- Date
- 2002-09
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- scienceeducationtourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During an early-September 2002 visit by the Manitou, Hillsdale College professor Mark Nussbaum used a computerized 5-inch telescope to lead an informal astronomy observation from Beaver Island’s beach. The report says the scope could locate more than 18,000 celestial objects and highlights the Island’s dark sky.
Evidence limits
The article describes an informal one-time observation, not a formal class, observatory proposal, or complete attendance record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Astronomy Class on the Beach.”Reports Hillsdale College professor Mark Nussbaum using a computerized 5-inch Celestron NexStar telescope from the anchored Manitou to show Islanders and passengers more than 18,000 possible celestial objects. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the astronomy feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Hillsdale professor Mark Nussbaum leads an astronomy observation from Beaver Island’s beach in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-astronomy-class-on-the-beach-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Astronomy Class on the Beach.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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