Aug 11th: Parents of Family and Non-Family Asteroids
Astronomers have long recognized asteroid families that share similar orbits. More recent data suggests that family and non-family asteroids come from a surprisingly small number of parent bodies.
Jul 14th: Encore: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research
NEID spectrometer is being installed and it will soon start to search for exoplanets by using the Doppler, or Radial Velocity (RV), effect.
Jun 9th: : Photographing the Milky Way
Summer is when the heart of the Milky Way graces the night sky. It’s time to observe and take a picture. But how?
May 12th:An Interstellar Visitor
In This podcast, Dr. Jayadeve Rajagopal discusses this first interstellar visitor which has been named Oumuamua.
Apr 14th: NEOs and the Dark Energy Camera
4 million 10 meter-sized NEOs were found using the DECam’s unique combination of large aperture and wide field of view!
Mar 10th: Encore: The Data from the LSST
Feb 10th: Teen Astronomy Cafes at NOAO
Jan 13th: The January 31, 2018 Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur on January 31, 2018. Let’s learn about how to observe and photograph the upcoming lunar eclipse.