Stargazing September 22 and 27 at FRCC’s Boulder County Observatory
Front Range Community College will have two public stargazing events at its campus in Longmont this month!
Stargazing September 10 and 25 at FRCC-Boulder County Observatory
LONGMONT, Colo. – Front Range Community College will have a public stargazing from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, and Wednesday, September 25. A nearly full moon should be visible on September 10 (weather permitting). The observatory is in the courtyard of the Classroom Building of the Boulder County Campus, 2121 Miller Drive, Longmont. […]
Stargazing October 9th and 25th at FRCC-Boulder County Observatory
Front Range Community College will host a public stargazing event from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 25 at its campus in Longmont. The observatory is in the courtyard of the Classroom Building of the Boulder County Campus, 2121 Miller Drive, Longmont. Amateur astronomers are invited to bring their own […]
Stargazing September 12th and 24th at FRCC-Boulder County Observatory
Front Range Community College will have a public stargazing from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 12, and Monday, September 24. The observatory is in the courtyard of the Classroom Building of the Boulder County Campus, 2121 Miller Drive, Longmont. Amateur astronomers are invited to bring their own telescopes to set up in the courtyard. […]
FRCC Observatory Open for Public Stargazing Wednesday, Sept. 21
The observatory at Front Range Community College’s Westminster Campus will be open for public stargazing from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. The observatory is on the east end of the campus, 3645 W. 112th Ave. The observatory’s 15-foot dome houses a 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Astronomy faculty and students in the Astronomy Club, organizers […]
Comet ISON: “Comet of the Century” or Big Fizzle?
“Comets are like cats. They do precisely what they want” –David Levy, Astronomer Sometimes, being an astronomer is a lot like being a weather forecaster. I would love to predict astronomical events with 100 percent certainty. However, experience has taught me to hedge my predictions with a healthy dose of skepticism. Halley’s Comet Was Hazardous […]
Courageous Science Inspires Us to Explore and Learn
Alexei Leonov is the Russian cosmonaut who was the first person to ever “spacewalk.” It was March 18, 1965. Going to space in 1965 meant climbing into a teensy-weensy capsule (about the size of a small car) perched over 90,000 pounds of explosive rocket fuel and hoping for the best as the countdown reached zero […]
Does Daylight Saving Time Save Us Anything?
This is the time of year when we are awarded a few spring-like days that remind us that the Vernal Equinox is near and summer is not far behind. Warm Sun, Cold Air. When I was little, my mom would make me wear a coat on brisk, early spring mornings. When I protested, she would […]