Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - September 30, 2022
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Entry Date: Sep 30, 2022
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the NASA Juno Mission, which has been in orbit around Jupiter for the past six years, made a super close flyby of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. This is the first close flyby of Europa since the NASA Galileo spacecraft z... more
- Celebration of Space - September 23, 2022
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Entry Date: Sep 23, 2022
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Monday, September 26, 2022, Earth will arrive at the point in our orbit around the Sun where we are aligned with the Sun and Jupiter. This will place Jupiter on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, and is called the Opposition of Jupiter, which ... more
- Celebration of Space - September 16, 2022
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Entry Date: Sep 16, 2022
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 9:04 pm ET, Earth will reach the point in our orbit where we are neither tilted towards or away from the Sun. This is the Autumnal Equinox and marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. Those who... more
- Celebration of Space - September 9, 2022
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Entry Date: Sep 9, 2022
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Last week, we hosted our last Summer Stargazing Nights event for summer 2022. We wrote about how we are changing our registration / ticketing model for Stargazing Nights events starting tonight, which will see ticket availability open the Monday before... more