Another great time collaborating with the Plainview, Elgin, Millville Middle School to discuss the size and scale of our solar system along with some key NASA missions like Voyager, Cassini, Parker Solar Probe and several Mars missions.
Once again, cloudy skies prevailed for the Rochester Astronomy Club’s monthly public outreach event. No night sky observing for this event, but we did have some nice presentations in the Oxbow Nature Center classroom. 13 people showed up and the audience was very engaged. Hopefully …
On November 11th, 2019, Mercury, our innermost planet, passed between the Sun and Earth in a way that allowed us to see Mercury with the Sun in the background. Commonly referred to as a “transit”, this event provided an opportunity for people to look …