mandag 3. august 2026
Space
Melding fra Stavanger Astronomiske Forening
Hei,
Da er det tid for å starte opp en ny sesong på Byhaugen. Vi åpner døren onsdag 5.august kl. 19.30. Alle er hjertelig velkommen
Og så minner vi om:
Onsdag
12.august er det delvis solformørkelse på himmelen over Stavanger.
Selve formørkelsen starter kl. 19.04 og varer i 1 time og 48 minutter.
87% av solen vil være dekket av månen under maksimum. Vi åpner dørene på
Byhaugen kl. 18.30. Hjertelig velkommen til en uforglemmelig aften.
Og for de som ønsker mer astronomi, så er det meteorsvermen Perseidene på natten før og etter.
Styret
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Det er ufattelig at det hittil har tatt 15 år for å få etablert internasjonale regler for BVLOS og spesielt luftrom (Special Use Airspace) for alle mulige planlagte flygende innretninger under 10 000 fot. Mange selskaper har lagt inn årene fordi de var for tidlig ute. Og flere vil det bli. (Red.)
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Sakset fra MSN
En del har kommet ut om Quarterhorse, også gjengitt her på bloggen, men her en en god artikkel på norsk om denne kvikkassen som etter hvert beveger seg inn i det hypersoniske området. American Quarter Horse utmerker seg for glimrende spurt egenskaper. (Red.)
Sjekk https://tinyurl.com/ymfp3cef
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