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 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
This blog from The Planetary Society discusses a proposal to send spacecraft to the Martian moons, Phobos and Diemos. Because the moons have so little gravity, they possess a significantly smaller gravitational potential well. That means a LOT less fuel is required to...
by Sandy Eulitt | Apr 29, 2015 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, The Sky Tonight
Most who know me know that I joke around about being a late night streetwalker. I love my nighttime walks, particularly when the skies are clear, and the temps are cool. Tonight was one of those truly perfect evenings here in San Diego. Amazingly clear, with the Moon...
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 | Feb 26, 2012 | Space In Movies & Television
I was just about to write a blog about the BEAUTIFUL alignment of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter last night and then I checked out my Facebook page and saw this article: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003390/ It turns out that I was just working on...
