Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - July 19, 2024
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Entry Date: Jul 19, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, July 21, 2024, at 6:20 am ET, the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of the Earth than the Sun. This last happened 29.5 days ago, and is known as the full Moon. During the full Moon, the Sun, Earth, and the Moon, are in alignment... more
- Celebration of Space - July 7, 2024
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Entry Date: Jul 5, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Being that the new Moon occurs tonight, July 5, 2024 at 6:59 pm ET, we are in store for some of the best views of the Milky Way at Frosty Drew. Ninigret Park, which is home to the Frosty Drew campus, is the darkest spot in Southern New England, and one... more
- Celebration of Space - June 21, 2024
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Entry Date: Jun 21, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
At 9:11 pm ET this evening, June 21, 2024, the Moon will orbit into a position where it becomes aligned with the Earth and Sun, on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full lunar phase or full Moon. The June full Moon is of particular i... more
- Celebration of Space - June 14, 2024
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Entry Date: Jun 14, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 4:51 pm ET, the height of late sunsets and summertime bliss will occur when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt, 23.4°, towards the Sun. This is the Summer Sol... more