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Download a Word Document of Astronomy Events for 2023 (3rd draft). Use this to print your copy. This document was created January 4, 2023

View Online List of Astronomy Events for 2023 (3rd draft). This document was created January 4, 2023

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Supernova - Dwarf II Telescope (13 minutes) This video discusses the recent (May 2023) supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and how I took pictures of the galaxy and supernova with the Dwarf II automated telescope from late May up to early in July. Information is given on the Pinwheel Galaxy, the Dwarf II telescope, and how I processed the images. Note that I was not consistent in how I cropped the photos. There is an arrow pointing to the supernova in each picture but you will see the supernova at different positions relative the the galaxy. This is an artifact of how I cropped the image and is NOT due to the rotation of the galaxy. See astronomy.gpclements.com and physics.gpclements.com for a list of my other YouTube videos.

YouTube Videos Recorded by Greg Clements:
Astronomy Images and Interesting Topics Images and Discussion for: Black Holes, Galaxies, Nebulae, Solar System (more coming) ; Most videos use images produced by the Hubble Telescope.

Descriptive Astronomy 101 Sky, History of Astronomy, Telescopes, Light, Solar System

Descriptive Astronomy 101 Numerical Examples Math, Sky, History of Astronomy, Telescopes, Light, Solar System

Descriptive Astronomy 102 Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology, Search for Life in the Universe

My Physics site has links to YouTube videos that cover a full year of introductory physics lectures and sample problems.

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January 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse Explained This YouTube video gives a brief discussion of lunar phases, scale of earth-moon system, why lunar eclipses occur or don't occur, red color of moon, times for the January 20/21 Total Lunar Eclipse.

Information for the August 21, 2017 Eclipse ... Some Useful for Other Eclipses You May View in the Future
Click this link to download a Word document with tips for preparing for the eclipse and viewing the eclipse. UPDATED AUGUST 19

Annotated links for Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017

2022 May 15th Total Lunar Eclipse


9:28 p.m. CDT Start of the partial eclipse...Moon starts to enter the Earth's shadow
10:29 p.m. CDT Start of the total eclipse...Moon is fully inside the Earth's shadow
11:48 p.m. CDT End of the total eclipse...Moon starts to emerge from the Earth's shadow
If it is cloudy at your location you can watch the eclipse online:

Livestream of Lunar Eclipse from NASA Science Live

Livestream of Lunar Eclipse from Focus Astronomy Outreach

Livestream of Lunar Eclipse from TimeAndDate.com

Images and Videos from the Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017
2019 Astronomy Events YouTube Video This 11 minute video describes some highlights from the list of 2019 astronomy events.


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