Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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In the last Sky Watch article we were trying to wrap our minds around what we see when we look toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. As I explained, we live amongst a swirling disc of stars with a gigantic bulge in the middle, at the center of which is a supermassive-black hole, which has been devouring all that ventures near it for billions of years. Most of our view in that direction is blocked by the clouds of dust and gas that will one day be the stuff of new stars and planets. As I...
Lauren Hollen and I recently helped Tehachapi High School rap up their academic year by giving a short talk to all of their ninth graders on optics and telescopes. Lauren started things off by saying, in her infectiously animated style, “I’m sure you’re all excited that summer is right around the corner. So am I! -- but probably for a different reason: The Milky Way is approaching its best position for evening viewing, and the weather is becoming more cooperative.” The thing that captiva...
