Columns
- Celebration of Space - November 15, 2024
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Entry Date: Nov 15, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This afternoon, Friday, November 15, 2024 at 4:30 pm ET, the Moon will arrive in alignment with the Earth and the Sun. This alignment is known as opposition, and places the Moon on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, keeping the side of the Moon t... more
- Celebration of Space - October 18, 2024
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Entry Date: Oct 18, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Save the Date! Frosty Drew presents: A Night with a Comet, an event tailored to viewing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. $5 per person over four years of age. St... more
- Celebration of Space - October 10, 2024
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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
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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