Mapping out the sky

Authors

Erik Johnson, Parkland College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-13-2024

Abstract

Astronomers are often asked to help identify UFOs. It's a reasonable request since the term means "unidentified flying object." An untrained observer may not know which celestial objects are visible at night, even in light-polluted skies. They may mistake a plane for a planet, a bright star, or a satellite.

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Comments

This article was published in the Inside Out column of the News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL) and is available to read in The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL) through the NewsBank database: Mapping out the sky.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Erik, "Mapping out the sky" (2024). Natural Science Faculty. 24.
https://spark.parkland.edu/natsci_fac/24