Archive for July, 2010
Earthsky Tonight—July 19, Summer Triangle: Altair
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org In the east after dark, near the horizon, Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, the Eagle, springs into view. This is the bottom star of the Summer Triangle. The Great Rift of the Summer Milky Way passes through the Summer Triangle, between the stars Vega and Altair. Thought the Great Rift and the Milky Way will be hard to see tonight because of the waxing gibbous moon. In dark skies in late July and the first ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight—July 18,Moon moves past Spica,
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Can you see that the moon is farther from Spica tonight than it was last night? The moon is shifting farther and farthest east, with respect to the stars, each day. The moon always moves toward the east on our sky’s dome. This motion is a translation on our sky’s dome of the moon’s orbit around Earth. You can observe the moon’s orbital motion from one night to the next by watching the moon’s location with respect to ... Full Story
Earthsky Tonight—July 17, Lunar night versus lunar
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org When darkness falls this evening the moon, as always, appears in a more easterly location on our sky’s dome than it did the night before. The bright star near the moon tonight is Spica in the constellation Virgo. The string of lights to the right and lower right of the moon and Spica at early evening are the planets Saturn, Mars and Venus. Tonight’s moon is still at a waxing crescent, but it’s an extremely fat crescent now. ... Full Story
Findings from Hasan Family Foundation on Plagiarism
From Seeme Hasan Chairwoman Hasan Family Foundation It is the finding of the Hasan Family Foundation Board that the work Congressman Scott McInnis performed under the Senior Fellowship was only a fraction of the work he was obligated to perform under the terms of his Fellowship. Of the little work that he did, he has admitted it was neither fully completed by him, nor fully original. In view of the public disclosure by Mr. McInnis as well as by Mr. Rolly Fischer, it is clear that Mr. ... Full Story
Legal Notice: Public Hearing, Rezoning Henneberg
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Berthoud has scheduled a public hearing for a proposed ordinance re: re-zoning of the Henneberg property. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Board Room, 328 Massachusetts Ave., Berthoud, Co. 80513. TOWN OF BERTHOUD Mary K. Cowdin, Town Clerk Published in the Recorder Online July 16, 2010
Legal Notice: Public Hearing for Prairie Star Metro
LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Trustees of the Town of Berthoud has scheduled a public hearing for a proposed Metropolitan Districts 1 – 4 for the Prairie Star Development. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Board Room, 328 Massachusetts Ave., Berthoud, Co. 80513. TOWN OF BERTHOUD Mary K. Cowdin, Town Clerk Published in the Recorder Online July 17, 2010
Legal Notice: Ord. 1120 Henneberg Annexation
ORDINANCE NO. 1120 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION AND ZONING OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO, TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE HENNEBERG ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD, COLORADO WHEREAS, a Petition for Annexation together with seven copies of a Plat of said land as required by ordinance were filed with the Town of Berthoud by the owners of one hundred percent (100%) of the area of the land hereinafter described; and, WHEREAS, the Board of ... Full Story
Newest Berthoud Habit home to be dedicated Sunday
The many volunteers of the Berthoud Habitat for Humanity have been busy for several months preparing a home for Angie Purdy and her family. The home has several features to accommodate her daughter Heidi's condition. Heidi recently underwent brain surgery as covered in this excellent article in The Holyoke Enterprise. The public is invited to attend the Habitat dedication on Sunday, July 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1712 North Fourth Street.
Earthsky Tonight—July 16, Summer Triangle: Deneb and
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org This evening, the fat waxing crescent moon shines by the planets Saturn and Mars in your southwest or western sky. For a sky chart of the evening planets, we refer you to yesterday’s program. Be sure to notice how the position of tonight’s moon relative to Saturn and Mars has changed since yesterday. Tonight’s chart faces a different section of sky than where the moon and planets reside. We are looking eastward at the famous ... Full Story
