Tag Archives: moon

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ST Editors

Member Jim Poinsett took these two shots of the moon this October as part of his first attempt at astrophotography from his backyard using his 8-inch LX-200 and Meade Deep Sky Imager. Well done, Jim!

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Moon, a photo by Bob Vanderbei

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ST Editors
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NASA’s GRAIL Lunar Mapping Twins Achieve New Year’s Orbits

Posted on February 6, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Next time you look at the moon consider this: Two new moons recently reached orbit. NASA is ringing in the New Year with a double dose of champagne toasts celebrating the back-to-back insertions into lunar orbit … Continue reading →

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GRAIL Twins Launched on Lunar Gravity Mapping Mission

Posted on October 31, 2011 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA renewed its focus on ground breaking science with the deafening Sept. 10 blastoff of a pair of lunar bound probes sailing on a unique path ‘From the Earth to the Moon’, for a truly challenging … Continue reading →

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