June 2005

Hybrid Eclipse Expedition

: By Greg Shanos
Greg Shanos provides a diary of his April 2005 expedition to the Galapagos and to view the April 8 eclipse in the Pacific.

Some Bright Summer Double Stars

: By Glenn Chaple
In this modern era of the huge galaxy-gulping Dobsonian reflector, double stars have become the neglected children of the cosmos. That’s too bad, because few heavenly objects have the visual appeal of double stars.

Plenty of Planetary Pleasures

: By Dave Huestis
Through much of the summer, Jupiter will be well placed for observing The king of the planets, only 500 million miles from us, shows a wealth of detail in just about any telescope.
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Dinner with Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean

About 2 dozen Skyscrapers and friends attended a UMass Center for Business Research reception and dinner featuring Captain Alan Bean, lunar module pilot of Apollo 12. Captain Bean was the 4th man to walk on the moon.

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