Celebration of Space - December 13, 2024
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On Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 4:03 am EST, the full Moon of December will occur. The full Moon occurs when the Moon orbits into a position on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. At this position, the side of the Moon that we see is in direct sunligh...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:22:01 EST
The Orion Nebula Rings in the Holiday
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The Holiday Season is descending upon us in full swing snugly-puppy mode, bringing with it warm thoughts of seasonal festivities and cold nights reveling in the winter time starscape. With the frequent lapse in memory that winter actually happens in New En...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:44:14 EST
Celebration of Space - November 15, 2024
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This afternoon, Friday, November 15, 2024 at 4:30 pm ET, the Moon will arrive in alignment with the Earth and the Sun. This alignment is known as opposition, and places the Moon on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, keeping the side of the Moon that ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:35:21 EST
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
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This gallery will feature images captured of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which was visible to the unaided eye in October 2024. This was the brightest visible naked-eye comet in the Northern Hemisphere since Comet C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp in 1997. Images ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:11:14 EDT
Celebration of Space - October 18, 2024
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Save the Date!
Frosty Drew presents: A Night with a Comet, an event tailored to viewing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.
$5 per person over four years of age.
Starting at 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024, we will have telescopes focused on the...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:07:45 EDT
Celebration of Space - October 10, 2024
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Now that Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS (A3), has passed perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun), the comet is wrapping up an orbit in between the Earth and Sun, and quickly moving into our evening sky. Here is a video of the last several days sh...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:51:03 EDT