Minnesota Skies: September 2019
Your local guide to observing celestial objects and events
Find out what you can see this month: Saturn, summer triangle, fall equinox, lunar highlights, and more.
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Minnesota Skies: September 2019
Published08/30/2019 , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere
Find out what you can see this month: Saturn, summer triangle, fall equinox, lunar highlights, and more. -
Meet Tim Whitfeld
Published08/29/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna
Tim Whitfeld, who became collections manager for the herbarium on June 1, grew up in a rural area of the United Kingdom. He spent his childhood hiking the footpaths that crisscross the countryside—and fishing. “I think being out in nature was what piqued my interest [in natural history]. I also… -
Wicked Plants of Minnesota
Published , By Tim Whitfeld
Ahead of our Wicked Plants exhibit, opening September 21, we checked in with Tim Whitfeld at the herbarium to find out which plants he considers the wickedest around. The photos are courtesy of the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas. Here are his top three: -
A Superior Solution
Published08/01/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna
Jay Austin and his U of M research team are uncovering the mysteries of lake turnover by studying Lake Superior’s depths. -
Heaven and Earth
Published07/31/2019 , By Gayla Marty
Jeannette Piccard gained fame twice in her life: as the first woman to reach the stratosphere, and the first woman ordained as a priest in the Episcopal church. Learn more about this pioneering science educator and how her legacy lives on inside the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.