July 2008

July 12: Monthly Meeting

Science and Religion, Two Sides of the Same Coin

Doug McGonagle
Father Doug McGonagle, director of the Newman Catholic Center at the University of Massachusetts. PHD received from the University of Massachusetts in 1995, specialized in the radio observation of nitrogen bearing molecules and worked on the Large Millimeter-Wave telescope project. In 2000, Father McGonagle received a master of divinity from Pope John XXIII seminary and is an ordained Roman Catholic priest.

A Selection of Double Stars in Draco

: By Glenn Chaple
A hazy summer evening may prevent you from observing nebulae and galaxies, but it could afford ideal seeing conditions for high power targets like double stars.

Star Patterns in the Night Sky and Two Late Month Meteor Showers

: By Dave Huestis
Last month I talked about how a casual stargazer can identify the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle and Iridium Flares traversing the night time sky. While the appearance of these man-made objects change from night to night, the star patterns we observe have remained practically unchanged for thousands of years.
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July Cookout & Meeting with Doug McGonagle

After our annual cookout on July 12, Dr. Douglas McGonagle, Chaplain Director at Newman Catholic Center at UMASS Amherst gave a talk entitled “Science and Religion, 2 Sides of the Same Coin.”
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Astronomy on the Scituate Common

On Saturday, July 26, Skyscrapers participated in the Scituate Library Lawn Party with solar observing, NASA handouts, information about Seagrave Observatory, a scale model solar system and answers to astronomy questions.

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