astronomy

DarkSky Santa Cruz: Fighting Light Pollution and its Hidden Harms

This beautiful long exposure of the Milky Way was photographed along the darker Santa Cruz north coast. Credit: Jay Huang, CC BY 2.0

The local chapter of an international movement is working to bring back the darkness.

From Santa Cruz to the Stars

UC Santa Cruz’s James Lick Observatory, built atop Mt. Hamilton east of San Jose in 1888, was home to the world’s first mountain-top telescopes. Credit: Detroit Publishing Co. 1902 photochrome postcard.

UCSC astronomer ‘Dr. X’ talks about the stellar history of the Lick Observatory at SC Museum of Natural History lecture/cocktail-party.

Orion SkyQuest XT4.5

Orion’s SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian is an ideal telescope for both lunar and deeper-space viewing, and delivers remarkable performance for a reasonable price.

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