by Sandy Eulitt | Apr 23, 2013 | Involvement, The Sky Tonight
The spring constellations of Virgo, Leo, Corvus, Beehive Cluster, Cancer, and Arcturus revealed themselves to me the night of April 13 on Mt. Laguna. It was a truly amazing experience, as I had not had the chance to view the wonders of the universe in quite some time....
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 | May 9, 2012 | Involvement, San Diego Astronomy
The San Diego Air and Space Museum (SDASM) Space Day is this Saturday, May 12, 2012. I’ll be joining NASA Astronaut Woody Springs, the San Diego Astronomy Association, San Diego Space Society, Sally Ride Science Festival, Astronaut Teachers Alliance, SPAWAR, and...
by Sandy Eulitt | May 4, 2012 | Involvement, Regional Events
Garrett Lisi will be in Orange County next week to do the Carl Sagan ‘Cosmos’ episode ‘Encyclopaedia Galactica’ on May 9th and ‘The Geometric Theory of Everything’ on May 11th. Antony Garrett Lisi (born January 24, 1968), known as...
by Sandy Eulitt | May 4, 2012 | Involvement
Space Shuttle launch from booster vantage point
by Sandy Eulitt | Apr 24, 2012 | Involvement
When a new telescope opens its dome and begins collecting data, it is called First Light. And so it is with this web site, the culmination of many years of dreams, ideas, aspirations, hopes, and beliefs that First Light has arrived for me. I hope you will join me in...