Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Mar 29, 2024 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:50:50 EST

Lunar Night Permanently Ends the Odysseus Mission

Reported by Universe Today

On February 15th, Intuitive Machines (IM) launched its first Nova-C class spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. On February 22nd, the spacecraft – codenamed Odysseus (or “Odie”) – became the ...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:17 +0000

Webb Joins the Hunt for Protoplanets

Reported by Universe Today

We can’t understand what we can’t clearly see. That fact plagues scientists who study how planets form. Planet formation happens inside a thick, obscuring disk of gas and dust. But when it comes to seeing through that dust to where nascent plan...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:45 +0000

This Supernova Lit Up the Sky in 1181. Here’s What it Looks Like Now

Reported by Universe Today

Historical astronomical records from China and Japan recorded a supernova explosion in the year 1181. It was in the constellation Cassiopeia and it shone as bright as the star Vega for 185 days. Modern astronomers took their cue from their long-gone counte...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:18 +0000

Hubble Sees a Star About to Ignite

Reported by Universe Today

This is an image of the FS Tau multi-star system taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The bright object at the nebula's heart is FS Tau A, a newly ignited T Tauri star, but its companion on the right side, FS Tau B, hasn't ignited yet. It's still in the pr...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:51 +0000

This Black Hole is a Total Underachiever

Reported by Universe Today

Anyone can be an underachiever, even if you’re an astronomical singularity weighing over four billion times the mass of the Sun. At least the quasar H1821+643 doesn’t have parents to be disappointed in it. But its underachievement could shed li...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:57 +0000