Stratford Astronomy Group

Let’s start with the EARTH SET image.

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Then click here for photos and videos from each of the mission’s days.

All courtesy of NASA.

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NASA remains focused on future Moon landings, but without a lunar orbit space station.

With a new chief, Jared Issacman installed, NASA announced major changes to its Artemis moon program. Artemis II can lift off as early as April 1 for a 10-day  mission.

See this story for details.

 

You can click here for a review of the April 7 meeting.

Dr. Michael Burns presented his Cool Space/Cosmology/Astrophysics News. It contains links to additional support stories. Click here to view it.

Next meeting at St. Michael’s High School is set for 7:00 pm, May 5.

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You can click here for a review of the February 3 meeting

We had two presentations by club members:

The Physics of Space Travel – by Doug Fyfe

pdf hubble trouble feb 2 – by Bruce Simpson

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Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s hometown is Ailsa Craig, not far from my hometown, St Marys, Ontario. He is about to make space history with his mission in the Artemis II launch, scheduled for as early as February 8. Read this interesting story by Jack Sutton published by CBC News. To read, you can click here.

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You can click here for a review of the January 6 meeting

We had two presentations by club members:

1. The Moon’s Two Faces – presented by Tom Kimber
2. Hubble Trouble – presented by Bruce Simpson

 

For a deeper dive into Black Holes and the science behind their existence, you can view the information here. This is provided by the Perimeter Institute located in Waterloo, Ontario

For a perspective on the South Pole Telescope (SPT) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, click here.

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When the Artemis II moon mission launches in April, a Canadian astronaut will be ready for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. How does he feel about this?  Read this story by science journalist Amanda Buckiewicz, published in CBC News, to find out.

Click this link for a peek at the planned flight path trajectory.

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You can click here for a review of the December 2 meeting

We had two presentations by club members:

1. The Orion Constellation
2. Using the SeeStar S50 to view Comet C-2023-A3 and using free software to enhance the images produced

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You can now use an app to spot and track the International Space Station (ISS) using your phone. To find out how, see Jeff Spy’s article in SPACE.com by clicking here.

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