Subject: President Obama`s Star Party......Khan Scope Centre Astronotes Newsletter October 21
Khan Scope Centre AstroNotes October 21 2009
On Wednesday, October 8, 2009, President Barack Obama and
the first lady Michelle Obama hosted what is believed to be the first star party
ever to be held at the White House.
Kudos to President Obama for supporting Science and realizing the importance of
inspiring our younger generation, the contribution amateur astronomers make to
Science, and also for recognizing 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy!
Also in attendance were two 15-year-old amateur
astronomers, Caroline Moore, who at age 14 became the youngest person to
discover a supernova, and Lucas Bolyard, who discovered a rare type of
ultra-dense star known as a pulsar. Amazing!
photo credit: Celestron
President Obama viewed a double-star in the constellation Lyra through a
Celestron CPC 800 computerized telescope.
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