Santa is making a visit to the Moon at Clark Planetarium! Join us Saturday, Dec. 10 for breakfast, a picture with Santa and a special screening of Arthur Christmas at the Megaplex 12 at The Gateway.
Santa is making a visit to the Moon at Clark Planetarium! Join us Saturday, Dec. 10 for breakfast, a picture with Santa and a special screening of Arthur Christmas at the Megaplex 12 at The Gateway.
“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November.” All other months except February have thirty-one days. These are called calendar months. That is because they are no longer linked to the actual cycle of the Moon which was the origin of the month.
Astronomically speaking, how long is a month? It is the length of time [...]
I’m an early riser these days. Didn’t used to be. There was a time when I would routinely stay up until 1 or 2 in the morning. Now, I tend to be done around 11 pm, and I wake up around 5-5:30 every morning. For a backyard astronomer, this can be a terrible habit, as [...]
On September 18, 2010 amateur astronomers, educators, scientists and the general public will celebrate International Observe the Moon Night by observing and learning more about our nearest neighbor.
So, I was noticing on my calendar the other day — I still have a calendar hanging on the wall of my office. Despite the calendars on my computer, desk phone, smartphone, watch and day planner, I still rely very heavily on that piece of paper nailed to the wall. Its big, easy to see, [...]
To me, Mars has not been a very interesting planet to observe in the night time sky. Ok, it’s red–really red. But even through a backyard telescope, Mars is just a small red ball. Well, this month (January, 2010) Mars is much more interesting.
Mars reaches opposition on January 29th. At that time, Mars will be on [...]
There are two full moons in December. By modern convention, the second full moon in a calendar month is called a blue moon. So, New Year’s Eve party goers can celebrate a blue moon followed by a New Year. However, this definition of a blue moon results from a mistake made in an article published [...]
Just five weeks after the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) impacted the moon in the search for water, NASA scientists have announced the discovery of water on the moon.
On Oct. 9, 2009, the LCROSS Centaur upper stage rocket impacted the moon in the permanently shadowed region of the Cabeus crater near the south [...]
This week’s Cosmic Quiz winner is Matt Raphael, who asked, “How many craters are on the moon?”
The quick and uninteresting answer is, “Too many to count.”
Here’s the longer and hopefully more interesting answer:
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