Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - July 10, 2020
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Entry Date: Jul 10, 2020
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
On July 3, 2020, Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, cruised past the Sun at a mere distance of 27,391,909 miles, called Perihelion. We speculated that the comet had a good chance of breaking up due to the intense solar radiation that close to the solar corona. W... more
- Celebration of Space - July 3, 2020
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Entry Date: Jul 3, 2020
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Tomorrow morning, July 4, 2020 at 7:35 am ET, Earth will reach the point in our orbit when we are the furthest from the Sun for the year. This is called Aphelion and happens due to a slight deviation from a perfect circle in our orbit. This deviation i... more
- Celebration of Space - June 26, 2020
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Entry Date: Jun 26, 2020
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
At 4:18 pm ET today (June 26, 2020) SpaceX will launch another set of Starlink satellites into orbit. This launch will include modified Starlink satellites, addressing recent causes for concern in the astronomy community due to how unexpectedly bright ... more
- Celebration of Space - June 19, 2020
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Entry Date: Jun 19, 2020
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 5:43 pm ET, Earth will reach the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice, and marks the first day of summer in the north. On the Su... more