Dark Sky Astronomy

CTV.caWatch Venus transit with astronomy clubDaily Inter LakeOn June 5, as Venus passes between Earth and the sun for the last time this century, members of the Big Sky Astronomy Club will make their telescopes available for the public. At 2:30 pm Tuesday at Flathead Valley Community College, club president Mark ...On Astronomy: Venus transit coming up TuesdayBroomfield EnterpriseOklahoma City Astronomy Club will host viewing for rare transit...  

The summer months give the opportunity to image some spectacular large Nebulae, some of which span many times the size of the full moon.  

While recently traveling in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a full annular eclipse of the sun. That’s when the moon passes directly in front of the sun, but doesn’t quite cover its full face. The result is a thin ring of sunlight ...  

The very bright red-orange colored planet is easy to spot and is to the east of the bright blue-white star Regulus, in the constellation Leo the Lion. Also all month, the planet Saturn will be high in the southern evening sky. The golden glow of ...  

In a number of previous posts, I have described how cloud computing can be effective in supporting “high-burst” or one-time computing needs. Generally, the cloud is too expensive to support science services on a 24/7 basis.  

Caturday | Nyan Cat | At first, Nyan Cat got off to a rocky start.[While I hate to explain jokes, this one may be obscure to some readers. To prevent the inevitable flood of WTH comm.  

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Sixty-six million miles away might feel a lot closer Tuesday. Astronomy fans are in for a once-in-a-lifetime event next week as a transit of the planet Venus will be visible from Oklahoma. Its orbit takes it across the face of the sun, making it visible ...  

To All: This week's issue of Science is chock full with Astronomy related topics, the foremost being the Eight Mysteries of Astronomy! Endless mysteries lurk in the depths of space. To pare the list down to eight—now, there's a challenge. In deciding what to include in this section, Science's news staff teamed up with Science Associate Editor Maria Cruz and consulted researchers on the Board of Reviewing Editors and elsewhere. From the outset...  

You need to stay up late to get dark skies this month and they are short lived, but don't let that stop you from going out and having a look around at the wonders of the heavens. So the planet Venus is going to transit the face of the Sun. So what? Well to astronomers the world over this is a big event. It happens once every 105.5 or 121.5 years and then has a gap of 8 years. Why it happens like this is a little complex, but suffice it to say...  

BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comSixty-six million miles away might feel a lot closer Tuesday.Astronomy fans are in for a once-in-a-lifetime event next week as a transit of the planet Venus will be visible from Oklahoma.Read more on NewsOK.com  

(Phys.org) -- Because astronomy and astrophysics are still so much a mixture of theory, conjecture and generally difficult to measure phenomenon, at least as compared with many of the other sciences, one of the most highly respected science ...  

What are the biggest unsolved mysteries of the cosmos? That’s what the journal Science [pay site] set out to identify in its current issue. “To round up some of the most enduring mysteries in the field of astronomy … Science enlisted help ...  

To round up some of the most enduring mysteries in the field of astronomy, the journal Science enlisted help from science writers and members of the Board of Reviewing Editors to choose eight puzzling questions being asked by leading astronomers today.  

Explore some of the most enduring questions in the field of astronomy.  

Explore some of the most enduring questions in the field of astronomy.  

Just days after Australia and South Africa were picked to host the world’s largest-ever radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a workshop in Brussels yesterday looked at funding opportunities for African and European radio astronomy partnerships.  

ARARAT - Ararat born physicist, Joseph Lade Pawsey's distinguished career in radio astronomy has been acknowledged with the naming of a new super computer centre to be based in Perth.  

Prof Dr Michael Kramer, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy: "This meeting is an important and major step for consolidation of partnerships that exist and to build those that are going to happen. It is tremendous to see what Africa achieved in the past years.  

This groundbreaking discovery puzzled scientists, who long thought that the gravity of matter would gradually slow the universe's expansion, or even cause it to contract. Explanations of the universe's accelerated expansion led to the bizarre and hotly ...  

Astronomy | fireball | On April 22, 2012, a chunk of asteroid one or two meters across burned up in Earth's atmosphere. It came in over California and was seen by a lot of people, des.  

The last transit, in 2004, was fully obscured by cloud cover in Atlanta. That was a downer for sky watchers, given how unusual the transits are: The one before 2004 took place way back in 1882, and, after Tuesday's event, the next one won't ...  

There are 3 tips for success when studying astronomy. Success in astronomy comes from cooperating with the sun and the moon.Contributor: Dan RevealPublished: May 30, 2012  

The prize for astrophysics is shared by David Jewitt of the University of California, Los Angeles; Jane Luu of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory; and Michael Brown of the California ... shared by Cornelia Bargmann of the Rockefeller University in New York ...  

The past few days have been busy for the Bucket List Astronomy Tour (BLAsT) Class, a group of 10 Sam Houston State University undergraduate students on a journey to witness some of the best astronomical events of a lifetime. The students finished up their time in the Southwest and moved on to Sydney, Australia, where they will view next week’s transit of Venus. One of their professors, C. Renee James, updates us on the BLAsT Class’ visit to a...  

Recently the government of India reaffirmed astrology’s standing as an official science.  A statement from a government spokesperson reaffirmed by saying that astrology has been helping people there four thousand years.  At that no one saw ...  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —The rare occurrence of the planet Venus passing directly between the Earth and the sun will take place Tuesday evening. It will be visible from Gainesville between 6:03 and 8:26 p.m. The University of Florida department of ...  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —The rare occurrence of the planet Venus passing directly between the Earth and the sun will take place Tuesday evening.  

Texas A UniversityTexas A&M Astronomy to Host Transit of Venus Event June 5Texas A UniversityCOLLEGE STATION -- Local star-gazers and skywatching enthusiasts are encouraged to join Texas A&M University astronomers and physicists next week for a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event, the transit of Venus. This phenomenon occurs when Earth's ...Venus to have its final day in the sun for the 21st centuryChristian Science MonitorRare Venus transit...  

Ever since Galileo turned his simple telescope toward Jupiter and saw its four principal moons, we have been in awe of such devices.  But they do come with limitations.  

The committee named Jewitt and Luu laureates in astronomy to honor them "for their ... Scientists believe there are more than a billion objects in the Kuiper Belt that are more than a kilometer across, he said. "People used to think that the ...  

UW Physics and Astronomy associate prof builds infrared camera to study ...The RepublicPierce, who works in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, plans to use his Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrograph to view images in infrared wavelengths captured by a telescope. As the universe expands and distant objects move apart, light they emit ...  

HONG KONG—A pair of scientists shared the 2012 Shaw Prize in astronomy for their groundbreaking research on the early stages of planet formation. The Shaw Prize Foundation on Tuesday announced this year's laureates in three fields: astronomy ...  

As I’m sure we all remember, International Astronomy Day this year was April 28, and I’ve been hearing from lots of clubs about how they spent this special day as part of Astronomy’s Discover the Universe program. I especially enjoyed hearing from Jim Thompson of the Ottawa Valley Astronomy & Observer’s Group about its event, the group’s second with the program. [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs...  

Telegraph.co.ukAstronomy mistake picked up by nine-year-oldTelegraph.co.ukSo when nine-year-old Daniel Smith read in a Telegraph astronomy guide last month that Neptune, the most distant of the eight planets, was a mere 4.5 million km from our closest star he instantly recognised that something didn't add up.and more »  

Founding and Strategic Partners are CSIRO, Melbourne, Monash, RMIT ... get the SKA up and running. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2016 with the first science to get underway in 2020. For these deadlines to be reached, sufficient manpower will ...  

SOUTH AFRICA has won the right to host the vast majority of the world’s biggest astronomy project, a development local scientists hope will put Africa on the map in terms of scientific research and development. The nations belonging to the Square ...  

Of all the communities in the universe, there's one that you would expect to have an astronomy club. Mars. Well, they're taking care of that tonight as the Mars Area Public Library on Grand Avenue begins its very own astronomy club. The free get-together ...  

( International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ) Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research are celebrating today after hearing that Australia will share in hosting the world's largest telescope - the Square Kilometre Array.  

A.E. Douglass started the astronomy department and Steward Observatory at the UA. This led to the building of multiple observatories on Southern Arizona mountaintops and thrust the UA into the position of being the preeminent school for the study of astronomy.  

The Bucket List Astronomy Tour (BLAsT) Class continues for 10 Sam Houston State University students and their two professors, Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. C Renee James. The group is still in Arizona soaking up the many astronomical sites that state has to offer. James and a student provide an update of their activities. [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-00-51-BLAsT...  

Munich, Germany (SPX) May 14, 2012 SOFIA, the "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy", completed its first series of science flights, using the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT). The scientific results are now being published in a special issue of the European journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics" (Volume 542, May 10) along with reports on GREAT's advanced technologies. These results d  

This is a talk I gave jointly with my colleague Ewa Deelman (ISI, USC) at Caltech on May 9. I have had a number of requests to post the slides, so I will do so here: Cloud IPAC May 9 gbb ewa final copy. We attempted to give a ...  

The Bucket List Astronomy Tour (BLAsT) Class is officially off and running. Led by Sam Houston State University astronomy professors Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. C. Renee James, a frequent contributor to Astronomy magazine, the class is taking 10 undergraduate students with widely varied backgrounds and aspirations to witness some of the best astronomical events of a lifetime (hence the name). Here's what James had to say about the trip so far...  

PLANETS TO VIEW: Venus is the prominent planet in the west after sunset. If you have a telescope, now is the time to aim it at Venus, which wanes to a thin but intensively bright crescent this week. Mars is in Leo near Regulus, and Saturn is in ...  

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SHANGHAI will build a museum to popularize knowledge of astronomy and showcase the latest astronomical achievements, local science officials told the International Symposium on the Popularization of Science in Shanghai yesterday.  

Right from the smallest bug, a drop of water, a mote of dust or an idea that cannot be seen but only felt, to the largest animals (blue whales, elephants and rhinoceros), the biggest stars, trees, homes, schools, toys and the tiniest virus ...  

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2012 In its ever-expanding quest to process astronomy data and discover much more of our universe, theSkyNet has joined forces with the Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium (PS1SC) to probe other galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) - home of theSkyNet - has signed an agreement with the PS1SC to use donated computing resources to process the  

People have been charting the movements of heavenly bodies for millennia. The Babylonians created star catalogs as far back as 1200 B.C.; the ancient Egyptians aligned their temples with the rising midwinter sun. Yet today, in the digital age, Asheville lacks a public observatory to mark even the simplest celestial event. But that’s about to change. Last month, UNCA announced a plan to partner with the Astronomy Club of Asheville to build a...  

Astronomy tourism, a pastime which has grown in tandem with increasing light pollution, is set to be magnified further with plans to create in northern England the largest dark sky reserve in Europe. The International Dark Skies Association, which has ...  

S PERRY - Last Saturday, eager members of the Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club opened up a 9-inch-by-3-foot metal box stuffed with 25 years of memories.  

It's not easy coming up with a hands-on approach to astronomy. But Jason Cochrane, who teaches sixth-grade science at the new Ben Franklin Academy charter school in Douglas County, came upon a unique opportunity through a NASA program.  

Explanation: This fire-breathing Dragon can fly. Pictured above yesterday, SpaceX Corporation's Falcon 9 rocket capped with a Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The successful launch was significant not only because it demonstrated that a private company has the ability to re-supply the International Space Station (ISS), but also that spaceflight has taken a significant step away from being an endeavor that only...  

Dutch radio astronomy institute hands over €32.9m for exascale computer Big Blue has been given the ultimate big data gig - collecting and analysing data all the way back to the big bang, thanks to a brief – and €32.9m cheque - from the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON). The two will collaborate on a computer capable of ingesting the expected exabyte a day that will be generated by the Square Kilometer Array (SKA).…  

At 16:02 UTC, Friday, May 25, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon officially became the first privately-owned commercial spacecraft to be captured by and berthed at the International Space Station. It is (if I’ve done the math correctly) the 114th spacecraft to dock with ISS, including the missions sent up to build the station. It is the first privately-owned commercial spacecraft in history to do so. You ...  

SHANGHAI will build a museum to popularize knowledge of astronomy and showcase the latest achievement in astronomy, local science officials told the International Symposium on Science Popularization in Shanghai today.  

Asteroid 2012 KP 24 , a smallish rock about 25 meters (80 feet) across, will pass pretty close to the Earth on May 28, buzzing us at a distance of about 30,000 kilometers (18,000 miles). That’s close as passes go, but still a clean miss. Closest approach is at about 15:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. Eastern US time) on May 28. It’ll actually pass Earth closer than our geosynchronous satellites! At closest ...  

It’s that episode of Little Einsteins where they’re wending their way toward the Crab Nebula. Rilla is apprehensive. “Mommy,” she whispers. “Can you look it up? The real one.” I google obligingly. She ponders the images with troubled eyes. “What…what harm does it do?” Scott hastily explains. Stars, light, not a monster. Not a Giant [...]  

A NASA-sponsored astronomy program for 9-14 year-olds will be held this summer at the Nahant Public Library and at East Point Solar Observatory.  

Explanation: What's happened to the setting Sun? An eclipse! In early 2009, the Moon eclipsed part of the Sun as visible from parts of Africa, Australia, and Asia. In particular the above image, taken from the Mall of Asia seawall, caught a partially eclipsed Sun setting over Manila Bay in the Philippines. Piers are visible in silhouette in the foreground. Eclipse chasers and well placed sky enthusiasts captured many other interesting and...  

(Phys.org) -- One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, has been named in honor of the United States Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski.  

Did you know, that the astronomy research topics around the astronomy research topics, not the individual using the astronomy research paper, a special type of binocular glass call long eye relief is needed. Therefore it is ...  

Solar eclipse was real-life astronomy lesson for millionsLos Angeles TimesAcross the country, the solar eclipse Sunday seemed to kindle an infectious enthusiasm for astronomy. In New Mexcio's Chaco Canyon, Jay Anderson, a Canadian eclipse expert who runs the website Eclipser, marveled at the spectacle.and more »  

Early this morning, the SpaceX Dragon capsule passed just 2.4 kilometers below the International Space Station, completing another critical step in its mission profile that’ll lead to it docking with the orbiting station Friday morning. From the station, astronauts captured video as the capsule cruised by: [You may need to refresh this page to see the video load.] Very, very cool. You can see ...  

On Sunday, May 20, the Moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, creating a solar eclipse. However, this isn’t your usual event: because the Moon will be at apogee (the farthest point in its orbit), it won’t completely cover the face of the Sun. Instead of the Sun being totally blocked and the ethereal glow of its corona visible, we’ll see an annular eclipse, also called a "Ring of Fire" eclipse. The picture here — from the October 2005...  

Most candidate multi-planet systems spotted by the Kepler space telescope probably contain true exoplanets, according to a statistical analysis.Kepler spots potential planets beyond our Solar System by looking for tiny dips in brightness as the planets pass in front of their host stars. The  

Last month, UNCA announced a plan to partner with the Astronomy ... and an unheated observation room. A key design element for the latter will be borrowed from Arghiere’s personal observatory at his Haw Creek home: a metal roof that retracts all the ...  

Just a quick update: a new series of pictures of the Dragon capsule as seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station has just been released, and they’re way cool. Here’s one: [Click to embiggen.] Earlier today , Dragon passed just 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the station, performing a series of tasks to make sure it was ready to dock with ISS tomorrow. I’m sure the folks at SpaceX ...  

If all non-solar-system stars ceased to exist, how would things look different to us on earth? Would anything change?Imagine if all stars that did not have planets orbiting them suddenly blinked out. (That means our sun is safe.) How many stars would blink out? Would the sky be twice as dark at night? Almost completely dark? Would it effect anything on Earth as we know it? A kid asked me this on the train today, as I was reading a book with...  

Barely had Brian Schmidt accepted the Nobel prize in physics than tension ... and allocated them to institutions. James Allison, an astrophysicist and former University of Oxford postdoctoral researcher, spotted the University of Sydney ad for a researcher ...  

I do a roughly monthly segment with astronomer Seth Shostak on Big Picture Science, a radio show/podcast done by The SETI Institute. This month, Seth and I talked about the American Airlines dustup when they were planning to run an interview with reality-impaired antivaxxer Meryl Dorey. This story is a great victory for reality, and I’ve already written about the back story. Never forget: this antivax issue is more than important: it is...  

Get ready for a starry night Nogales! The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona are unleashing ... integrating both personal and cultural notions to help make science more relevant to their everyday life.” Girl Scouts has a long history of engaging ...  

Leading Astronomy Podcast Teams With Top Telescope On Demand ServiceVirtual-Strategy MagazineNet is the world's premier network of Internet connected telescopes, allowing members to take astronomical images of the night sky for the purposes of education, scientific research and astrophotography. iTelescope.Net, Advancing Your Horizons in ...and more »  

Astronomy Buddy is an iOS app designed to be a tool for learning about astronomy as well as a helper for teachers.  It includes lessons, quizzes, news feeds, astronomy videos and maps to the major observatories. However, the visual presentation and depth of explanatory material are not well matched.  

By the astronomy research paper topics and Helium in them. Some are actually versions that use mirrors. They are generally found for a lower cost as well. They are all rocky in terrain and they were key to every civilization.  

Is Astronomy your favorite Subject and you daily do stargazing like me then this article is sure your cup of tea  

I’ve written about pictures from space of ocean-borne phytoplankton blooms (see Related Posts below), but I recently saw a new one: This one was new to me for two reasons. For one, I hadn’t seen one such a bloom off the coast of Ireland before — the three I’ve posted previously were south of the Equator. You can see the coast of Mayo County in Ireland there on the right. Second, it was from a satellite I’d never heard of: SPOT-5. This is a...  

My willingness to fight has seen some major impediments in the past few weeks. The increase in antireality nonsense seems like a growing tsunami. Antivax health threats. Global warming denial on a major (and heavily funded) scale. The ugliness yesterday in North Carolina. And even though we’ve had some great victories, it’s still an endless road, always uphill, always against the wind. Despair seems inevitable. But then, but then, this: Made...  

Astronomy is a fun hobby to get in to. However, city living can be rough on anyone who enjoys watching the night sky. Here's a short list of astronomy-related activities that may help you enjoy your hobby while living in the city lightsContributor: Robert StukowskiPublished: May 01, 2012  

Astronomy Day has passed, but it’s not the only time to introduce people to the skies. Astronomy magazine’s Discover the Universe program works with clubs all year to bring sidewalk astronomy to the astronomically challenged. Gerry Lyons, public outreach coordinator of the Sussex County Astronomy Society, sent me this report of the group's four most recent efforts: [caption image="http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key...  

I should have advertised this ahead of time, but even though I’m late to it, I wanted to mention that the Philadelphia Science Festival was going on all last week. It’s been great to see science taking its rightful place among the other cultural attractions of Philadelphia, and in particular, it was nice that astronomy [...]  

South Africa has become a member of a European institute that makes joint use of radio telescopes spread across the world to produce the clearest available images of some of the most distant and energetic objects in the universe.  

Well we didn’t get any direct views of the eclipse here, which was unfortunate ... Basically, I stumbled into an impromptu eclipse-viewing festival, and the best part was that everyone had brought different viewing equipment.  

Friday, April 27, 2012, 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. -- Leslie Science Center Join us Friday evening at the Leslie Science Center (1831 Traver Rd. map) as we celebrate Astronomy Day with the launch of our new telescope collection! AADL and Leslie Science Center staff, as well as members of our local amateur astronomy club, the University Lowbrow Astronomers, will be on hand to demonstrate the Library's seven modified Orion StarBlast 4.5 reflector...  

Mars gets all the attention, but you might be surprised to know how much Venus has been explored. From initial telescope observations and the early flyby missions, to the landers… yes landers and orbiters. We know quite a lot about Venus, but the planet sure didn’t give up its secrets easily. You can watch us [...]  

And several old-school viewing methods — through Mylar, photographic film or dark class — are also dangerous, said Ashley Oliverio ... Oliverio said local astronomers are already gearing up for a total solar eclipse viewable from southwestern Montana ...  

I’ve just heard from guest blogger Donald Lubowich of Hofstra University about his upcoming Astronomy Night on the National Mall, which takes place April 28 (with a rain date of April 29) in Washington, D.C., and which Astronomy magazine and the Astronomy Foundation will be sponsoring this year. Lubowich delights in this kind of large-scale astronomy outreach, so in addition to helping raise awareness about the event, I thought it’d be...  

Explanation: Close to the Great Bear (Ursa Major) and surrounded by the stars of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici), this celestial wonder was discovered in 1781 by the metric French astronomer Pierre Mechain. Later, it was added to the catalog of his friend and colleague Charles Messier as M106. Modern deep telescopic views reveal it to be an island universe: a spiral galaxy around 30 thousand light-years across located only about 21 million...  

Reality recently scored a major win when American Airlines agreed not to run an interview with notorious antivaxxer Meryl Dorey. An American living in Australia, Dorey runs the Orwellian-named Australian Vaccine Network, where she dispenses horrifically bad and outright false information about vaccines. Read the link above to see details about her shenanigans. After AA decided not to run the interview, Dorey pulled a lot of tired and clearly...  

That evening, professional stargazer Tony LaConte of Stargazing for Everyone LLC will host a presentation at the center's Family Star Night with the history of the telescope as the main topic and telescope viewing if weather permits. Visitors ...  

PRESS RELEASE: UNCA and the Astronomy Club of Asheville today announced a joint project to build a small laboratory on the north side of campus that will significantly expand student opportunities for studying optical astronomy. UNCA’s Physics Department has a well-established core of astronomy classes but lacks a laboratory/observatory for coursework and undergraduate research. The new facility will serve as a modern lab for the 300...  

Calling all stargazers. Ever since the days of the humble Psion palmtop computers, astronomy programs have been one of the required applications for every platform. Whether you want to explore the night sky from the comfort of your home, or need a companion for aiming your telescope, there are plenty of options. Thanks to the rise of built-in accelerometers and digital compasses, an augmented reality mode has become a feature of many...  

South Africa has joined the international JIVE radio astronomy research institute, the National Research Foundation (NRF) said on Sunday. This marked a new level of partnership between Europe ...  

Expect bright sunshine over the weekend, except at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, when the sky will be darkened and only a ring of fire will be visible where the sun should be.  

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Mufti’s Office in collaboration with the Islamic Information Centre (IIC), Jakim Sarawak Branch and Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak will hold a forum on Islamic astronomy on May 24.  

Now involves more information than we can imagine: There are two reasons that astronomy is experiencing this accelerating explosion of data. First, we are getting very good at building telescopes that can image enormous portions of the sky. Second, the...  

James Muirden The Handbook of Astronomy Arthur Barker Ltd. 1964 Acrobat 7 Pdf 29.3 Mb. Scanned by artmisa using Canon DR2580C + flatbed option.This item belongs to: texts/opensource.This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Additional Text PDF, Animated GIF, DjVu, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, EPUB, Image Container PDF, Metadata, Scandata, Single Page Processed JP2 ZIP  

Be prepared to see far off worlds through a variety of amateur telescopes! Explore the rugged features of the moon as we view mountains, craters and valleys at optimum lighting conditions with striking three-dimensional vistas of the lunar terrain. See the planet Venus as a crescent shaped body as she swings around the sun in her orbit. See the bright polar cap of the “red planet,” Mars and then experience the serene beauty and wonder of...  

[Note: This post contains numerous links to articles showing antivax claims are misleading at best, and pose a huge health risk. I strongly urge you to read those links before leaving a comment.] In May 2011, an unvaccinated infant was brought on board American Airlines flight 3965. Measles is a highly contagious, dangerous, and potentially fatal disease, and because of this public health emergency officials had to track down 100 passengers...  

UA astronomy students Kevin Hardegree-Ullman and Jake Turner designed, proposed, conducted and presented research on two recently discovered planets outside of our solar system while they were still undergraduates. They used the 61-inch Kuiper Telescope on Mount Lemmon to do their observing.  

This Saturday, April 28, 2012 is National Astronomy Day. Events are planned all over the nation in order to “bring astronomy to the people”. Locally there will be both daytime and evening events. Daytime: (weather permitting) The Denver Astronomical ...  

Explanation: Despite their resemblance to R2D2, these three are not the droids you're looking for. Instead, the enclosures house 1.8 meter Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert region of Chile. The ATs are designed to be used for interferometry, a technique for achieving extremely high resolution observations, in concert with the observatory's 8 meter Very Large Telescope units. A total of four ATs are...  

Good news: I just received a tweet from the American Airlines Twitter feed: Yay! They have decided to not air the audio version of the antivax interview. That’s excellent, and I thank American Airlines for that. However, as far as I can tell, the interview is still slated to run in their in-flight magazine. I will hopefully have more news about that soon as well. Update: When I asked about the printed version, I got this reply back very...  

Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society’s intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago.  

CONCORD, NH 8211 The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center hosted New Hampshire's sixth annual Astronomy Bowl on Saturday, March 31st. First place was awarded to Cameron Steckler, a senior from Nashua High School South. Second place went to Philip Mansfield, a sophomore from Nashua High School South. Third place was awarded to Naji Pride, a...  

Stars in the night sky have captured the imagination of humanity ever since the start of time. People had been astronomers prior to being farmers. And there are different marvels to be seen in the dark sky. Andromeda galaxy can be seen with an unaided eye from dark places. If you would like see craters on the Moon, cluster of millions of stars in the constellation Hercules, moons of Jupiter or  

NASHUA – Cameron Steckler grew up watching the night sky, searching for stars and waking early to watch meteor showers. Philip Mansfield received a telescope in sixth grade from his Uncle Mark, who worked at NASA and told him all about space. The two students are now at Nashua High School South – Steckler a senior, Mansfield a sophomore – and put their astronomy knowledge to good use last weekend, winning first and second place, respectively...  

An astronomy program will be held Saturday night at Rush Ranch.Local astronomy enthusiast Jim Jerrell will host the free program beginning at 7 p.m. with a short presentation, followed by a telescope viewing at about 8:30 p.m.  

ADA The Ohio Northern University Astronomy Club will host an “Honors Day Star Party” from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday at the ONU Observatory. This is the start of Honors Day weekend at ONU, when students receive awards and honors within their...  

Explanation: How many moons does Saturn have? So far 62 have been discovered, the smallest only a fraction of a kilometer across. Six of its largest satellites can be seen here, though, in a sharp Saturnian family portrait taken on March 9. Larger than Earth's Moon and even slightly larger than Mercury, Titan has a diameter of 5,150 kilometers and starts the line-up at the lower left. Continuing to the right across the frame are Mimas, Tethys...  

Explanation: It was late in the northern martian spring when the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied this local denizen. Tracking south and east (down and right) across the flat, dust-covered Amazonis Planitia the core of the whirling dust devil is about 30 meters in diameter. Lofting dust into the thin martian atmosphere, its plume reaches more than 800 meters above the surface. Not following the path of the dust devil...  

Written by Whitney Clavin NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – Researchers using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured an infrared image of the last exhalations of a dying sun-like star. The object observed by SOFIA, planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9, or M2-9 for short, is seen in this three-color composite image. “The [...]  

Astronomy | eclipse | [UPDATE: The hangout's over. Thanks to all who watched! I'll have the YouTube video up as soon as I can!]I know this is last minute, but I decided to do a live.  

Medical officials are saying that there have been 37 cases of pertussis — whooping cough — reported in my hometown of Boulder so far this year. We’re not even 100 days into 2012 yet. [Note: Washington State is in the midst of an actual epidemic of pertussis.] How serious is this? 30 of those Boulder cases are in children under the age of 18… and it almost took the life of six week old Natalie Schultz. The local news reported on this: [You...  

Explanation: How big is Jupiter's moon Io? The most volcanic body in the Solar System, Io (usually pronounced "EYE-oh") is 3,600 kilometers in diameter, about the size of planet Earth's single large natural satellite. Gliding past Jupiter at the turn of the millennium, the Cassini spacecraft captured this awe inspiring view of active Io with the largest gas giant as a backdrop, offering a stunning demonstration of the ruling planet's relative...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HarperCollins UK is launching its “Wonders of the Universe” 3D astronomy app for the new iPad, combining revolutionary technology and BBC video for an unparalleled interactive learning experience  

Explanation: What do the following things have in common: a cone, the fur of a fox, and a Christmas tree? Answer: they all occur in the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros). Pictured above as a star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, the complex jumble of cosmic gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant and mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds. Where the...  

Diabetes Sisters' third annual conference is in downtown Raleigh on Saturday and Sunday. The national group, started by a Durham mom, aims to connect women with diabetes. There will be workshops and information for women with diabetes. On Sunday ...  

Explanation: Volcano Tungurahua sometimes erupts spectacularly. Pictured above, molten rock so hot it glows visibly pours down the sides of the 5,000-meter high Tungurahua, while a cloud of dark ash is seen being ejected toward the left. Wispy white clouds flow around the lava-lit peak, while a star-lit sky shines in the distance. The above image was captured in 2006 as ash fell around the adventurous photographer. Located in Ecuador...  

Explanation: The Omicron Cetians have been silenced. After alien-like monsters were reported to disturb his daughter's sleep for four nights in a row, this father took action. When last questioned, the daughter seemed to indicate that the hullabaloo might have come from a planetary system possibly sounding like "Omicron Ceti". Getting to the root of the problem, the dad then took his daughter outside and used a powerful laser to blast the...  

Explanation: Do you recognize the city lights of Paris in this picture? Taken on March 25 from the top of the 210 meter tall Montparnasse skyscraper, many will spot the looming Eiffel Tower, or the large domed structure of Les Invalides (right), or the colorfully lit elevated Metro train line gently curving toward picture center. You can even pick out the Arc de Triomphe close to the horizon on the right. But regardless of your location, the...  

On Twitter recently, I saw the following tweet: [That tweet was from Minute Physics, a great channel on YouTube which does very short, informative, and fun animated physics videos.] Intrigued, I clicked the link and watched this video. I describe it below. [You may have to refresh the page to get the video to load; if you see a blank spot beneath this then refresh.] Amazing, right? Not really. It’s totally bogus! And I’m happy to explain...  

Nature.comMurals offer glimpse of Mayan astronomyNature.comUnder an earthen mound deep in the Guatemalan rainforest, archaeologists have discovered what they say is the earliest evidence to date of the sophisticated astronomy and time-keeping rituals of the ancient Maya. The find, which consists of dates, ...Mayan Astronomy Workshop DiscoveredFox NewsAncient Maya Astronomical Tables from Xultun, GuatemalaScience Careers Blog (subscription)all...  

One of the things I love about the internet, and specifically Twitter, is how an offhand comment turns into awesome. And it happens within seconds. For some reason, a super-hi-res picture of the Earth is making the rounds right now. It’s a ...  

One of the free astronomy software download and want to start out teaching children about the free astronomy software download in astronomy, I hope these tips might be a way to act scientifically. It is, as it began and the ccd ...  

South Africa has become a member of a European institute that makes joint use of radio telescopes spread across the world to produce the clearest available images of some of the most distant and energetic objects in the universe. The Joint Institute for ...  

Like the countless stars that dot the night skies, the universe holds infinite secrets in its vast space. Perhaps there really are other worlds that exist, with civilizations far more advanced than that of Earth's. Author Sergio Correa raises interesting ...  

I love astronomy but I've taken astronomy courses and they'll quickly crush your interest in space with lots of complicated jargon and math. Restore your wonder about the universe with Solar Walk which lets you explore the vastness of the universe...  

Under an earthen mound deep in the Guatemalan rainforest, archeologists have discovered what they say is the earliest evidence to date of the sophisticated astronomy and time-keeping rituals of the ancient Maya. The find, which consists of dates, tables ...  

Space Astronomy Archive and Supernova Are Named for Senator Barbara Mikulski "One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, has been named in honor of the United States Senator...  

(TrendHunter.com) These John Wentz paintings combine several geek interests into masterpiece compositions. Drawing from astronomy and retro comic books, the contemporary realist artist is currently working on a...  

The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society will celebrate Astronomy Day on Saturday with a day-long celebration featuring educational displays, hands-on activities, and special presentations to bring science alive for the entire community.  

UNC Asheville and the Astronomy Club of Asheville recently announced a joint project to build a small laboratory on the north side of campus that will significantly expand student opportunities for studying optical astronomy.  

(Phys.org) -- Determining the habitability of rocky, Earth-like planets in the universe will be crucial for us as a species, according to scientists from The Australian National University.  

Some planets have no star to circle and book relates dispute over medical ...Washington PostSpace Lonely planets, with nothing to orbit Astronomy Magazine, May What's lonelier than the loneliest person in the world? The loneliest world in the galaxy. In this month's issue of Astronomy, Steve Nadis writes about rogue planets, worlds that are ...and more »  

Japanese astronomy professor found dead in ChileMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) -- A 58-year-old Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan was found collapsed Monday near his apartment in the Chilean capital of Santiago and later confirmed dead in hospital, NAOJ said Tuesday.and more »  

Far infra-red astronomy PhD student Chris Clark reports from this year’s National Astronomy Meeting and discusses the latest advances in the field and how Cardiff researchers are at the forefront of these findings Astronomy is very ...  

Stars-N-Parks astronomy program this Saturday at Rockhound State ParkSilver City Sun NewsDEMING A Stars-N-Parks astronomy program will be held this Saturday at Rockhound State Park. Stars-N-Parks attendees should arrive at the park at sunset so they can become familiar with their surroundings before nightfall. This is also an excellent ...and more »  

This measurement of fluctuations in the sky brightness is extremely complicated because small variations in the sensitivity of the camera on Hubble could masquerade as variations caused by faint grunt... more from shufflez...  

#Astronomy #AmateurAstronomy #Venus #Sun #OnceInALifeTime and, sigh ... #YOLO ... http://j.mp/JVXMur  

The Mac ObserverAstronomy Buddy for iOS is UnfriendlyThe Mac ObserverAstronomy Buddy is an iPhone or iPad app that describe itself as “the ultimate tool” for learning about astronomy as well as a helper for teachers. It includes lessons, quizzes, news feeds, astronomy videos and maps to the major observatories.and more »  

PLANETS TO VIEW: We still have only three available in the sky, all in the evening. Brilliant Venus is in the west at sunset, with Mars high in the south and Saturn in the southeast. Jupiter and Mercury are lost to view. THE MOON is a waning ...  

Editor's note: Meg Urry is the Israel Munson professor of physics and astronomy and chairwoman of the department of physics at Yale University, where she is the director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. This article was written ...  

NEW YORK — Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society’s intricate calendar some 1,200 years ago. The walls reveal ...  

Ryan Clark, 10, wants to know if we're alone in the universe. Ryan, a student at Randerson Ridge Elementary School and a member of the Nanaimo Astronomy Society, was eager to talk to people about his passion for planets, stars and galaxies on Saturday at ...  

Orlando Science Center is expanding its Astronomy Day event, sprinkling events over select weekends through June 2. Activities will include SunWatch sessions, where visitors will peer at the sun through the Crosby Observatory telescope; four NASA speakers; “Orlando by Night,” a live planetarium show in the Dr. Phillips CineDome; the “Science on a Sphere” exhibit and the Kinesthetic [...]  

Columbus DispatchAstronomy | Enter the DragonColumbus DispatchAlthough plenty of science came out of the Apollo missions to the moon, it's hard to see any significant science that has come from the International Space Station program. Kenneth Hicks is a professor of physics and astronomy at Ohio University in ...and more »  

(Phys.org) -- Jay Pasachoff, Director of Hopkins Observatory, Chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College and Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, has written a commentary piece published in the journal Nature, urging stargazers ...  

The Tellus Science Museum celebrated National Astronomy Day on Saturday with solar telescopes, star walks and meteorites. Children could make bracelets out of UV Beads, whose colors become brighter when exposed to sunlight, and models of the Hubble Space Telescope.  

Apropos of my last post… This Sci-ence webcomic went up around the same time I posted my Supermoon deflation a few hours ago. COINCIDENCE? Well, yeah. Still, funny. And man. Those two women must really be tired of me. First the Moon Illusion in the park , and now this. Related Posts: - The Supermoon stuff? AGAIN? - In which I disagree with cartoon Neil Tyson - Naked I astronomy - A new SMBC book ...  

has won the $20,000 grand prize in the University Co-operative Society’s George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence. Winners of the 13 th annual undergraduate student awards were announced May 2. The awards celebrate University of Texas ...  

Because you simply cannot have enough incredibly beautiful photographs of aurorae in your life, here's one taken near Tromso, Norway, on March 28, 2012 by photographer Helge Mortensen: [Click to coronalmassejectenate ...  

OKC Astronomy Club hosts star party April 28Edmond SunCITY — The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club will have a free public star party April 28 to celebrate International Astronomy Day. The event will be at Windsurfer's Point on the northeastern shores of Lake Hefner. To reach Windsurfer's Point, ...  

Stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts, not to mention curious Boy and Girl Scouts and legions of others flock ... 7 p.m., Lackawanna Astronomical Society will host an evening of free activities celebrating the fascinating hobby of observing ...  

It was a hit. People got hooked on looking through the telescopes, and another national day of observance was born. The whole astronomy culture gears up for Astronomy Day – clubs, science museums, observatories, universities, planetariums ...  

While it isn't nearly as far away as most of Chandra's subjects, the moon is no less interesting ... started attending star parties at the sanctuary when he was a member of the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club. The club is headquartered in Groveland ...  

The telescopes were provided by members of the Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) as part of celebrating Space Day and Astronomy Day in conjunction with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS).  The Sun was very active making viewing ...  

(Now if only they'd lined up a screening of the awesome, long-lost Disney sci-fi film "The Black Hole," with Robert Forster and Ernest Borgnine.) More information about Astronomy Day events at the planetarium is available at clarkplanetarium.org.  

The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club will host a free public star party on Saturday night, April 28, to celebrate International Astronomy Day. The event will be held at Windsurfer's Point on the northeastern shores of Lake Hefner. To reach Windsurfer's Point ...  

Most ten-year-olds don’t have the patience to sift through star images for thousands of hours. But Kathryn Aurora Gray was on a mission: She wanted to become the youngest person to discover a supernova. And luckily for her, Kathryn’s work didn’t take thousands of hours–she discovered an exploded star about fifteen minutes after starting her career as an amateur astronomer. After looking through ...  

HACKETTSTOWN — United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey present ASTRONOMY DAY 2012 on Saturday, May 12 with Free Astronomy Presentations And Solar Observing (weather permitting) at the NE Branch of Warren County Library, 40 Route 46, Hackettstown. 1 PM –...  

PLANETS TO VIEW: You can't see Jupiter or Mercury this month, but you can see Venus (extremely bright in the west), Mars and Saturn after sunset. Mars is in Leo and near Regulus, and Saturn is in Virgo, near bright Spica. THE MOON is full ...  

The first part of the day will include meteorite and astrophotography displays, astronomy demonstrations, solar observations with specially filtered telescopes, a "make-a-comet" demonstration, a raw egg drop to test the impact absorption of ...  

"Secrets In Plain Sight" is an exploration of great art, architecture, and urban design which skillfully unveils an unlikely intersection of geometry, politics, numerical philosophy, religious mysticism, new physics, music, astronomy, and world history.  

There will be solar viewing and planetarium shows. Also, Heather Smith, 23, a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, will share her experiences and stories at 1 p.m. Saturday in the planetarium. In 2004, she became a high school intern ...  

Light gathered and focused by a telescope must often be refocused onto spectrographs and other complex instruments. To such ends, astronomers are coming to realize the benefits of photonics.  

See the sun safely with specially filtered telescopes until dusk, then tour the night sky until 9:30 p.m., weather permitting. Venus, Mars and Saturn should be visible, along with star clusters. Sky viewing will take place in the back parking lot of the ...  

Offaly ExpressGalaxy of stars for Midlands Astronomy Club PartyOffaly Express... Kingsland Observatory, Roscommon, Saturday 2:30pm - “Surveying for Edgeworth Kuiper Belt Objects from Ireland”; Dermot Gannon, Midlands Astronomy Club, Sunday 10:45am - “Buran: The Russian Space Shuttle”; Apostolos Christou, Armagh Observatory, ...  

Every second of every day, the Earth is bombarded with cosmic-rays -- high-energy particles soaring in from the outer reaches of space at nearly the speed of light. When such a particle enters the atmosphere, it sets off a fireworks show invisible to the ...  

It's difficult to get high-quality, close-up pictures of the moon or any planet with basic photographic equipment ... to a computer and fired up the control software, you should see an image, perhaps an out-of-focus one, but an image all ...  

Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show is 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Rockland Community College’s Eugene Levy Fieldhouse, 145 College Road. Tickets are $20; $35 for two-day admission. www.rocklandastronomy.com ...  

Nebraska astronaut Clayton Anderson will be making presentations as part of the Astronomy Day events in Lincoln. The event is scheduled to run 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall on the ...  

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Lawmakers, astronomy community hammer out deal for electronic billboard ...East Valley TribuneCentral and Western Arizona will be wide open for illuminated billboards with changing messages under the terms of a deal hammered out Tuesday between sign owners and the astronomy community. A draft map of the plan creates what amounts to buffer zones ...Proposal makes Northern Arizona 'dark sky' zoneVerde IndependentAriz. lawmaker...  

The film focuses on the history and consequences of light pollution. Planetarium educator Heather Smith will also give a special presentation about her experiences as a special guest at NASA's final launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery earlier this year.  

The Soul Calendar: Astronomy: Tonite Trio Saturn, Moon and Star Spica Triple Threat · The Soul Calendar: Astronomy: Tonite Trio Saturn, Moon and Star Spica Triple Threat: From Denny: Does this month get any better?  

BALTIMORE, April 5 (UPI) -- One of the world's largest astronomy archives has been named in honor of U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland, the Space Telescope Science Institute said.  

Special activities include information on biodiesel, worm composting and a farmers market with the UH Hilo College of Agriculture. The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi is a world-class informal science education center and is a Leadership ...  

In the evening (weather permitting), guests can stargaze through a large, 32-inch telescope on the roof of the Bob Wright Centre. McDonald will share his views on how space has evolved during his lifetime, in a presentation titled Vacations in ...  

ScienceDaily (May 10, 2012) SOFIA, the "Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy," completed its first series of science flights, using the German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT). The sci ... Conny Aerts, a professor at the ...  

Portuguese American Journal (blog)Astronomy: Portuguese astrophysicists reveal new data on the formation of ...Portuguese American Journal (blog)According to Pedro Figueira, the first author of the study accepted for publication in the Astronomy & Astrophysics online magazine, “These results show us that the way our solar system formed must be common. Its structure is the same as the other ...  

An informational plaque inside the telescope building describes it as an iceberg ... and the efficiency of solar panels. The solar telescopes at Sunspot are used to investigate solar flares, record what the sun looks like each day, and observe ...  

Challenger Space Center Arizona in Peoria celebrates National Astronomy Day on April 28 with family-oriented, space-themed activities. The center, 21170 N. 83rd Ave., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours and exhibits, simulated space ...  

I like to redesign my years old www.asynx-planetarium.com website into the current state of the art design. Lots of CSS and nice graphic design. I started this project in 1996 (DOS version) and had several different websites ...  

Connecticut College will celebrate National Astronomy Day by providing the public with binocular and telescopic views of the night sky on Saturday, April 28, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Olin Observatory in Olin Science Center. The free event is ...  

The blackened night sky is filled, dark with a looming orb of light floating through a sea of bright white lights. It’s the moon, the stars and the unyieldingly vast universe casting over the Earth. As a child, freshman DeShawn Mims would walk ...  

A quick Craigslist search found two for $22, quite a steal. Leo always delivers an impassioned performance and if you are attending, don't skip the openers. Local duo noon:30 are doing some interesting stuff with just a guitar, laptop and vocals.  

Last year I was researching the Hubble Deep Field (pictured below) and I interviewed Bob Williams, the former head of STScI who originally conceived of and executed the deep field image. He told me that the deep field, in addition to its extraordinary ...  

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory, which operates an array of telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii and Chile from offices in Tucson, is laying off 35 scientists and support staff because of federal budget cuts. Twenty of those jobs will be lost at its ...  

NASA Afterschool Universe Stellar Fusion Demonstration Further videos about related topics are available in favourites, play lists on my channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/AlphaOmegaParadigm and complementary video responses. Mirrored: http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAexplorer "Afterschool Universe is an out-of-school-time astronomy program for middle school students that explores basic astronomy concepts through engaging hands-on...  

The observatory in Riverview Park was a leader in astrophysics dating back to the 1800s, a place where researchers discovered and ... The film will premiere on Wednesday night at the Heinz History Center . It's narrated by actor David Conrad, a Pittsburgh ...  

1. Universiteit Leiden, in the Netherlands, offers the J.H. Oort Scholarship in Astronomy for students who have a BSc degree or its equivalent in astronomy or physics and who wish to pursue their MSc degree in astronomy. The scholarship is ...  

The Mighty Sky, which will be released this September, uses music to teach children of all ages how the universe works. The science song project was the brainchild of Alvey, who often records lyrics and song ideas on his iPhone as he commutes ...  

NEW PALTZ — The Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association will present “Weekend Astronomy Night” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the John R. Kirk Planetarium in the Coykendall Science Building at SUNY New Paltz. Multiple shows will be offered ...  

Guest speaker Liz Jordan, lecturer at the Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport and member of the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society, will give a talk titled, “The Stormy Sun: How Solar Weather Affects Earth,” at 7:30 p.m. and again at 8:45 p.m ...  

Big treats are in store for May sky watchers -- Saturn returns to the evening sky, there will be an almost-total solar eclipse and Venus heads for a historic transit across the face of the sun. May begins with Venus shining at its maximum ...  

The event will be noon to 3 p.m. 2020 Fourth St. in Kenner's Rivertown. The Kenner Planetarium and Pontchartrain Astronomy Society will host a day of astronomy-related entertainment and education. Plan to enjoy solar telescope viewing ...  

Press-Register - al.com (blog)Stars Over the Coast astronomy column April 15-21 Virgo takes up comsiderable ...Press-Register - al.com (blog)By Mark R. Kent, Press-Register PLANETS TO VIEW: Jupiter remains bright but is lower every evening in the west. Venus is brilliant in the west well above Jupiter. Mars is about zero magnitude and high in the south at dusk. Saturn reaches opposition and ...  

April is Global Astronomy Month, and Southern Stars Group, LLC ... This year's Global Star Party promises to be even bigger. Rare astronomical events that the public can enjoy - like an annular solar eclipse on May 20th, and the Transit of ...  

On the afternoon of June 5, 2012, the planet Venus will pass in front of the sun as seen from Earth, an extremely rare event that will not happen again until December 2117.