Eclipses
Help Schoolkids in Africa Participate in November 2013 Eclipse
Astronomers Without Borders – those great folks who do science outreach around the world – is getting ready for the…
A Challenging Series of Occultations of Spica by the Moon Coming to a Sky Near You
The first in a cycle of challenging occultations of the bright star Spica for northern hemisphere observers begins this coming…
A Weird West Tale and the Hunt for Planet Vulcan
One of the most fascinating stories in modern astronomy involves the pursuit of a world that never was. Tomorrow marks…
The Most Unique Eclipse Image You’ll Ever See
You’ve probably never before seen an image like the one above. That’s because it is the first time something like…
The Birth of a Saros – This Weekend’s Hidden Eclipse
As the first eclipse season of 2013 comes to an end this weekend, an extremely subtle lunar eclipse occurs on the night…
Timelapse Shows the Blazing Beauty of a ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse
Images and videos are still coming in from last week's spectacular annular eclipse of the Sun, seen across Australia and…
A Wacky Distorted View of the Recent Solar Eclipse
Just when we’d thought that we’ve seen every possible type of eclipse image, we’re happily surprised by the Universe. If…
An Awesome Annular Eclipse! Images and Videos from Earth and Space
A spectacular annular eclipse of the Sun was witnessed across Australia and the southern Pacific region early today. Morning dawned…
How to Catch This Week’s ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Eclipse
The first solar eclipse of 2013 is upon us this week, with the May 10th annular eclipse crossing northern Australia…
Into Oblivion: What If the Earth Had No Moon?
AVAST gentle reader: mild SPOILER(S) and graphic depictions of shattered satellites ahead! We recently had a chance to catch Oblivion,…