November 2026 Updates

  • Our two memorialists, David Gang and David Peck continue with publication of new obituaries. The latest include Greg Marshall, and Bill Hoyt. As Baker Library has reorganized its memorial book acquisition program, the class has provided additional funds for book purchases. Find the list on the obituaries page.
  • If you;’ve been thinking about catching up on Jack Hopke’s wonderful Dartmouth Alumni Magazine column, now’s the time. The Alumni Mag column is now up to date. If you want to get into the weeds, you can go as far back as February 2007, written by David Peck. Enjoy!

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The gruesome palette of these galaxies is owed to a mix of mid-infrared light from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and visible and ultraviolet light from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The pair grazed one another millions of years ago. The smaller spiral on the left, cataloged as IC 2163, passed behind NGC 2207, the larger spiral galaxy at right. Both have increased star formation rates. Combined, they are estimated to form the equivalent of two dozen new stars that are the size of the Sun annually. Our Milky Way galaxy forms the equivalent of two or three new Sun-like stars per year. Both galaxies have hosted seven known supernovae, each of which may have cleared space in their arms, rearranging gas and dust that later cooled, and allowed new many stars to form. (Find these areas by looking for the bluest regions).

The featured images on this and other site update pages are taken from the James Webb Telescope images page. Click here to see many more images on the Webb Space Telescope page.

Recent Site Updates

November 2026 Updates

Topics Updated

  • Obituary

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October 2026 Updates

Topics Updated

  • Obituary

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August/September 2026 Updates

Topics Updated

  • Class Projects, Class-Announcement, Meeting Minutes, Newsletter, Obituary, Reunion Announcement

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