Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are all visible in the evening skies this week. Mercury sits alone near the Sun, but Venus, Mars and Saturn are grouping together. Mercury is 25 degrees away from the Sun and 20 degrees away from the other planets. Venus, Mars and Saturn are all within 10 degrees of each [...]
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are all visible in the evening skies this week.
Mercury will be the most difficult to see, being only about 20 degrees away from the Sun at the beginning of the week, and 23 degrees away from the Sun by end of week. However, it is a bright magnitude 0 object.
Venus [...]
Clark Planetarium and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts have partnered to present you with the complete Mayan cultural experience at an amazing discount. Visit Clark Planetarium’s facebook page for a buy one get one free coupon to both Tales of the Maya Skies at Clark Planetarium and Las Artes de México at the Utah Museum of Fine [...]
In our first season’s discussion we learned how the Earth’s distance from the Sun has very little effect on the seasons. In this discussion, we will dispel another common misconception about the seasons.
Misconception #2: There are two days in the year when the Sun is directly over the North or South Poles of Earth.
During the [...]
Attention Cosmic Light Show fans! You asked, we listened!
Audience members suggested we feature alternative music in our light shows. During the past several months, our production staff and show technicians have worked to develop an alternative music playlist and enhanced the songs with amazing three dimensional visuals, full color lasers and real-time effects.
Alternative X made [...]
There is a total solar eclipse on July 11, 2010, but not in North America.
In fact, no continent will have a great view of total phase. The eclipse stretches across the South Pacific, and totality just barely reaches the southern end of South America as the Sun sets. Maximum eclipse occurs near 120 degrees west longitude and 20 [...]
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