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    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:45:37 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Astronomy Club &amp; Leonids</title>
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      	This Thursday, November 17, 2011, is the peak of the Leonid meteor shower.&nbsp; While the early morning hours are always the best and the last quarter moon will be shining brightly at that time, it is still worth looking for meteors if you are able.&nbsp; Our CMS Astronomy Club will be meeting at the observatory from 7-8 pm on the 17th, hoping to see a few flashes of light as we look skyward.
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      <title>Supernova!!</title>
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      	If you have a small telescope (or large) or a good pair of binoculars then&nbsp; you will want to point it near the handle of the Big Dipper tonight to see the supernova in M101 as it reaches it peak brightness.&nbsp; What a great opportunity.&nbsp; The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is located at the top of an equilateral triangle formed with the two stars that make up the end of the Big Dippers handle.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:37:11 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Astronomy Club Start Up</title>
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      	School has started back up and that means the next season of the Cody Middle School Astronomy Club will, too.&nbsp; Once again this year we will meet once a month and middle school students and their families are welcome to attend as many meetings as they choose.&nbsp; Our first meeting will be next Thursday.&nbsp; Hope to see you there!
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:52:20 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Messier Marathon Month!</title>
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      	March is Messier Marathon Month!&nbsp; The ideal date to view all 110 Messier objects is the 21st of the month, but the huge gibbous moon will dampen that.&nbsp; Apparently the two weeks prior and two weeks after are great times so get your binoculars or small telescope (most objects are visible with 50 mm binoculars) and give it a try.&nbsp; Just search &quot;Messier Marathon&quot; on line to get object locations and a list.&nbsp; Have fun!
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:41:07 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Quadrantid Metoer Shower</title>
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      	Tonight is the night!&nbsp; The Quadrantid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight at 6pm MST (give or take a couple hours).&nbsp; The early peak combined with a new moon should make for quite a show if you have clear skies and a dark site - maybe up to 100 meteors per hour!&nbsp; Enjoy!!
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:21:31 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>December Skies</title>
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      	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Two major events this month will grace the already interesting December skies: The Geminid Meteor Shower and a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE!&nbsp; The Geminid\'s reach their peak the night of Dec. 13th (morning of the 14th).&nbsp; For the best show, head out after the first quarter moon sets around midnight or... set your alarm for early the morning of the 14th and step outside for the (possible) show of up to a hundred meteors per hour.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The other event, the total lunar eclipse, will occur during the night of December 20/21 - so it will coincide with the winter solstice!&nbsp; For us (if I got it right) the partial eclipse begins at 11:33pm, total eclipse runs from 12:41 - 1:53 am (peaks at 1:17 am) and then the moon leaves partial eclipse at 3:01 am.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:29:46 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Sunset Elementary Kids Night Out</title>
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      	It will be a busy week for us this week.&nbsp; Thursday we have our next CMS Astronomy Club meeting from 7:30-8:30 at the observatory.&nbsp; Then, on Friday a couple telescopes will travel to Sunset Elementary School for their Kids Night Out.&nbsp; Hopefully the skies will be clear for kids to gaze at the full moon and for some astronomy club members to help the elementary kids learn to identify some constellations!
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:25:33 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Observatory Open to View Jupiter</title>
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      	On Thursday, Sept. 30 the observatory will open at 8pm for visitors to view Jupiter and some of it\'s bright moons.&nbsp; Please feel free to stop by, even for just a few minutes, to get a look at this celestial wonder!
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:31:57 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>2010-11 Astronomy Club</title>
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      	A new school year has started and we are gearing up for another year of CMS Astronomy Club.&nbsp; This year we are trying to schedule our meeting dates ahead of time like we did two years ago.&nbsp; You can click on the &quot;Astronomy Club&quot; tab in the navigation bar to see when those dates are.&nbsp; We look forward to seeing CMS students (and their parents) again this year!
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:18:35 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Elementary School Visits</title>
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      	Three Eastside Elementary school classes visited the observatory during the last two weeks.&nbsp; How fun to see the enthusiasm and interest these young people have for astronomy!&nbsp; In addition to these third grade classes, all of the fifth graders in our district took a brief tour of the facility during their middle school visit last week.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:19:01 -0600</pubDate>
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