Skywatching at home: Spot planets in the sky tonight
…sky is clear, you’ll be able to spot Venus fairly soon after sunset. Look for it in the same direction that the Sun set, toward the west. Venus in the…
…sky is clear, you’ll be able to spot Venus fairly soon after sunset. Look for it in the same direction that the Sun set, toward the west. Venus in the…
…line with Earth’s orbit around the sun. Our calendar contains 365 days, but the Earth actually takes around 365.242 days to orbit the sun. To make up for this small…
…and the Sun? Well, besides being a bummer if you enjoy late sunsets, the winter solstice features the sun at its lowest point in the sky. In specific science terms, this…
…Morehead will adapt three of its educational planetarium shows for use at ECSU’s recently reopened Khan Planetarium: Earth, Moon and Sun; Solar System Odyssey; and Take Flight. Each show is aligned with elementary and middle…
…view, cutting down on the total number you’ll see. You can still enjoy a meteor viewing outing, as long as you adjust your expectations. Credit: Matt Lochansky Viewing tips: Choose…
November 8, 2019 By Elizabeth Smith Join us at the Morehead Sundial on Monday, November 11, 2019, to view a transit of Mercury – a direct pass of our solar…
…so if you hear the ending of a particular Lithuanian story about the Sun and Moon. According to this story, Sun and Moon originally lived together in the sky. They…
…to brighten from the approaching sunrise, roughly around 5 a.m. and a bit before, on Tuesday morning, August 13. You can check moonset and astronomical twilight times for your specific…
…at all. At new moon, the Moon is in the part of its orbit around Earth where the Moon lies between the Sun and Earth. That gives you two reasons…
…family. As a student, a new world of people and academics swung open the doors of my mind. My years here were some of the best of my life. But…