Young Astronomers Newsletter July 2019

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The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 7 July 2019

By Bob Patsiga

 

In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:

  • An annotated outline of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the Moon is presented.
  • Results of analysis of the Apollo 11 Moon rocks and soils given by a group at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory show some interesting results.
  • A mass of one-and-one-half trillion suns is a more precise estimation of the mass of the Milky Way, as proposed by scientists at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
  • Astronomical birthdays for July.
  • Celestial happenings for the month.
  • and FAS events for the month.

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