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Pale Blue Dot Photo turns 30

February 14, 2020 By Sandy Eulitt

There isn't much about this iconic photo that hasn't already been said. It, more than anything other than the Earthrise photo, defines our place in the Universe. It is for this reason that the photo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Space Program, Life in the Universe, Space History and People, Special Events, Stargazing, Telescopes and Missions Tagged With: 2020, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Earthrise, galaxy clusters, Leo, night sky tour, Pale Blue Dot, SkyClops, spring constellations, star party, Valentine's Day, Virgo, Voyager 1

Interstellar Comet Borisov is About to Make its Closest Approach to Earth – Universe Today

November 30, 2019 By Sandy Eulitt

Looks like I'm going to have to put December 8 on the calendar and break out a telescope. I hope the roads will be passable in and around Mt. Laguna, as that is probably where I will head for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Comets, San Diego Astronomy, Special Events, Stargazing, The Sky Tonight Tagged With: 1997, asteroid belt, Borisov, comet, Hale Bopp, ice, Mt. Laguna, observing, snow, telescope

San Diego Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 Viewing Locations

August 4, 2016 By Sandy Eulitt

Perseid Meteor Shower emanates from Perseus

Perseids Peak Early Friday, August 12 Looks like it is time to put in to take next Friday off, or at least call in sick. The Perseid meteor shower always peaks around 2 a.m. local time, wherever you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meteor Showers, San Diego Astronomy, Special Events, The Sky Tonight Tagged With: 2016, Anza-Borrego desert, Block Mountain Open Space Park, Caspers Wildermess Park, Little Blair Valley, Modjeska Canyon, Mount Laguna, O'Neill Regional Park, Ortega Highway, Perseid meteor shower, San Diego, Shelter VAlley, Silverado Canyon, Sunrise Highway, telescope, tent cot, Trabuco Canyon, zero gravity observing chair

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