... BLUE STRAGGLER STARS are unusually hot and bright stars found in the cores of ancient star clusters known as globulars. ... BACKGROUND (from wikipedia): Blue straggler stars are stars in open or globular clusters that are hotter and bluer than other cluster stars having the same luminosity. ... There is evidence in favor of this view, notably that blue straggler stars appear to be much more common in dense regions of clusters, especially in the cores of globular clusters. ...
Advisor's project abstract: . Some old red giant stars in the field of the galaxy appear to be rotating rapidly. ... One or all of these areas could become the reu project for the summer. ... This research was supported by the NSF REU Program at SAO. ... There are several specific , self-contained projects that the intern will be able to concentrate on and present to the group at the completion of his/her internship. ... The focus of the project can be guided by the interests of the student. ...
... Find a location to do more outreach in the form of "open" star parties, unlike the very directed and specific ones we are restricted to at the Clubhouse location. ... Yes Also Instrumentation: Monthly Newsletter Lead Person, Al Takeda: Saturday night at the Clubhouse: We also get a lot of mentoring Advertise a "clinic" Educational courses: Lead Person, John Maher Annual club picnic: New Year's Eve party Other events twice a Year Work Parties Outreach; Educational Lectures Should we do? ...
February 2009 ASTRONOTES Incorporating FRIENDS' NEWSLETTER Who mourns for Apollo? The sky this month Martian methane mystery The reign of Saturn Celestial snow globe ARMAGHPLANETARIUM 2 Astronotes February 2009 Who mourns for Apollo? ... This would have been a titanic three stage rocket called Nova, there were several planned variants of this, the How it might have been 1: A painting of an early Apollo configuration which the whole spacecraft would have landed on the Moon. ...
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... This oral history session is being conducted with Bill Wynne at NASA?s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio as part of the NACA [National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics] Oral History Project, sponsored by the NASA Headquarters History Office. ... I came home from the war and I had this little dog?which became world-famous immediately, soon as we got back to the States?and I didn?t know what to do, but I was hoping to go in something to do with the dog. ... Wright: I?ve just got two easy ones...
Rep ort by the ESA-ESO Working Group on Galactic p opulations, chemistry and dynamics Abstract Between the early 40s, when Baade showed the first evidence for the existence of two distinct stellar populations, and today, with our Galaxy surprising us with new substructures discovered almost on a monthly basis, it is clear that a remarkable progress has been achieved in our understanding of the Galaxy, of its structure and stellar populations, and of its chemical and dynamical signatures. Yet, some questions
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