Astronomy education team with Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona
You may have heard or even seen some amazing sky phenomena such as the auroras and eclipses, but here are some you may have never even knew existed. Geostationary satellite flares As you might have guessed, these objects orbit the Earth. They are placed directly over the equator and travel at the same orbital period as Earth. This also makes […]
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TUCSON, Ariz.–The University of Arizona Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory held an open house for the public from Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Steward Observatory as a campus department. The History Back in 1916, Lavinia Steward anonymously donated $60,000, which would be nearly $1.3 million today, to commemorate her late husband […]
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