On April 26, 1920, a debate took place concerning our Milky Way. Some astronomers thought we were at the center of our galaxy, for when you looked along the milky band of stars that defines the galactic disc, you saw roughly the same number of stars throughout. Other astronomers pointed to a concentration of star clusters in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, and suggested that that was where the galaxy’s center lay. Spiral nebulas were also considered, and while some thought they were simply forming solar systems inside the Milky Way, others said they were actually other galaxies far beyond ours. Now tonight there will be another meeting of astronomers – amateur astronomers, that is. The Treasure Coast Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 pm in the Science Center’s big auditorium on the Fort Pierce campus of Indian River State College. This meeting is open to the public.
Tue Apr 25, 2017 ASTRONOMY CLUB MEETING/SHAPLEY-CURTIS DEBATE
