Skywatching

Sunday Night: Getting Ready For a ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon Total Lunar Eclipse’

So, heard the one about this weekend’s impending ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon eclipse?’ Yeah, us too. Have no fear; fortunately for humanity, the…

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I was up before dawn today hoping to find the returning comet 205P/Giacobini and a faint new supernova in the…

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Tucked away in northern Ophiuchus and well-placed for observing from spring through fall is one of the most remarkable objects in the sky…

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Observational astronomy is a study in patience. Since the introduction of the telescope over four centuries ago, steely-eyed observers have…

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Remember the neat tidy solar system of the 20th century? As a child of the 1970s, we remember orderly planets,…

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Think you know the Moon? Whether you love our natural neighbor in space for the lunar and solar eclipses it…

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Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th,…

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How about that perigee Full Moon this past weekend? Thus begins ‘Supermoon season’ for 2015, as this month’s Full Moon…

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Did you see the Moon last night? I walked outside at 10:30 p.m. and was stunned to see a dark,…

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Who doesn't love a Full Moon? Occurring about once a month, they never wear out their welcome. Each one becomes a special event…

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