo Wild Wings on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28th. If you would like to come and support the club just print out the attached flyer and bring it in with you. 20% of your meals/drinks (including carry out) will be donated to the club.

10/03/2011

I just wanted to make you all aware of this event in case anyone who may or may not have missed out on GLSG had any interest in attending one of the last star parties of the year. This one is hosted by Warren Astronomical Society. For those of us who have met them, they are the owners of "Big Bob".
http://meetup.warrenastro.org/events/35759762/?eventId=35759762&action=detail

Official registration closes October 8. Please contact Bill Beers, the host of the star party, if you would like to attend. More info and Bill's contact information on the official flyer (.jpg im

10/03/2011