From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“Recovering”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 30, 2009
December 2009 Sky Calendar
So, we’ve decided on our resolution: to provide more details in our monthly sky calendar. After all, like most planetariums that haven’t traded in their integrity for prosperity by replacing their star machines with slots, the Southworth Planetarium is devoted to astronomy [...]
Archive for November, 2009
{DA November 30, 2009] December 2009 Sky Calendar
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[DA November 27, 2009] Football Quiz
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“Shish boom bah bang bing bash bam!”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 27, 2009
Football Quiz
Yes, you may send a quiz! This policy, based on community involvement and our personal indolence, allows subscribers to contribute their own questions and sometimes quizzes to the Daily Astronomer.
Author Jane Raeburn wrote today’s quiz, including the introduction, answers, and [...]
[DA November 26, 2009] (R) Turkey Thermodynamics
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“The Universe never rests”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 26, 2009
Turkey Thermodynamics
You can it lazy.
We call it efficiency.
Today’s Turkey-Day DA is a repeat of last year’s Turkey-Day DA. We’ve even left the same title. Honestly, we don’t like repeats. They make us squirm and wince because we think it is cheating. [...]
[DA November 25, 2009] Sun Stuffing
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“The last place in the world you’d want to install a jumbotron”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 25, 2009
Sun Stuffing
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The holiday season is baring its bicuspids
and will soon bite into our ankles.
Enjoy the feeding frenzy with the Southworth
Planetarium for its
annual holiday show “Season of Light”
every Friday at 7:00 p.m. (starting Dec 4)
and every [...]
DA November 24, 2009] Jupiter Planner
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“A decklehaus of dozens”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 24, 2009
Jupiter Planner
Observers might have seen Jupiter near the crescent moon on Monday evening. These two bright celestial sights, separated by four angular degrees on Monday, presently occupy the southwestern evening sky. The fast Moon won’t linger long here, but Jupiter will [...]
[DA November 23, 2009] Professor MacGregor’s Astronomy
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“Dome dwellers”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 23, 2009
Professor MacGregor’s Astronomy
Professor MacGregor’s nodded toward Row 8, Seat 1, whose occupant cleared her throat, lifted her paper, and spoke initially in low tones.
“Many astronomical observations supported….”
“Louder please! We don’t want the gentlemen in the back row to be deprived of your artistry.”
After a [...]
Have a ‘Close Encounter’ Dec. 5
Posted in Events on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE USM SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM
SCI-FI Saturday:
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
Saturday, December 5, 2009
12:00 NOON
Join us for one of the most famous alien movies ever made!
Before ET…before War of the Worlds…Steven Spielberg directed a highly successful film about the first interaction of humans and beings from another world. We [...]
[DA November 20, 2009] Quiz: The Body Universe
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THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 20, 2009
Quiz: The Body Universe
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This web-site offers quizzes about
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Every time you answer a question correctly,
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Engage the mind and combat hunger
at the same time!
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You are a Universe [...]
“Solstice Dawning” Celestial Poetry Evening Dec. 18
Posted in Events on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SOLSTICE
DAWNING
Friday, December 18, 2009
7:00 p.m.
The Southworth Planetarium presents its next evening of celestial poetry on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Local writers read poetical works (theirs and of others) about the Universe, night sky, nature, love, the stars, and more. While they read, a variety of images will often appear on the dome [...]
[DA November 19, 2009] Space Smoke
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From the USM Southworth Planetarium
“Out of sight”
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
November 19, 2009
Space Smoke
Tedious? Certainly.
Time-consuming? Undeniably.
Hideously boring to observe? Depends upon your idea of a good time.
Worthwhile? Depends upon what kind of day you’ve had and how that has affected your view of humanity.
We are discussing the creation of our solar [...]
