Tag: Astronomy

Globe at Night is the international organization that has created a way for individuals to report what stars we see in just one constellation in the cycle or cycles you choose.

The preservation of the world depends on each person’s recognition that in wildness is the preservation of a robust self.

The next Transit of Mercury visible in its entirety from our location will be in 2049.

Grand Mesa Observatory in Colorado, under the direction of Terry Hancock, offers on-site and remote access to unpolluted skies.

All summer, Saturn will be visible at least until midnight, before setting in the southwest as the Sun rises in the northeast.

As societies lose their relationship to nature, the Sun is the “the elephant in the room” during seasonal festivals.

See January’s shining Full Wolf Moon go dark, the stars appear in a nearly moonless sky and the brilliant orb return to full light, outshining all but the brightest distant suns.

For me, the astronomy forum centered around two days of riveting lectures that included 'Einstein was Right! Completing the 1919 Relativity Experiment at the 2017 Solar Eclipse,' 'The History of the Universe from the beginning to the end: Where did we come from, where can we go?' and 'Preventing an Asteroid Extinction.'

The concept of a planisphere -- a chart of the sphere of the sky drawn for viewing in two dimensions – originated centuries ago; its hands-on format makes it an exciting introduction to the night sky.

I looked up toward the sun in the clear sky and was baffled for a moment. I thought, “How can we see Venus in broad daylight?”

On this, the vernal equinox, let’s pause together to notice sunrise due east on the horizon and the higher arc our star draws as it climbs and then descends to its due west position on the skyline.

Most of us are focused on one simple aspect of the astronomy of the season: the solstice that occurred on December 21. Unless we look closer, the fact escapes us that the darkest mornings of the year begin this Thursday, the 29th.

Viewing the moon close to the horizon, either rising or setting, is the most dramatic time to see it in any phase and at any time in its orbit.

In astronomy circles, there is grave concern that interest in getting to know the night sky is especially low among young people.

Each successive night, see Mars in a changed position, having moved in an easterly direction in relation to Saturn and Antares.

Mars and Saturn are at their brightest and visible from nightfall until before dawn. On May 30, Mars orbits closest to Earth.