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The Summer Sky

by Rob Hawley


This 3 part series introduces the public to what they will observe in the sky (e.g. during an organized a star party).  I will present beginner level explanations for the commonly shown summer objects.

Section 1 - The Milky Way
Section 2 - Objects in Sagittarius
Section 3 - Objects in the Summer Triangle

Charts to the Objects Discussed

Credits and Bibliography  My thanks to all that contributed images and information to this video
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Section 1

In this video I focus on the Milky Way.  I will introduce viewers to the entire Milky Way starting with the portion visible in the US during the summer and visiting portions only visible from the southern hemisphere or during the winter.  The video will show what the Milky Way looks like in other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.  We will view stars orbiting the black hole at the center of the galaxy.  Finally we will discuss the shape of the Milky Way.

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Section 2

In this video I focus on the Messier Object in and around Sagittarius.  I will present a beginner level description of what is known about each object and why it is important. 

In this section I discuss
  • the Open Clusters M6 and M7 and describe an Open Cluster
  • the Globular Cluster M22 and what is known about globular clusters
  • the star forming regions and nebulas M8, M20, M17, and M16

Most of the close-up pictures were taken by amateurs.

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Section 3

In this video I focus on the objects in and around the Summer Triangle.  I will present a beginner level description of what is known about each object and why it is important. 

In this section I discuss
  • the Planetary Nebulae M27 and M57 and describe what a Planetary is and how to observe them
  • The super nova Ruminant the Veil Nebula
  • the Globular Cluster M13

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Creative Commons LicenseThe Summer Sky by Robert J. Hawley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.robhawley.net/bw/summer.

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rjh 7/12/09