OBSERVATORY NEWS September 2015 Published by the Friends of the Observatory (FOTO) Volume 26 No. 9 513-321-5186 www.cincinnatiobservatory.org Bill Cartwright, editor

Niemi or register online on the Observatory's website as soon COMING UP AT as possible to make your reservation for the dinner and THE OBSERVATORY.... speaker. Viewing will follow the keynote presentation from Starlit Picnic Aug 29 7-10p Intro to Astro w/ Dean Regas Sep 2 & 9 9-11pm (weather permitting). Astronomy Thursday Sep 3 8p The "Science Tent" returns FOTOKids Youth Program Sep 4 7p this year with the "cloud Astronomy Friday Sep 4 8p chamber" (cosmic rays), Astronomy Thursday Sep 10 8p "Galileo" experiments (acceleration ramp, pendulum, ScopeOut! Sep 12 Noon-10p Stargazing at Stonelick Sep 12 Dusk tennis ball drop, etc.), the History Tours Sep 13 1p inertial-guidance display, and FOTO Member’s Meeting Sep 14 7:30p hands-on physics experiments Saturn w/ Dean Regas Sep 15 7p from the UC Physics Ultimate Educator’s Expo Sep 16 2:30-7p ScopeOut 2015 Update Department group. Also

Astronomy Thursday Sep 17 8p returning this year is the R-22 By Dale Zoller helicopter from Stratus Astronomy Friday Sep 18 8p

Stonelick Stargazers Sep 19 dusk Helicopters based at Lunken ScopeOut 2015 will be held International Moon Night Sep 19 varies Airport. New this year will be a Saturday, September 12, 2015. Borrow a Telescope Sep 20 7-9p wind tunnel built by the son of As in the past, the main event FOTO Planning Meeting Sep 24 7p one of our "Future Galileos" will run from 12-5pm. We will Astronomy Thursday Sep 24 8p participants, a display of model hold the raffle drawing from 5- Astronomy Friday Sep 25 8p rockets from "Team Ohio 6pm and then the dinner and Great Outdoor Weekend Sep 26 7:30p Rocketry Club" and an exhibit keynote presentation from 6- History Tours Sep 27 1p featuring a restored 60's-era 8:30pm. We are pleased to Super Lunar Eclipse Sep 27 7-11p rocket engine. There will also announce that this year's be a Nissan Leaf electric car on Save-The-Dates! keynote speaker will be Dr. Bob display courtesy of Busam th Scope Out! Sept 12 Noon to 10pm O'Dell, former Project Scientist Nissan. Space Day @ iSpace Oct 3 for the We have a great line-up of *Binocular Astronomy Oct 5 and current collaborator with classroom talks with topics Pluto w/ Dean Regas Oct 13 the Hubble Heritage Project. ranging from the New Horizons *Behind the Scenes Oct 20 As 2015 is the 25th mission to Pluto (Terry Endres) Jules Verne Book Talk Oct 21 anniversary of the HST's to the science of global Jules Verne Night Oct 24 launch, Dr. O'Dell's topic will warming (Dr. Terra Clark). Jules Verne Late Night Oct 24 be "25 Years of the Hubble Other talks include "Rocket *The First Three Minutes Oct 27 Space Telescope." Contact Guidance Systems" by Stephen * UC Communiversity Class Observatory director Craig Frey and "Martian Geography

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and Robot Probes" by John offices of President, Vice Thomas of the Mars Society. President, Secretary and FOTO's September 2015 ScopeOut is one of the Treasurer will be up for Observatory's premiere events election. Please consider Meeting and it requires a large number whether you would like to run of dedicated volunteers to make for election to one of these By Dave McBride it run smoothly. We are quickly positions. moving into the "crunch" time THANK YOU for all you do On Monday, September to get these positions filled. to keep the Cincinnati 14th, the program committee Please consider volunteering for Observatory Center thriving will host our 2015 "Member's one of the many different areas and serving our community. Night" of brief presentations (set up, registration, gift shop, given on special interest topics parking, raffle table, dinner by our own members. This is helpers, etc.). We try to keep Starlit Picnic at the the occasion where several volunteer assignments to a two- presentations that are about 10 and-a-half hour shift so that you Observatory minutes in length are combined will also have time to enjoy the for the evening's program. Our ScopeOut activities. We will Saturday, August 29th previous Member's Night in have signup sheets available at 7-10 pm April 2014 was a great success the August FOTO meeting. and a lot of fun. If you would like to Member’s Night is an volunteer and cannot attend the opportunity for FOTO meeting September FOTO meeting, attendees to share a topic of please email Michelle Gainey at personal interest. If you would [email protected], or me at like to speak on a topic at the [email protected]. Our meeting, you are welcome to do volunteers are what makes There are few places in the Tri- so. Your presentation may be as ScopeOut a success. state as picturesque for a picnic simple as speaking from your as the Cincinnati Observatory. own seat location or speaking You’re invited to dine from the front of the meeting THE WORD outdoors with us and take in a room. If you have slides sunset, listen to heavenly music (PowerPoint, etc.) you may use By Michelle Lierl Gainey as the full Moon rises, and then your flash drive with the laptop have dessert under the . that we have, or you are It is almost time for our annual This is a romantic picnic like no welcome to connect your own astronomy fair! ScopeOut 2015 other. Bring your blankets, laptop to the projector. It is a will be held on September 12, food and drinks, and if the freeform agenda meant to noon to 5 PM with dinner and weather is clear, we’ll show accommodate whatever you speaker to follow. Dale Zoller you the stars. You provide the need to easily bring your topic and the ScopeOut Committee food, we’ll provide the celestial to the membership. are working hard to make this atmosphere. For example, you may have the best ScopeOut ever! See $30 per person (which taken some astro photos that Dale’s article in this newsletter benefits the Cincinnati you would like to share, or you may have visited a location of for more information. Observatory’s outreach At the September FOTO interest that other members education programs). Age meeting on September 14, would enjoy hearing about. 21 and up. nominations will be taken for Perhaps you have a favorite Reservations are required. the FOTO officer and trustee citizen science project that you RSVP at 513-321-5186 or sign positions. There will be two are passionate or curious about, up online. open trustee positions, and the or you have a method for easy 2

scope collimation, a scope Evan Noga building project, or you have a Welcome Irene Osterbrock favorite web resource that other Tom and Adelaide Ottenjohn members would benefit from. New & Renewing Kathyrn Link and Seth Pinedo Your topic could be a Laurence and Lana Reed description of an astronomy Members! Juan Santamarina and Ann book, movie or software – all Schwister topics of interest to others. This Harold A. Schuck is the perfect time to share and Scott and Kimberly Sears discover. Jon & Jacqueline Seymour If you have a question about Gerald A. Shubs member's night prior to the Joseph Sims meeting – or an idea to share – Michael and Julia Spohr please send a note to one of the Jim and Janet Steiner committee members. Tom Stoltz Contact Tom East Timothy Straka ([email protected]), Dave Jim Teufel

McBride ([email protected]) or Gregory Tewksbury B. Alexander any FOTO program committee James Trenton Thompson Celeste and John Baumgartner member. Seth and Heather Voit David A. Blevens Alan Wagner & Jeanne James Boothe Ruggieri Dawn Sends Sharper Michael Brown Linda and Jim Weber Jill Campbell Catherine Wendt Images of Ceres Mark & Vicki Plano Clark Erik Wenzel Karen Clumpner Maureen and Raymond Boyd & Melinda Colglazier Whitehead MaryAnn and Andrew Deak Janet and John Woeste Jeff & Mary Dobranski Gregory Yudovich Hallie Dovich Jan Engstrom Erik and Jackson Evans Greater Cincinnati STEM Terry Flesch Lola and Jim Gabel Collaborative Jim and Carol Gardner NASA’s Dawn spacecraft Steven and Shelley Goldstein spotted this tall, conical Terry Haynes-Toney mountain on Ceres from a Kathy and Bob Hinklin distance of 915 miles. The The Greater Cincinnati STEM Mary Hinton mountain, located in the Collaborative (GCSC) impacts Michelle Hoctor southern hemisphere, stands 4 STEM (Science, Technology, Chris Kean miles high. Its perimeter is Engineering, and Mathematics) Frank B. Knapke, Jr sharply defined, with almost no learning and career readiness Robert and Mary Kurimo accumulated debris at the base through active, engaged, data- Susan Abel and Lori Lambert of the brightly streaked slope driven partnerships between Nick and Donna Mancini business, educational with bright streaks. The image Melisse May (Cincinnati Observatory), and was taken on 19 August 2015. Betty Moscove community partners. http://astronomynow.com/20 Grant and Susan Mussman

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security, though armed guards FOTO Goes To were a bit of an added Intro to Astronomy attraction. With Dean Regas Wright-Patt We split up after the tour so

By Valerie Niemi everyone could check out the A Short-Course at the parts most interesting to them. Observatory After a quick lunch, some of us headed over to the Space and Wednesdays, Sept. 2 & 9 Missile Galleries. 8-10 pm

Want to kick-start a new, starry hobby? This introductory Since we had just eaten, we astronomy course is perfect for beginners who want to know thought it was only fair to check more about observing the night out the collection of astronaut sky. We made it just under the wire! food on display. Things have Led by astronomer and co-host Several exhibits are closing come a long way from Tang, of PBS’ Star Gazer, Dean Regas, until spring of 2016 as they are but I’m not sure I’d enjoy six this course will show you the moving to a brand new fourth months without chewing stars. You will learn how to building at the Museum. anything. identify stars, constellations, The Wright Patterson Air And who could resist a look and planets as well as viewing Force Museum is the world’s at the Moon Rock on display. tips for the Moon. Each night includes viewing through the largest military aviation It’s a nice piece of anorthosite. historic telescopes (weather We ended the day by flying museum. We took a 90 minute permitting). tour and covered only half of the simulator. $30 Per Person ($25 per person the indoor exhibits. Don’t worry, Aaron got us all for Observatory members) We started with the got back in one piece! Sign up Online or call 513-321 beginnings of aviation and ended with World War II. It’s Planning Meeting always fun to take a tour when it’s so obvious the tour guide Michelle Lierl Gainey loves his subject. We weren’t able to take a The next FOTO Planning behind the scenes tour as Meeting is scheduled for originally planned. Security Thursday, September 24, at 7 had been beefed up over the PM at COC. The planning meetings are open to all FOTO past couple of weeks and some members. We encourage your tours had to be cancelled. We participation in the discussion all passed easily through of future FOTO activities. 4

of September 19-20 when the Craig’s Corner Cincinnati Observatory is Stonelick Stargazers featured on their Cities Tour! By Craig Niemi Saturdays Executive Director September 12th & 19th International Observe the Make sure Saturday September 12th is free on your Moon Night calendar! Saturday, September 19th Every fall the Friends of the Observatory host the ScopeOut Astronomy Education Fair. Every year since 1999 ScopeOut has drawn hundreds of Say Goodbye to amateur astronomers, science The Summer Skies buffs and families to the Observatory. Need help with your telescope? ScopeOut has been a STEM Bring it for expert tips setting it (science, technology, engineering, up and exploring the night sky. and mathematics) showcase since Stargazing begins at dusk. Open before there was such a thing as to all ages. STEM. Over the years Stargazes are weather Every year astronomers around ScopeOut has evolved to permitting. “Like” the Stonelick the world shares spectacular include more space related Stargazers Facebook page for views of our nearest neighbor- disciplines, solar energy, weather and schedule updates. the Moon. aerodynamics, environmental Check the website and education and history. Facebook for a listing of all the You can read more about moon-gazes around town. ScopeOut 2015 on page one this www.cincinnatiobservatory.org FOTO Board Members Newsletter. Be sure to sign up via the Observatory’s website. (Terms expire Oct. 2015, www.cincinnatiobservatory.org Except as noted) Sun-day Sunday Sundae /publicevents President: Michelle Gainey And look for another great Vice President: Open event on October 24th when we celebrate, in a spectacular way, Secretary: Open Jules Verne Night! Treasurer: Al Scheide The connection-other than FOTO Rep: Frank Huss (exp. being great science fiction? The Oct 2016) Cincinnati Observatory is mentioned in Verne’s 1865 From Trustees: John Blasing, Thanks to all the volunteers the Earth to the Moon and Aaron Eiben, Dave Bosse and staff that shared their another Verne classic. (exp. Oct 2016) and Chris passion for the Observatory, Kean (exp. Oct. 2016). the solar system, and our nearest star at all three events this summer! If I don’t have to Did You Know… scoop another sundae until next And lastly don’t forget to tune summer that’s OK with me. Titan has petrochemical rain. into C-SPAN 3 on the weekend

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would like to have at least 3 August FOTO Meeting options lined up, so we can Topics in Astronomy decide which site to use based Highlights on the chances of clear sky that With Dean Regas day. By Michelle Lierl Gainey

The speaker for the August meeting was Aaron Eiben, Outreach Educator for COC. Aaron gave a fun and Saturn! interesting presentation on the Tuesday September 15th 7-9pm physics of hitting a baseball on each of the planets, some of the Is there a more picturesque moons and some of the minor planet in the universe than planets, comets and asteroids. Saturn? From almost 1 billion If a batter hit the ball with miles away, it seems like a enough force to have a “home fantasy world with ethereal run” on Earth, what would Ultimate Educators Expo rings. But thanks to the Cassini happen on Mercury? Jupiter? Presented by the Greater spacecraft that has been A comet? Factoring in the orbiting Saturn, we’ve gotten to planet’s gravity, atmospheric Cincinnati Environmental know it extremely well. density, and (in the case of Educators asteroids and comets) the shape September 16, 2:30 -7:00 pm of the body, Aaron came up with excellent graphics and Tri-State educators are invited illustrations to demonstrate the to the Cincinnati Zoo & various outcomes. Botanical Garden for the 2015 Ultimate Educator Expo. Path of the 2017 Eclipse The event, hosted by the Zoo Pluto and Other Small Stuff in partnership with Greater Tuesday, October 13th 7-9 pm Cincinnati Environmental Educators (GCEE), takes place Planet, dwarf planet or ice ball. at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Harold Call it what you will, Pluto is a C. Schott Education Center on fascinating little world. What’s Wednesday, September 16 from Pluto’s story? What have we learned about other objects far We also discussed the 2:30 - 7:00 pm. from the Sun? And what may upcoming total solar eclipse of The Expo features break-out be discovered next? August 21, 2017. The path of sessions in which teachers will $15 per person $12 for totality will cross the United gain practical information on Observatory members To States, with the point of great environmental education register for call 513-321-5186. maximum eclipse duration opportunities. Over thirty-five occurring about a 5 hour drive environmental organizations, from Cincinnati, in south- including the Observatory, will Did You Know… western Kentucky! We agreed be there to share their to start planning for good sites educational programs available There were oceans of unknown to view this event. Tom East to teachers and students. size on Earth as early as 4.28 will head a working group to http://cincinnatizoo.org/event billion years ago. investigate potential viewing s/ultimate-educator-expo/ sites along the eclipse path. We 6

inventory as well and these are Borrow a Telescope! also fine telescopes. A four- Astro Evenings at the inch refractor on a German- Telescope Loan Program Equatorial mount is also part of Observatory the pool available for anyone Training who wants to gain the Thursdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 Equatorial experience. Fridays, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 Sunday, September 20 In an effort to encourage 8:00-9:30 pm 7-9 pm FOTO members to participate in the program, the August By Dave Bosse class on Telescope usage will be offered again in September so Did you know that as a folks can learn how to member of the COC you could use/borrow one of the FOTO borrow one of the very fine scopes and become a Dobson telescopes in the FOTO expert. Dobson telescopes are Telescope Loan program? For a remarkably easy to use and whole month you could be even the German-Equatorial enjoying the wonders of the refractor is easy to use with a night sky with a significant little bit of training. In awe with the beauty of the optical instrument without The free class will be night sky? Have questions significant monetary offered on Sunday evening about the Universe? This is investment. This is a listed September 20th at 7:00 P.M. at where you can get the answers. benefit of being a member of the Observatory and you will Astronomy Evenings include the COC that few actually be shown how to transport and short presentations on a wide use the telescope; the ins and know about and even fewer variety of topics and plenty of outs of eyepieces; how to find take advantage. Try it before time for your astro-questions. stuff in the sky; how to enjoy you buy it? Search the deeper Tour of the Cincinnati and explore the Celestial sky on your own turf? Learn Observatory, which as a Sphere. And much more! firsthand how a telescope National Historic Landmark Come and take one home that performs? Turn the telescope played an important role in the lingo that you might have night! history of Cincinnati and our heard into practical experience? nation. Count the craters on the moon? Amazon “Smiles” on the Once dark, we will view the Get close-up pictures of the Moon, planets and deep space squirrels in your backyard? Observatory treasures through the historic You can do it all! 1845 telescope. (Program is FOTO recently funded the held rain or shine; telescope addition of 2 eight-inch viewing if clear skies). Dobsonian Newtonian The topics and the night sky reflectors into the program Amazon will donate 0.5% of the change week-to-week/month- because the demand for the to-month so you can visit often larger aperture telescopes has price of your eligible purchases to hear and see something new always been high (we only had to Cincinnati Observatory Center whenever you shop on Free for Observatory 2) and we want to increase the AmazonSmile. Next time you members! opportunity for our members. shop at Amazon simply start at For the latest schedule see We want you to be part of the http://smile.amazon.com/ch/ the web calendar then sign up equation. We used to have 31-1665954 online. two, now we have four. There are two six-inch “Dobs” in the 7

telescope in the future, this is up in Plainville, OH (just a few A2Z+ Astronomy the class for you. If you already miles east of Cincinnati) and have a scope, this is the class was a graduate of Mariemont Fun with a Dobson for you. If you can’t even spell High School. The space shuttle t-e-l-e-s-c-o-p-e, this IS the class mission STS-70 was famed for Sunday, September 20 for you! its “all Ohio” crew and for 7-9 pm Join us at the September being attacked by woodpeckers A2Z+ Astronomy class at the on the launch pad! By Dave Bosse Observatory on Sunday, This month, we’re learning September 20th at 7:00 P.M. all about the twenty-five Ordinarily we skip the A2Z+ when this month we will again astronauts who call Ohio home class in September and conjure up the spirit of John and the space missions they reconvene in October. With Dobson. The A2Z+ Astronomy flew. From Project Mercury to Scope-Out to prepare for and classes are held the third the International Space Station school firing back up there is Sunday of each month at 7:00 and beyond the far-side of the usually just too much going on pm in the West Wing of the Moon, Ohioans have faced to present a fresh topic for the Herget Building (Mitchel danger and given their lives to A2Z+ crowd. However, this Building this month) and delve push forward the frontiers of year is different. With all of the into topics Astronomical. The aviation and human spaceflight success of the Loaner Telescope group will meet for about an father than those of any other Training class last month, it’s a hour or so and attendance is state. no-brainer to repeat the free to any member of the COC. We’ll also talk about training class again this month. September’s upcoming total With the addition of two more lunar eclipse, the last of the 8-inch Dobson telescopes into FOTO Kids & Teens current tetrad, and even make the loaner inventory, there some eclipse models that you should be several scopes Astronauts of the can use to show your friends available to take home after the Buckeye State and family why eclipses class. sometimes happen and why While the last class focused they sometimes don’t. For folks (get it?) on optics, aperture, who can stick around late resolution and other concepts enough, we’ll even try to see of telescope performance, this Saturn through a telescope! class will focus on the unique So come join us Friday, aspects that make the Dobson September 4th at 7 PM for mount design so easy to use. A astronomy and astronautics. little knowledge of the sky and Until then and as always, Clear a little knowledge of the Skies! telescope go a long way toward For questions and a rewarding observational By Aaron Eiben comments, call the Observatory experience. Hints, tricks and at (513) 321-5186 or email Quick, name all of the tips are the name of the game Aaron at astronauts from the State of this time around. [email protected] Ohio. You got Neil Armstrong, If you are interested in g. borrowing one the loaner right? Maybe John Glenn? scopes, this is the class for you. What about Jim Lovell, the If you have a Dobson of your commander of Apollo 13? Did Did You Know…. own, this is the class for you. If you know he was from Russia has a larger surface area you are contemplating Cleveland? Astronomer than Pluto. acquiring a Dobson or any astronaut Dr. Karl Henize grew

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instance, the busses that bring amount of tax they pay on the How Do We Get Our school kids to the Observatory money they have earned. are paid for by a specific grant. So far this year, the Operating Costs Covered? Grants typically pay for very Community Shares partnership restricted resources. has netted the Observatory By Jenny O’Donnell The bus grant for instance, $4000. We hope to raise that to can only be used to pay for $10,000 by the end of this year, The Development Committee busses. The educator’s salary through our membership with has been busy raising money to grant can only be used to pay them. This takes some work, keep the Observatory ticking. for that. So as a Development and we are looking for team of We have several sources, and Committee, we keep those individuals who are willing to like a good stock portfolio, keep opportunities and challenges in work on just this effort. There an eye on the balance of the mind, and look for unrestricted are at least three opportunities resource streams. There are funds as well. each year that require several formulas from experts in the Whenever you or your volunteer hours. If you have an field of nonprofits that talk guests pay for a $7 to $65 ticket interest, please contact Anna to about the healthiest schemas to the Observatory, you are learn about the upcoming year. for fundraising models. We donating unrestricted revenue, [email protected] strive for a healthy mix of “fees which we can use for g for service” from primarily supporting programming or education programs (adults administrative costs or building and children); “special ticketed costs, as we see fit to use it. History of the events” from primarily social We can always use folks Observatory events that include showing off who want to be key volunteers the Observatory; grants from for these special events, and if th th foundations that usually give you have an interest, please let September 13 & 27 restricted dollars to a specific Anna Hehman know. Drop in anytime program; unrestricted [email protected] between 1-4 pm corporate sponsorship of g special events, like Richards Industries who supported Luminaria, or the Wurst Bar in Mt. Lookout; and from private donors, who give through membership and Mitchel Society because they love this place. Wait-That’s Not Our There are also opportunities Observatory! such as Amazon Smile and the Another avenue for revenue- There’s a reason Cincinnati is the Kroger Card give back that generation is our participation Birthplace of American allow folks to give to us when in Community Shares. Astronomy. they shop and of course the Community Shares is a calendar and our own gift shop workplace giving, pre-tax Stop by for the whole story or are examples of our foray into contribution vehicle for just the highlights. It’s all the retail world. employees that allows fascinating and connects our The Development employees to donate to their past with your future. Committee’s mission is to favorite causes taking the $5 per person suggested generate fundraising contribution directly from their donation. Free for members. opportunities to keep all of our paycheck, and reducing the Group tours by appointment. programs well-funded. For

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understand how and why they An Autumn Equinox work through visits from NASA Says Observatory outreach A Starlit Picnic educators, and the program There Is NO Asteroid will culminate with a Star Party And a Grant! at the Observatory for these Threatening Earth students, their teachers and By Anna Hehman, families. Students will be Numerous recent blogs and Development Director invited to keep the telescopes at web postings are erroneously the conclusion of the program. claiming that an asteroid will On Thursday, September 24, impact Earth, sometime the Observatory will welcome between Sept. 15 and 28, 2015. its Mitchel Society donors as Meet Me Outdoors On one of those dates, as well as other special friends for rumors go, there will be an the Autumn Equinox event. impact -- "evidently" near This annual gathering is an Puerto Rico -- causing wanton opportunity to thank the many destruction to the Atlantic and people who invest in the Gulf coasts of the United States Observatory and in doing so, Looking for one site to find this and Mexico, as well as Central help make our programs spring’s best outdoor recreation and South America. possible. We are looking events? Stargazing, hikes, forward to welcoming our biking, everything outdoors. That's the rumor that has guests and celebrating with http://meetmeoutdoors.com gone viral -- now here are the them. facts. Also, on August 29th, the 5142 is the Kroger Observatory will host its inaugural Starlit Picnic event, Community Rewards "There is no scientific basis -- where guests will be invited to not one shred of evidence -- bring picnic dinners to enjoy on Number for the that an asteroid or any other our hillside, with live celestial object will impact instrumental music playing Observatory Earth on those dates," said Paul while guests enjoy dinner and Chodas, manager of NASA's watch the sunset. We are Near-Earth Object office at the expecting 75-80 people for this Jet Propulsion Laboratory in exciting event on what will Pasadena, California. hopefully be a beautiful summer evening. Keystone Bar & Grill is providing dessert for Astronomy Wisdom... our guests, which they will enjoy while they hopefully are By Dave McBride able to view once night falls. Lastly, we are excited to After a quick and easy sign up “Out upon the borderland I see announce we have received a online, every time you swipe the glimmer of new lights that $2,500 grant from Duke Energy your Kroger Plus Card a wait for their interpretation, Foundation to work with 5th donation goes to support the and the great telescopes of the Observatory’s mission. No cost grade students at Covedale future must be their to you; no loss of fuel points. Elementary on a program interpreters.” – Alvan Graham https://www.kroger.com/acco called Galileo in the Classroom. Clark (1832-1897), telescope unt/create Students will learn to maker. assemble telescopes, better

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John Ruthven’s limited edition Would you believe that over giclee' prints of his "Eyes of the one weekend you will have 125 Night" which features the outdoor recreation and nature Observatory are available in the activities to choose from around Gift Shop! Each signed 14"x the greater Cincinnati region?? Binocular Astronomy You might climb way up in 20" print is on sale for $150. The th total run will be limited to 250 October 5 7p the tree tops, or stargaze, or row Behind the Scenes on the Great Miami River! prints. Proceeds support the th Observatory’s programs. October 20 7p Every event is FREE! The First Three Minutes The Observatory will be October 27th 7p open Saturday, September 26th A Rejuvenated Search Constellations of the Season from 7:30-9:30 pm for tours, November 4th 7p Q&A and stargazing. For Extraterrestrial www.cincygreatoutdoorweeken To register contact UC d.org Intelligence Communiversity at 513-556- 6932 or Astronomers and SETI have www.uc.edu/ce/commu.html Museums and Historic been looking for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth for Sites of Greater more than 40 years. Nothing New Star Gazers has happened. Cincinnati Now, thanks to a $100 million shot of cash from a Russian millionaire and support from Stephen Hawking, new life has been breathed into this endeavor, now to be called “Breakthrough Listen”. MHS is comprised of over 30 In 2016 this project will participating sites across harness the power of the Greater Cincinnati. Each site world’s best radio telescopes to offers a unique perspective on eavesdrop on planets orbiting local history and culture billions of stars closest to Earth. through public programs, Star Gazers airs locally on Breakthrough Listen will expand exhibits, lectures, and tours. channels 14 and 48 and you can Many sites are seasonal and the search to billions of watch each month’s episodes have reopened after the long frequencies and is expected to on winter. gather more data is one day http://www.cincinnatiobservat www.historicgreatercincinnati. that previous efforts did in one ory.org/stargazer.html org year! 11

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