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Celebration of Space - October 10, 2024

Entry Date: Oct 11, 2024

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

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. ... more
Celebration of Space - September 27, 2024

Entry Date: Sep 27, 2024

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

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 t... more
Celebration of Space - September 20, 2024

Entry Date: Sep 20, 2024

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

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 th... more
Celebration of Space - September 13, 2024

Entry Date: Sep 13, 2024

Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns

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 ... more