Sit. Rep. #39: Water & Food

1- Tonight is a really good night to observe Venus.  Venus will be in the southwestern sky at dusk in the constellation of Taurus the bull.  She will follow Aldaberan over the western horizon at about 11 pm.     This time of year Venus is called an “evening star”.  Venus is a planet and is … Read more

Sit. Rep. #12: Monster Clothing

1- Let’s start off with a trivia question: We know that Galileo Galilei is sometimes credited with the invention of the telescope. That earns him the title of The Father of Observational Astronomy. What 2 inventions had to be made before he could invent the telescope? What other invention was made using the same technology … Read more