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Jan 22, 2022
Prof John Martin Earns Grant From National Science Foundation
(July 2011)
On July 1 the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that a collaboration…
Jan 22, 2022
Prof John Martin’s Article in June 2011 issue of Gemini Focus magazine
(June 2011)
The June 2011 issue of Gemini Focus magazine contains an article…
Jan 21, 2022
First Light on New CCD Camera
(March 2012)
The image of the galaxy M81 above is the “first-light” image taken by the new U42 CCD camera at the UIS…
Jan 21, 2022
Nearby Galaxy M33
This is a composite image of the galaxy M33 in the constellation Triangulum. It is a collection of 40 billion stars about 3 million…
Jan 21, 2022
Perseid Meteor Star Party August 11/12
The University of Illinois Springfield Astronomy-Physics Program is co-hosting a viewing of the Perseid Meteor…
Jan 21, 2022
Supernova 2013df in NGC 4414
The spiral galaxy to the left of center in this picture is NGC 4414. It is about 62 million lightyears away from Earth in the…