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General information and news for the Pewaukee Astronomy Club

January’s Public Program

Posted on December 31, 2009 by twalkowski

Please join us on Saturday, January 9th at 7pm at the Pewaukee Library.  Club member Scott Berg will give a talk entitled “The Life and Times of a Star” – A short discussion of the very long life of a … Continue reading →

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Children’s Program Saturday, Dec 12

Posted on December 10, 2009 by twalkowski

This Saturday from 11 to noon at the Pewaukee Library, Mike Paquette will give a talk called “Seasons and Constellations”   Geared for ages 7 to 12, kids can come and see what causes our seasons, why the stars move like they do, and … Continue reading →

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Public Viewing Tonight (Sat 11/7)

Posted on November 7, 2009 by twalkowski

The observatory will be open tonight from 6:30 to 9:00 for public viewing in the large onference room.  Club members will project live images from the telescope onto the view screen.  See you there!

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October 10th Pewaukee Sky talk – Jupiter: King of the Planets!

Posted on September 19, 2009 by rbuchwald

Hello all! You have seen the nice image of Jupiter that we obtained with the telescope. On Saturday night, 7PM on October 10th, I am planning to do the talk specifically on Jupiter. It will make use of many of … Continue reading →

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Fun Imaging Jupiter

Posted on September 13, 2009 by rbuchwald

On Thursday night, 9/10/09, Mike Paquette and Randy Buchwald tried some webcam imaging of Jupiter using the Harken 12” scope. A webcam is the same thing that you might have attached to your PC for Skype video contacts. While it … Continue reading →

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