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Current Astronomy News Today Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipse Nanaimo Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipse in Maffeo Sutton Park. Fri, 18 May 2012 13:07:00 -0700 Followup: Supereclipse | Bad Astronomy I wrote earlier about the annular eclipse happening this coming Sunday. It’s a solar eclipse, with the Moon blocking the Sun, but because the Moon is at apogee — the point in its orbit farthest from Earth — the Moon appears smaller in the sky, so it doesn’t completely block the Sun. We’re left with a ring of solar surface surrounding the Moon, the so-called Ring of Fire. I got a couple of people ... Sat, 19 May 2012 06:45:03 -0700 LIVE Q&BA Hangout for the eclipse | Bad Astronomy [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 Hangout on Google+ to talk about the solar eclipse. I’ve embedded the video below if you want to watch. If you want to ask questions, go to the link above or send me something on Twitter . If you leave a comment here I won’t see it! Sun, 20 May 2012 16:00:03 -0700 Area astronomy club to unseal 25-year-old time capsule SPERRY - Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club member Jim Hilkin has no idea what's inside the time capsule that was locked away in the John H. Witte Observatory classroom 25 years ago. But he's about to find out Saturday night. Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:21 -0700 Don’t forget the Space X launch! | Bad Astronomy Space X is looking good to launch its Falcon 9 + Dragon capsule on Saturday morning at 08:55 UTC (04:55 Eastern US time). NASA tweeted about it, saying there’s a 70% chance of good weather at that time. It’s Florida, so that can change in an instant. Check with NASA and Space X for updates. Space X put together a press kit with details on the launch and mission activities. Via Universe Today I ... Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:03 -0700 |
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