Saturday, January 30, 2010

Our first meeting of the Spring 2010 semester will take place on Feb.1 at 9:30pm in room 319 BDK!!!

We'll discuss upcoming activities, talk about recent news in Astronomy, hand out t-shirts and learn about the "WoW!" signal.

See you then!

Friday, January 8, 2010

400 Years of the Telescope. The movie.

400 Years of the Telescope is a documentary that came out in light of the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy. The movie portrays the evolution of the telescope - from Galileo's observations to the Hubble telescope and new multi-mirror telescopes projects in progress - and also tells how our perception of the universe and the sky changed over time.
I truly enjoyed watching the DVD. Besides an educational value, this movie shows some of the most remarkable images taken here, on Earth, and remotely.