GLPA Newsletter
Volume 55, Number 3
Autumnal Equinox, 2020
Bart Benjamin, Editor
Jackie Baughman, Cover
Articles
President’s Message
– Waylena McCully
Editor’s Message
– Bart Benjamin
Conference Update: Virtual Conference Invitation
James Kaler Astronomy Classroom Dedication
An Evening with Arthur C. Clarke
– Roger Grossenbacher
Columns
State News
– Illinois (Tom Willmitch)
– Indiana (Melinda O’Malley)
– Michigan (Paulette Epstein)
– Ohio (Dale Smith)
– Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jean Creighton)
– Beyond the Lakes (Mary Holt)
Bulletin Board
Renew Your Membership
IPS Update
– Mike Smail
40 Years & 20 Years Ago
Image Credits
Cover Design: Comet photos were submitted by Anna Green, Jacob Salis, Patrick Durrell, Eric Schreur, Melinda O’Malley, Bart Benjamin, and Nick Lake.
NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI)
M96: A Galactic Maelstrom
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA and LEGUS Team
Young stars in the “wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC and University of Potsdam, JPL-Caltech, and STScI
M13: A Celestial Snow Globe of Stars
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Newborn stars within the Prawn Nebula
Credit: European Southern Observatory
Big Blue Marble Earth
Credit: R. Stockli, A. Nelson, F. Hasler, NASA/ GSFC/ NOAA/ USGS
M106: Composite of Amateur and Professional Astronomer Images
Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (Hubble Heritage Team)
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