Yerkes Observatory
@YerkesObsEstablished in 1897, Yerkes Observatory is a facility of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago. Official account.
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Catherine Wolfe Bruce-American philanthropist who supported astronomical research at @Harvard, @Dudley_Obs, & @YerkesObs and became namesake of @AstroSocietyPac's Bruce Medal-is @LindaHall_org's Scientist of the Day! lindahall.org/catherine-wolf… #histSTM #astronomy #WomenInSTEM
What do you get when you combine a rich #astronomy history with cutting-edge #scicomm & a for-sale sign? “This is not like buying an ice cream parlor.” jsonline.com/story/news/201… @journalsentinel @ASPB @AAASMassMedia @YerkesObs #saveyerkes
Corona of the sun taken with a 61.5-foot coelostat telescope using a 6-inch lens; photograph taken by E.E. Barnard & Mary Calvert, on the @YerkesObs expedition to Wyoming to record the total solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 @UChicagoSCRC photoarchive.lib.uchicago.edu/db.xqy?one=apf…
What will become of @YerkesObs in Wisconsin? The University of Chicago is reviewing proposals to off-load the facility and property. Read about the latest developments buff.ly/2ud4Vmg and the impressive history of the observatory buff.ly/2lWGyWh
Happy Birthday to George Ellery Hale!
Astronomer George Ellery Hale was born 150 years ago today! He discovered sunspot magnetism & led @YerkesObs, @MtWilsonObs, @Caltech, @CarnegieAstro, @TheHuntington, @theNASciences & @ICSUnews In commemoration, we’ve digitized 100,000 pages of his papers: hale.archives.caltech.edu
Born #OTD 1868 in Chicago, George Ellerly Hale was an astrophysicist who built four world-class observatories, including @YerkesObs in Wisconsin and @MtWilsonObs in California #histSTM
Hale's measurements of sunspots taught us fundamental things about stars, which eventually led astronomers to realize that there is an order to the way stars work, explains @newtomato showing off a diagram that she says is like "the periodic table of stars."
.@newtomato explains how astronomers use spectroscopy to understand what the light from distant objects can tell us about their makeup. Our founder, George Ellery Hale, studied spectra of the Sun.
At 14, young George Ellery Hale convinced his dad that he needed a telescope to track the transit of Venus and participate in a global project allowed scientists to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
George Ellery Hale's scientific legacy underpins all of modern astrophysics says @newtomato as we celebrate his sesquicentennial this week.
Tonight @newtomato will teach us about the science of George Ellery Hale, who we often talk about as our founder and a builder of telescopes, but don't discuss enough as someone with an incredible research legacy in his own right.
George A. Van Biesbroeck (1880-1974), astronomer at Yerkes Observatory @YerkesObs observing Mars when it approached close to the earth in 1926 @SmithsonianArch siarchives.si.edu/collections/si…
#ScopesInTheCity is enjoying the #StarlightFestival At @YerkesObs! Checking out the Sun in our scope plus Mars & Moon meteorites.
If you're in #Wisconsin area this weekend, visit the Starlight Festival hosted by our friends @YerkesObs It's free science fun for the entire family! #space #science #astronomy #familyfun starlightfestival.com
Head on over to Yerkes Observatory for their Starlight Festival Saturday & Sunday. Tickets are stillavailable for special guided tours on Sunday. @YerkesObs
Perfect conditions for viewing through the Great Refractor tonight at the Starlight Festival
Nancy Grace Roman "The Mother Of Hubble" at the Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago in 1948. In 1959 Nancy joined NASA as the 1st Chief of Astronomy and the 1st woman to hold an executive position at the agency. For more: go.nasa.gov/2DswYRl #WomensHistoryMonth
This time next week, don't forget to look up to see the partial #Eclipse2017 start over Chicago. (image by @YerkesObs held in @UChicagoSCRC)
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