Hello. I am a senior editor for Astronomy magazine. I like promoting the science and the hobby of astronomy, and I want to make lots of Facebook friends. If you know of someone who likes astronomy, send them my way.
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- Location:
- Waukesha, WI
- Birthday:
- August 19
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Michael E. Bakich
LCROSS finds water at the Moon's south pole: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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Preliminary data from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. The discovery opens a new ...
Michael E. Bakich
The next shuttle launch could be November 16: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a November 16 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 p.m. ...
Michael E. Bakich
Perseid meteor shower story on our web site: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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Meteor-watchers get their big break in the coming weeks with the return of the Leonid meteor shower. This prolific shower comes at a perfect time this year, peaking the night of November 16/17 during November's ...
Michael E. Bakich
A veil of carbon around a neutron star? Nice work: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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Evidence for a thin veil of carbon has been found on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. This discovery made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory resolves a 10-year mystery surrounding ...
Michael E. Bakich I'm giving all my Fb friends 2 weeks notice: One of the predicted peaks of the Leonid meteor shower will occur in the early morning hours of Tuesday, November 17. There is potential for burst activity in the hundreds-per-hour range. And as a plus, the Moon reaches its new phase only 11 hours before the peak.
Michael E. Bakich
Such a great deep-sky object: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes — the NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, ...
Michael E. Bakich
For next year's total solar eclipse, I'm leading a group to Bolivia, Chile, and Easter Island. Six more spots on this tour have just become available. See trip details at:
http://www.astronomicaltours.net/2010/Ea
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July 5, Arrival and transfer with porters to Inca Utama Resort on Lake Titicaca. Home to the Southern Skies Star Party, the Resort staff is very familiar with astronomers. Today, acclimate and enjoy an easy visit to the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca. ...
Michael E. Bakich I'm off to the Advanced Imaging Conference in San Jose, California, tomorrow. I'll have lots of fun talking to nearly 300 astroimagers. Many already contribute to the magazine, and I'll try to get the others to do the same. I'll be blogging about it on Astronomy.com.
Michael E. Bakich
Astronomy magazine has a new blog series at Astronomy.com. It's by meteoriticist Mike Reynolds. See his first installment at:
http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astr
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Contributing Editor Mike Reynolds presented a talk at the 2009 Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show about meteorite collecting. During the talk he passed around some great examples. Reynolds is going to share his expertise about meteorites periodically with Astronomy.com blog readers.
Michael E. Bakich
NASA's MESSENGER mission is turning up important information about the Sun:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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On December 31, 2007, the Sun awoke from the relatively quiescent period between solar cycles 23 and 24 to produce a solar flare that spewed high-energy neutrons into interplanetary space.The Neutron Spectrometer ...
Michael E. Bakich I have finished my fourth book. It's all in the publisher's hands now. Hooray!
Michael E. Bakich
I remember the X-1 when I was a kid. Now it's the 1-X:
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For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45 a.m. ...
Michael E. Bakich
Know a group who does lots of astronomy outreach? They qualify for a $2,500 prize we're presenting from Astronomy magazine. Read about it at http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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magazine will present its 2009 Out-of-this-world Award to a club or organization that has shown excellence in astronomy outreach activities. The annual $2,500 award focuses on ongoing programs — not one specific event — by an educational or civic organization. ...
Michael E. Bakich Right now, those in darkness with a view of the Moon can see it occult Antares, Scorpius' brightest star. No views for most of Europe or the U.S.
Michael E. Bakich
Thinking about observing this month's Orionid meteor shower? I recorded a few tips in a video: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.asp
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Enjoying a meteor shower requires only comfort and patience. Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich gives tips on spending a night under "shooting stars."
