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JOIN THE CUSTER INSTITUTE OBSERVERS ON YAHOO GROUPS [custerobservers]

If you are interested in or would like to learn more about Astronomy join The Custer Institute Observers on Yahoo Groups [custerobservers]. Learn about new observations and upcoming events at Custer Observatory or just ask questions of the Observatory Staff and members.

Many Thanks to Lisa & Danielle - The AUREUS DUO

Many Thanks to Lisa and Danielle for a Spectacular Performance!

 

Violinist, Lisa Casal-Galietta, and pianist, Danielle Errico, gave a great performance of Mozart's Sonata for piano and violin in G Major kv 301, Faure's Romance in B flat Major, Op. 2, and Guillaume Lekeu's Sonata in G Major last Saturday, November 20th at the Custer Observatory. 

 

November 13, 2010 Program at the Custer Observatory

Jeff Norwood's Program on 

"HOW TO USE YOUR TELESCOPE"

Jeff Norwood, from Camera Concepts in Patchogue, did an excellent program to a packed house at Custer Observatory in Southold last night on "HOW TO USE YOUR TELESCOPE"!  

Thank you Jeff!

 

COMET HARTLEY Video Clip from CUSTER OBSERVATORY

Custer Observatory has a Computer Controlled Telescope which can take still images of the night sky. The still images were put into a  Flash file to create a video clip of Comet Hartley's movement across the night sky.

Globe at Night: Light Pollution - How Light Affects the Night

 

 Globe at Night: How the Light Affects the Night

What is light pollution? It is light that goes where it's not needed. It's the light bubble you can see glowing over the city. It's the light that comes in your bedroom window at night and makes it hard to sleep. It's light that is harmful to humans and our environment. Most of all, it's a problem this is easy and cost effective to stop.

Galaxies and the Distant Universe: A Universe of Galaxies in Scale

International Year of Astronomy 2009

 Galaxies and the Distant Universe

A Universe in Galaxies in Scale

Our Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and its orbiting planets, along with the numerous moons, asteroids, comet material, rocks, and dust. If we shrink the Sun down to smaller than a grain of sand, we can imagine our Solar System to be small enough to fit onto the palm of your hand. On that scale with our Solar System in your hand, the Milky Way Galaxy, with its 200 billion stars, would span North America.

David van Popering setting up telescope for observers 

at Custer Observatory- Southold, NY.