The Tarantula Nebula — Ralph Paonessa
Monday, April 3, 2023 7:00 PM
April Meeting & Program
- Refreshments: 7:00 PM
- Announcements: 7:30
- Program: 7:40
Program
The Night Skies of the Southern Hemisphere
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Ralph Paonessa
The night sky in the Southern Hemisphere looks much different from our own — and has some fantastic sights. Come see a presentation of what you can observe south of the Equator.
Ralph Paonessa has recently returned from his second astronomy trip to Chile at 37° S latitude and will share some of the showpieces of the Southern sky, including the Magellanic Clouds — satellite galaxies of the Milky Way you can see with your naked eye — as well as bright nebulas, naked-eye globular clusters, and bright parts of the Milky Way we never see from Ridgecrest at 35° 37' North.
Location
Maturango Museum
Meetings and programs are open to the public, and are held at
Maturango Museum
on the first Monday of every month (or the following Monday for holidays).