by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 29, 2013 | Archive, Involvement, The Sky Tonight
I had the pleasure of visiting the Black Mountain park region east of San Diego proper on Saturday night. I didn’t realize what a great resource this was. Perched atop a hill and inland from most of the marine layer that plagues Coastal San Diego, the skies...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 19, 2013 | Archive, Involvement, San Diego Astronomy
Join the rest of the world between 2:27 and 2:42 pm Pacific Time today and step outside to Wave at Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft will be photographing Saturn, and Earth will be in the background. Everyone is encouraged to step outside at this time and wave, so...
by Sandy Eulitt | Sep 15, 2012 | Archive, Involvement, The Sky Tonight
Looking West Southwest at sunset local time tonight, you should see Mars and Saturn right near each other and just above the horizon. A pair of binoculars might enable you to see some features, or one of Saturn’s rings. New Moon also begins at 7:10 pm local...
by Sandy Eulitt | Sep 7, 2012 | Archive, Space In Movies & Television, Star Trek
I just had to comment on today’s Google logo. I am so in love with the Star Trek theme that they did. If you click on various letters and the door, you will get Star Trek sounds, theme music, and transporter effects. One even gave me the starry sky, and another...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 5, 2012 | Archive, Space News, Telescopes and Missions
So unbelievably excited to be sitting here on this Sunday night, watching NASA web site and waiting for Curiosity to land. Watched an interview with Lori Garver a little while ago. Have you seen the, “Seven Minutes of Terror,” video? Really amazing...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jun 6, 2012 | Archive, Astronomy and Space Humor, Humor
That’s right. If Marvin had destroyed Earth before 3 pm yesterday afternoon San Diego time, none of us at Lake Poway would have been able to enjoy the spectacular Transit of Venus. As a LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGGG time astronomer, I have always taken...
