All summer, Saturn will be visible at least until midnight, before setting in the southwest as the Sun rises in the northeast.
Tag: Northeast Astronomy forum
EYES TO THE SKY: Northeast Astronomy Forum, Dark Sky Week
The ambitious program includes numerous seminars, solar viewing through shielded telescopes, and 120 exhibitors and vendors enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge with the general public, including children.
EYES TO THE SKY: Stars of astronomy and space shine at NEAF
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.’
EYES TO THE SKY: Equinox tomorrow. Nobel Laureate to address Northeast Astronomy Forum
Each year, the Passover holiday begins on the evening after the first full moon that follows the spring equinox and Easter begins on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the Equinox.
EYES TO THE SKY: Crescent-phase Venus gift of amateur astronomer; Lyrid meteor shower
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?”
EYES TO THE SKY: Spring star Arcturus, planet Jupiter, full Egg Moon, more NEAF
You’ll know Arcturus by remembering to “arc to Arcturus” – simply follow the curve of the Dipper’s handle until you arrive at a big, orange star, the second brightest star in northern skies, second only to Sirius the Dog Star.
EYES TO THE SKY: Vernal equinox, Mercury at dusk, NEAF
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.
EYES TO THE SKY: Chasing North America’s upcoming solar eclipse
I had a chance encounter with another luminary, Joe Rao, and learned up close about how fervent astronomy enthusiasts are when strategizing to assure a spot from which to see a solar eclipse.
EYES TO THE SKY: Mercury, Jupiter, spring stars and constellations
As spring stars and constellations rise in the east and travel the heavens all night, winter’s dazzling stars and constellations are poised to set in the west before midnight.
EYES TO THE SKY: NEAF – astronomy enthusiasts’ oasis
Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930, will be remembered in a NEAF presentation by his children, Alden and Annette Tombaugh.
EYES TO THE SKY: Aurora borealis, upcoming Northeast Astronomy Forum
Human curiosity about everything astronomical is in full bloom each spring at the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), a phenomenal astronomy, space and telescope event that takes place this year April 18 and 19 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y.