Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine 2015
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THE CARIBBEAN SKY: FREE SHOW NIGHTLY!<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2015</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 28<br />
The Sky from<br />
Mid-September<br />
to Mid-October<br />
by Jim Ulik<br />
The New Horizons spacecraft photos of Pluto are continuing to come in. In 1979<br />
Don Dixon painted an image of Pluto. He created that image 36 years before the New<br />
Horizons spacecraft revealed what Pluto actually looks like. The similarities between<br />
the photographic and painted images are striking. See the image at www.cosmographica.com/spaceart/pluto-predicted.html.<br />
Some artists inspire us with their vision of the celestial heavens that we cannot yet<br />
see through telescopes or from available spacecraft. Other artists may generate innovations<br />
that influence technology and its vision. In modern times studying the arts<br />
gets less respect. Yet it is the people who pursue these subjects as careers who allow<br />
us to enjoy theater, movies, paintings, sculpture, music, literature, etcetera. Around<br />
the time of the Renaissance, a study of the visual arts was required and an integral<br />
part of an education at a university,<br />
along with math,<br />
astronomy, literature and<br />
music. Artists of that era<br />
depicted the ancient gods,<br />
planets and other celestial<br />
objects as nude human forms.<br />
The artists also incorporated<br />
science and mathematics in<br />
their paintings or drawings<br />
while scientists incorporated<br />
art and design in their innovations<br />
or inventions. Artists and<br />
scientists, either individually or<br />
together, open up new ways of<br />
seeing, experiencing and interpreting<br />
the world around us.<br />
The following events or<br />
observances that take place<br />
this period are being held to<br />
both enhance public awareness<br />
and education.<br />
Wednesday, September 16th<br />
Happy International Day for<br />
the Protection of the Ozone<br />
Layer! Named in 1995, this day<br />
celebrates the successes of the<br />
Montreal Protocol on controlling<br />
substances that deplete<br />
the ozone layer. The day recognizes<br />
the broad coalition of<br />
governments, scientific<br />
researchers, and others who<br />
have developed smart, flexible,<br />
and innovative approaches to<br />
protecting human health and<br />
FIGURE 1<br />
NASA/JPL-Caltech<br />
the global environment.<br />
Thursday, September 17th<br />
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) will hold a summit in Mexico City.<br />
The conference hosted by the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), and sponsored by the<br />
CNES and Lockheed Martin Corp. will address all aspects of the contribution of<br />
space activities to the understanding and solving of the challenges of climate change<br />
and disaster management.<br />
Saturday, September 19th<br />
Astronomy Day! Local astronomical societies, planetariums, museums, and observatories<br />
will be sponsoring public viewing sessions, presentations, workshops, and<br />
other activities to increase public awareness about astronomy and our universe.<br />
Sunday through Saturday, October 4th through 10th<br />
It’s World Space Week. The World Space Week Association (WSWA), founded in<br />
1981, is coordinating the network of events. In 2014 there were more than 1,400<br />
events in 80 countries that celebrated the benefits of space and space exploration<br />
including the contributions made through space science and technology. The<br />
theme for <strong>2015</strong> is “Discovery”. Currently the closest event is in Poza Rica de<br />
Hidalgo, Mexico.<br />
Following are the dates for viewing some celestial events.<br />
Thursday, September 17th<br />
If you are up before the sun rises at 0556 you will see Jupiter near the horizon<br />
below Mars and Venus in the eastern sky. For those following the Zodiac, the Sun<br />
enters the constellation Virgo the Virgin.<br />
Friday, September 18th<br />
Look west around 1900. Can you spot Saturn? The ringed planet is going to be<br />
fully illuminated and less than three degrees south of the Moon.<br />
—Continued on next page<br />
An artist’s concept of the surface of Europa, stirring the imagination of life under that moon’s oceans<br />
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