{"id":2159,"date":"2018-06-30T18:44:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T22:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2022-10-01T14:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T18:50:18","slug":"young-astronomers-newsletter-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/young-astronomers-newsletter-july-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Astronomers Newsletter July 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Young Astronomers Newsletter<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YANAug2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/the-young-astronomers-newsletter-september-2013\/youngastrologo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/YoungAstroLogo.jpg?fit=237%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"237,193\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YoungAstroLogo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 22 Number 11 October 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/YoungAstroLogo.jpg?fit=237%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/YoungAstroLogo.jpg?resize=237%2C193\" alt=\"YoungAstroLogo\" width=\"237\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/YANJuly-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 7 July 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<i>Bob Patsiga<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this month&#8217;s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of living APOLLO astronauts who walked on the Moon has dwindled from 12 to four. Most remained with the aero-space industry after retirement. However, Alan Bean took up painting and described his experiences in art form.<\/li>\n<li>Updates on the New Horizons space craft is heading for its next Kuiper Belt target: Ultima Thule.<\/li>\n<li>Some interesting results of mudstone samples at its Gale Crater location by the Curiosity Rover.<\/li>\n<li>Einstein\u2019s General Theory of Relativity will be tested this summer as astronomers at UCLA will observe the movement of a star that travels ultra-fast near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.<\/li>\n<li>Recent measurements of over 4,600 stars in the disk of the Milky Way indicate that our<br \/>\ngalaxy\u2019s diameter is about 200,000 light years, which is about twice what had been believed.<\/li>\n<li>Astronomical birthdays for the month of July and celestial happenings for the month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 7 July 2018 By\u00a0Bob Patsiga &nbsp; &nbsp; In this month&#8217;s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The number of living APOLLO astronauts who walked on the Moon has dwindled from 12 to four. Most remained with the aero-space industry after retirement. 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