The San Juan Stargazers will meet on Thursday, January 22; at\nthe Chamber of Commerce\/Visitor Center at 7PM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comet Lovejoy has been visible with the naked-eye at times\nsince late December. We will learn\nwhat\u2019s going on with our latest visitor from the distant Oort Cloud and we will\nattempt to locate it for viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then the European Space Agency\u2019s Rosetta Space Craft and\nlander, which completed a most unbelievable feat of setting down on a comet in\nNovember, will be up-dated. Stop and\nthink about that for a minute: a spacecraft landed on a comet which is 2.5\nmiles across and is hurling through space. Rosetta was launched in 2004 and has\nbeen on a ten-year, 4 billion mile journey to meet up with the comet. The\nmission was accomplished by scientists from Europe, the US, Japan and the\nSoviet Union. When our government cut funds for space exploration various\ngroups around the world have come together to work on space projects such as\nthis. It is an amazing accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 \u00a0On Saturday, February 21, we will have our first winter Star Party with the 20 inch telescope. It should be spectacular!\u00a0 Saturday, February 28, will be the back-up date and we will have no regular meeting on Thursday night.\u00a0 We have a member with a camper to share, so we can have regular \u201cthaw-breaks\u201d with hot chocolate, cider and what-ever else we need to make us feel warm. We cannot determine the exact location until we know how much snow is on the ground.\u00a0 If you want to attend, call the club number to make a reservation (no charge).\u00a0 Everyone will be notified on Friday or Saturday when and where to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The San Juan Stargazers are part of the Astronomical League,\nwhich includes clubs from all over the US. \nWe have a great web-site—www.SanJuanStargazers.com as well as an email\naddress, sjstargazers@gmail.com<\/a> and\na club phone number 970-335-8286 to help communicate with the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our activities are open to the public and to anyone\ninterested in learning more about our wondrous universe. Hope to see you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The San Juan Stargazers will meet on Thursday, January 22; at the Chamber of Commerce\/Visitor Center at 7PM. Comet Lovejoy has been visible with the naked-eye at times since late December. We will learn what\u2019s going on with our latest visitor from the distant Oort Cloud and we will attempt to locate it for viewing.…
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