Celebration of Space - September 29, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
Early this morning, Friday, September 29, 2023, at 5:58 am ET, the Moon arrived at the point in its orbit where it is on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon, which is scientifically referred to as Opposition. During the full Moon...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:13:09 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 22, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, September 24, 2023, will be a big day for asteroid research when the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-Rex) mission drops a sample of the large asteroid, 101955 Bennu, in t...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:44:25 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 15, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:50 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 ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:03:06 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 8, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 9, 2023, Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center will host our annual Inspire, Discover, Enlighten, and Awe (IDEA) Expo fundraiser. Due to the dismal weather forecast, we will be canceling our on site activities. Though the...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 12:10:42 EDT
Celebration of Space - September 1, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This past Sunday, August 27, 2023, Earth arrived at the point in our orbit where Saturn was on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is called the opposition of Saturn, and places Saturn into the best viewing for the 2023 viewing season.
Saturn...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 12:03:41 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 11, 2023
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This weekend the annual Perseid Meteor Shower peak is happening. The Perseid Meteor Shower is probably the third best meteor shower of the year, but because it happens during the warm summer nights, it is certainly the most popular. In 2023, forecasters ar...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:16:07 EDT
