Obituary: Keith Gleason
Known for his knowledge of astronomy, which he loved to share as a teacher, mentor …and writer in the Lyons Recorder
He lived on a farm in the mountains surrounding Lyons.
Known for his knowledge of astronomy, which he loved to share as a teacher, mentor …and writer in the Lyons Recorder
He lived on a farm in the mountains surrounding Lyons.
==solar eclipse, and Ring of Fire
Details on the 2023 event,
and info on the 2024 one,
and 2039.
Photos
Gold Panning = wildflowers = yoga = hammering = plants = old time schooling = hard rock mining tour =chickens on farm = wild hunters = E Boulder Creek = Assay Office = Flowers = moths = astronomy = farming = dragonflies = farming = catfish Geologic disaster
==Most required registration …and open to all ages.
Lyons library offers free passes to local families to:
==WOW museum
==Longmont museum
==Fiske Planetarium
==Colorado State Parks
Check out, and return pass
Not only will the Moon be full on Halloween, it will also be “blue”. And therein lies our story.
Are the rash of comets this year like the proverbial disasters predicted in the past
Given the (usually) balmy weather in April during a week when moonlight won’t interfere, the International Dark Sky Association is encouraging everyone to step outside at night, look up, and enjoy the beauty of the sky. In some urban locales the effect of the coronavirus pandemic makes this even more apropos, since there has been a noticeable reduction of air pollutants being emitted, accompanied by a darkening of city lights as businesses shut down. While such impacts on Lyons are probably not that noticeable, the idea remains: Why not go outside anyway and take a look? You’ve been cooped up for weeks–what else have you got to do? Tell yourself now is the ideal time to learn some star names and identify a new constellation or two, just like you’ve always been promising yourself.
If you’ve ventured outside this year in the early evening, you’ve surely noticed the brilliant “evening star” hanging over the western horizon. It’s not really a star at all, of course, it’s the planet Venus, and it is the most prominent feature in the evening sky.
Back in the good ol’ days of the ancient Greeks there were only 48 constellations, or sky figures, and they were only intended to signify general patches and star patterns in the sky, not strictly-defined regions.