The Astronomy Class is Over

Just because the quarter is over does not mean I have to stop blogging about the sky. There are a few things in respect to astronomy I still want to do, and blogging about it forces me to be serious. The few things I still want to do is more sky observations. During the quarter we really did not have too many days when going out and making sky observation was possible. The weather in the spring is just a bit too unpredictable. Maybe this summer we will have a better chance to do that.

In the meantime, I am posting a few interesting items. Here is something I came across just the other day. During class we were studying dark clouds, what they are etc. Dr. Tom Megeath from the University of Toledo reported the following oddity. What looked like a dark cloud is in fact not a dark cloud, but a hole in the sky. Here is his interview on the Canadian Quirks & Quarks Show. (Follow the link, the fourth topic in the May 15 show, hosted by Bob McDonald, with the title, There's no There, There is and interview with Megeath discussing the discovery.)

 
Herschel finds a hole in space

Herschel, The Mission

Dr. Tom Megeath