: By Glenn ChapleIn this modern era of the huge galaxy-gulping Dobsonian reflector, double stars have become the neglected children of the cosmos. That’s too bad, because few heavenly objects have the visual appeal of double stars.
: By Dave HuestisThrough much
of the summer, Jupiter will be well placed for observing The king of the planets, only
500 million miles from us, shows a wealth of detail in just about any telescope.
About 2 dozen Skyscrapers and friends attended a UMass Center for Business Research reception and dinner featuring Captain Alan Bean, lunar module pilot of Apollo 12. Captain Bean was the 4th man to walk on the moon.