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Maui Astronomy Club 2010 Year in Review

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2010 Year in Review

 January 15, 2010 - Partial Solar Eclipse 

solar eclipse

February 2010 - Zodiacal Light over Haleakala - photo by Rob Ratkowski 

 Zodical Light by Rob Ratkowski

 March 22, 2010 - Vernal Equinox Party Haleakala - Green Flash photo by Anders Friberg

Green flash on Fall Equinox 2010 

April 15, 2010 - Fireball meteor caught on Wisconsin Security Camera 

bolide 

 

May 13, 2010 - Jupiter loses a Stripe!  photos by A. Wesley 

Jup with stripe    Jup without stripe  

 

June 5, 2010 - MAC uses Faulkes Telescope - images from club members 

Faulkes    faulkes

June 24, 2010 - Astronomer, Alex Filippenko gives talk to Maui Astronomy Club

Alex Fillipenko    Alex

June 25, 2010 - Partial Lunar Eclipse  photos by Becky Sydney 

  eclipse    Partial Lunar Eclipse  

 

July 17, 2010 - attempted Haleakala Summer Stargazing - freezing, cold, wet and nasty 

rained out  

 

August 20, 2010 - Famous Astronomer, Jack Horkheimer dies at 72 

Jack 

 September 11, 2010 - MAC uses Faulkes Telescope again!

Maui Astronomy Club   

faulkes  faulkes

 

September 17, 2010 - Institute for Astronomy Open House Event 

ifa open house

  ifa open house ifa

 

September 23, 2010 - Autumn Equinox + Harvest Moon + Jupiter at closest approach 

autumn equinox   harvest moon on equinox

equinox jup

 

October 28, 2010 - Comet Hartley passes Earth at 11 million miles - photo from Space.com

comet

 

November 15, 2010 - Interesting Sun Activity  - photo from Spaceweather.com

sun  

 

December 20, 2010 - Total Lunar Eclipse - unfortunately rained out - photo from Space.com 

lunar eclipse

Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 January 2011 00:04 )  

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