Dan Brandon
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Apr 23
Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing at Rinderer Park
The River Bend Astronomy Club invites you to experience the total lunar eclipse at Rinderer Park and see closeups of the Moon’s surface through our telescopes. On Sunday, 5/15/2022, from 9:00 PM – 12:30 AM, club members will be on hand with their telescopes as well as their expertise to explain how eclipses occur, why …
Jan 02
Amateur Astronomy Series Begins Jan. 15th
The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society’s five-part Introduction to Amateur Astronomy lecture series begins in 2 weeks (January 15th at 1:00 pm EST). Over 300 people from around the world have already registered, including members from many astronomy clubs like yours. This is about 100 more than this time last year and registrations more than tripled after our last …
Apr 19
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight
“Now, 117 years after the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first flight on our planet, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has succeeded in performing this amazing feat on another world,” Zurbuchen said. “While these two iconic moments in aviation history may be separated by time and 173 million miles of space, they now will forever be …
