by Sandy Eulitt | Sep 3, 2015 | Involvement, Regional Events, San Diego Astronomy, Special Events, The Sky Tonight
Supermoon Eclipse 2015 There will be a total eclipse of the Moon, visible from San Diego in the eastern sky. The Moon will lie 14° above the horizon at the midpoint of the eclipse. The Moon will be totally eclipsed from 19:12 until 20:23, and there will be a partial...
by Sandy Eulitt | Sep 2, 2015 | Regional Events, San Diego Astronomy, Special Events, Stargazing, The Sky Tonight
Stellar Experiences will do a community event in conjunction with White House Astronomy Night. Stay tuned for more event details. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/08/21/white-house-astronomy-night-celebration-science-technology-and-space
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 28, 2015 | International Dark Sky Site, San Diego Astronomy, The Sky Tonight
Doesn’t this International Dark Sky Site location sound heavenly? Only a day’s drive from San Diego, it seems like a place I could happily live. What about you? http://darksky.org/rediscovering-the-night-sky-in-middle-age/
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 28, 2015 | San Diego Astronomy, The Sky Tonight
I was outside Thursday evening, and thought that the waxing gibbons Moon seemed larger than normal. I was in a hurry, thou b, and just kept moving. Well, now we know WHY that moon seemed much larger than normal...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 24, 2015 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
Courtesy of the American Astronomical Society, this picture shows NGC 1140 in Eridanus undergoing a starbust. It is 60 million light years away, making it pretty close in astronomical terms. This image is from the Hubble Space Telescope and was released in July, 2015....
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 23, 2015 | San Diego Astronomy, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
Hubble Space Telescope Pillars of Creation new image Stellar Nursery delights once again In 1997, the world sat breathless as the Hubble Space Telescope released the very famous image entitled the Pillars of Creation. A stellar nursery, the Pillars of Creation is a...
