Calvin University Chimes

Observatory Corner: King of the Planets

Sam Van Kooten
October 24, 2012

A poll was recently conducted of all on-campus Sci-Tech writers whose last names end with “ooten”, and in a statistical miracle, respondents unanimously selected Jupiter as one of their favorite things...

Students and professors present on space at conference

Sam Van Kooten
October 10, 2012

Saturday a group of Calvin astronomers and physicists traveled to Ann Arbor to represent Calvin at the Michigan Space Grant Consortium’s Annual Conference. Hosted at the University of Michigan, the...

Observatory Corner: Space is a colorful place

Sam Van Kooten
September 26, 2012

Looking up in the night sky, space looks like a black-and-white world. Sure, there are famous exceptions like red Betelgeuse, but most stars look just white, or even gray. But there is in fact color in...

Observatory Corner

Sam Van Kooten
September 6, 2012

Maybe in your campus wanderings you’ve seen the big white bump on top of the Science Building. One of the highest places on campus, this is the Calvin Observatory, where the Physics and Astronomy department...