The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 12 December 2019
By Bob Patsiga
In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:
- Three separate international space agencies are planning on sending missions to Mars next summer.
- Asteroid Hygiea may have all the right characteristics to be classified as a dwarf planet.
- The unique dog stars Sirius and Procyon add interest to our wintertime sky viewing.
- Twenty new moons have been discovered orbiting Saturn, and the public is invited to give them names.
- Kuiper Belt Object, formerly called Ultima Thule, has now been given an official name.
- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is now sending us useful data about our Sun.
- What are some obstacles to colonizing Mars?
- Astronomical birthdays in December.
- Celestial happenings for the month. Including a major meteor shower.
- FAS event and happenings for the month.
- A winter sky chart
We have a special statement form the editor in this edition. We are sad to say but this will be Bob’s last release of the Young Astronomers Newsletter. He will be passing along the reins to fellow club member Bruce Gavett who includes a few lines of introduction as well. We all want to express our sincerest appreciation for Bob’s hard work and dedication to the YANL you will be missed. We hate to see you go.
We would also like to mention that this will be the last downloadable/printable edition of the YANL. Going forward Bruce will produce the “newsletter” as a series of posted web articles in a more modern blog format. Bruce has produced some amazing media presentations for our meetings and we look forward to him applying that same eye and talent to the this new format. Watch for the new format staring in January 2020.
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