Observing
The Night Sky This Month: January 2019
The map above shows the areas of the Earth’s surface from which a total eclipse of the Moon by Earth’s umbra, or dark shadow, on the night of the 21st of January can be observed. […]
Month: December 2018
News & Events
Voyager 2 Becomes Second Human-made Object to Leave Solar System
The artist’s impression above shows the approximate current positions of both Voyager spacecraft relative to the Sun and other surviving spacecraft. Note that while Voyager 1 left the solar system in 2012 above the orbital […]
News & Events
Barnard’s Star Hosts a Frozen Super-Earth
The image above shows an artists’ impression of what the surface of the super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star might look like. However, given that the planet receives only about 2% of the light Earth receives from […]
Observing
The Night Sky This Month: December 2018
From about the 13th of the month, comet hunters should be able to follow Comet 46P/Wirtanen without optical aid given clear skies and good seeing conditions. Late in the evening of the 15th, the comet […]