Columns
- Celebration of Space - May 26, 2023
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Entry Date: May 26, 2023
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Tomorrow night, Saturday, May 27, 2023, starting at 8:30 pm, the first collaboration of Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center with the Charlestown RI Dark Sky Advocates will happen, in a jointly hosted star party event. The theme of the event is t... more
- Celebration of Space - May 19, 2023
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Entry Date: May 19, 2023
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
At 11:56 am ET this morning (Friday, May 19, 2023), the Moon will orbit into a position where it ends up in between the Earth and the Sun. Astronomers call this Conjunction, but everyone else calls it the New Moon. On this day, the Moon rose with the S... more
- Celebration of Space - May 12, 2023
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Entry Date: May 12, 2023
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Starting yesterday, May 11, 2023, the International Space Station (ISS) has returned to the annual period when all passes of the station, from dusk to dawn, are visible. This happens every year around the Summer Solstice, and is a result of the Norther... more
- Celebration of Space - May 5, 2023
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Entry Date: May 5, 2023
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
At 1:37 pm ET this afternoon, Friday, May 5, 2023, the Moon will orbit into a position where it is on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. We call this opposition, but you probably call it the full Moon. During this time, the entire daytime side of... more