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
Celebration of Space - September 27, 2024
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Over the past week, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (Comet A3), has continued to brighten, and as of this morning (September 27, 2024), the comet is visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky. Of course, not for us in Southern New England, because the c...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:11:14 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 20, 2024
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On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 8:44 am ET, Earth will reach the point in its orbit where we are neither tilted towards or away from the Sun. This is called the Autumnal Equinox, and hails the start of the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere. On the Eq...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:56:05 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 13, 2024
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This coming Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:37 pm ET, the Moon will orbit into the opposite side of Earth and the Sun. This is the full Moon, and occurs every 29.5 days (Synodic period). Even though this happens regularly, the September Moon in 2024 has ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:36:33 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 6, 2024
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This coming Sunday, September 8, 2024, Earth will arrive at the point in our orbit where Saturn will be aligned with Earth and the Sun, with Saturn being on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. We call this the opposition of Saturn, and it places Satur...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 6 Sep 2024 11:58:14 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 16, 2024
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This coming Monday, August 19, 2024 at 2:29 pm ET, the Moon will orbit into alignment with the Earth and the Sun on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This will place the side of the Moon that we see in direct sunlight. This is the full Moon, and pla...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:16:30 EDT
