It’s that time of year again. CMC professor and astrophotographer Jimmy Westlake has created another edition of his annual Cosmic Calendar. The 2013 version, titled the “Year of the Comet,” is now available for purchase.
Chock full of Westlake’s unique and beautiful celestial images, the calendar also keeps you alerted to the cosmic highlights of 2013. It’s full of intriguing facts about meteor showers, eclipses, comets and other celestial events. Two highlights include March’s Panstarrs comet, and November’s recently discovered Ison comet, which may, according to Westlake, possibly be the brightest comet in centuries.
Westlake’s full color calendar is printed on heavy cardstock and measures 11 x 8.5 inches. Best yet, three dollars from each calendar sold goes directly to the CMC SKY Club, an astronomy club based at the Steamboat Springs Colorado Mountain College campus.
If you are interested in ordering a calendar, send professor Westlake an email at jwestlake@coloradomtn.edu and let him know how many calendars you’d like to order. The calendars are priced at $19 each if you order 1 – 4 calendars, $18 each if you order 5 – 9 calendars, and $17 each if you order 10 or more. You can also order calendars directly through Westlake’s astrophotography web store at www.jwestlake.com.