Young Astronomers Newsletter November 2019

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The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 11 November 2019

By Bob Patsiga  

 

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

  • NASA publishes striking images of the center of the Milky Way taken by the X-ray space observatory, Chandra.
  • Astronomy is featured in this year’s Nobel Prizes in physics.
  • This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the first verification of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
  • It has been fifty years since NASA sent Apollo 12 to the Moon.
  • Advances in interferometry are allowing astronomers to see dynamic processes taking place on the surfaces of stars.
  • Astronomical birthdays for the month.
  • Celestial happenings to watch for.
  • A reminder to turn your clocks back due to daylight savings time ending.
  • FAS events and activities for the month.