The bright point of light in the west after sunset is Venus
…before sunrise. (Unless you are the fictional character Robert Langdon in Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code, in which case apparently you can see Venus flung right out of its…
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You’re invited to the biggest statewide Star Party in the universe
…These hosts include astronomy clubs, parks, libraries, nature centers, and universities. What might you do at a Star Party event? 1. Look through a telescope. Virtually every Star Party event will…
Never agree to marry the northern lights (and other life lessons from Valentine sky stories)
……why you should reject any proposals of marriage from the Sun, Moon, or North Star—and why you should be especially wary of the charms of the Lord of the Northern…
“Super blood moon?”
…need to do: 1. Get up early on Wednesday. The lunar eclipse is Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018. The main action starts, as a partial lunar eclipse, just before sunrise, at 6:48 a.m….
Morehead hosts star-studded Jupiter Ball
…Senior Director of Community Relations at Cary, NC-based analytics company SAS Institute Inc., for her continued support of STEM education. Goodnight serves on a number of boards committed to education,…
Can’t get eclipse glasses? You can still view the eclipse!
…back to the Sun. Always supervise children when using any method to view the eclipse. You can make pinhole projectors using readily available materials. Methods include: 1. Cereal box viewer This…
10 things for North Carolinians to know about the eclipse
August 1, 2017 By Amy Sayle 1. When is the solar eclipse? Monday, August 21, 2017. For North Carolina, this is an afternoon event, happening from roughly 1 to 4…
When the Moon covers the Sun
February 24, 2017 By Amy Sayle A solar eclipse—when the Moon covers the Sun—happens this weekend. On Sunday, February 26, 2017, an annular solar eclipse will be visible from a narrow path in the…
You’re invited to the biggest Star Party in the universe
…Star Party hosts include state parks, astronomy clubs, planetariums, nature centers, universities, schools, and a cemetery. What might you do at a Star Party event? 1. Look through a telescope. Virtually every…
Finding the winter hexagon (and maybe your birthday star)
…in the night sky, Sirius. It’s “only” about 8 and a half light years away, which means that its starlight—traveling at the speed of light, 186,000 miles a second—takes eight…