Central Valley Astronomers
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Jarrod McKnelly - 2/28/2013
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ASTRONOMY & SPACE NEWS
Strawberry Cocktail Nebula Photo
May 23, 2013

 
The Very Large Telescope, located in Chile's Atacama Desert, has snapped a stunning photo of IC 2944, a beautiful nebula in the constellation Centaurus. It has been described as the sharpest image of this particular object ever taken from the ground.
 
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Beautiful Image of NGC 4214
May 21, 2013

 
Astrophotographer Jeffrey Johnson has taken a gorgeous photo of NGC 4214, catalogued as a "Dwarf Barred Irregular Galaxy" in the constellation Canes Venetici.
 
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Mars Mountains Created by Wind?
May 7, 2013

 
Scientists think that Mount Sharp, currently being studied by Curiosity, as well as other mountains, may have been created by wind rather than water.
 
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Surreal Images of Darkened Cities
April 23, 2013

 
Photographer Thierry Cohen creates views that are impossible today by combining daytime images of citiscapes with nighttime images of the sky taken at the same latitude.
 
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Stunning Photos of Saturn's Rings
March 30, 2013

 
Space.com has put together a beautiful gallery of photos of Saturn and its rings, as snapped during various years by the Cassini probe currently orbiting the planet.
 
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STAR PARTIES (NEXT 30 DAYS)
June 7
Courtright Reservoir
(Member)
 
Event Dates: June 7 - June 9
June 8
Eastman Lake
(Public & Member)
 
Sunset: 8:11pm
Darkness: 10:08pm - 3:46am
June 15
River Park
(Public)
 
Sunset: 6:00pm
Event Time: 10:00pm -
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OUR NEXT CLUB MEETING
Club MeetingJune 22
CSUF EE-191
Starts 7:00PM
 
Our club meets once a month during most months of the year in room EE-191 at California State University, Fresno.
 
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