Total Eclipse of the Moon for February 20, 2008, NYC Total Eclipse of the Moon of 2008 Feb. 21 Delta T: 65.9s Rego Park, NY Location: W 73°51'11.0",...
Hooray for Neil! http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/aaft-and020808.php Bruce Kamiat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
There's a big event coming up - a total lunar eclipse - on Wednesday evening, February 20. The partial phase begins at 8:43 PM, totality runs from 10:00 to...
'Astronomical unit' may need to be redefined "Appearances aside, the stars are not eternal and the planets do not move with clockwork precision. For these...
Name that Space Telescope! "February 8, 2008: Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance: NASA is inviting members of the...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/science/space/05spotters.html?_r=1&ex=1359954000&en=034d5e8d640d889f&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss&oref=slogin February 5,...
... From: Holly Klug Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:10 PM Subject: February 2008 TV Schedule Hi all, Attached and included below are some interesting tv...
Bruce, Went to "Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon, and Planets," 2nd Ed. p. 60 by Jean Meeus and the earth passes from S to N of the ring plane of Saturn...
Who needs a pocket calculator? Just use pen and paper! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080110102313.htm Julian Parks [Non-text portions of this...
I took my welders glass and binoculars with me to the Irish Arts Center today. They are on the west end of a block over near the Hudson so have a reasonable...
"Counting Mercury’s Craters" "One of many investigations underway includes identifying and measuring the impact craters on these previously unseen regions....
PLANETARY-ALIGNMENT ALERT! On the evening of February 20th, there will be a remarkable alignment among the bodies of our Solar System. The Sun, the Earth, the...
"Giant Storm Eruption at Jupiter Unearths a Buried Past" "Scientists around the globe have observed an astonishing and rare change in Jupiter's atmosphere -- a...
Good introduction to Satellite Observing, Coverage, and Construction. See Patrick Moore's "Sky at Night" episode, "Sputnik's Children: December 2007, BBC4...
"A Hi-Def Peek at Pluto" "New Horizons made its first detection of Pluto using the high-resolution mode of its Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) during...
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)The NASA Astrophysics Data System is a good portal site for astrophysics research. Abstracts are available for many publications...
When Do Asteroids Turn Dangerous? "One of the most spectacular sights in the night sky is a fireball; a rock from space impacts the atmosphere and blazes a...
Anyone hear of this story, "The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared"? "Dec. 13, 1999: From May 10-12, 1999, the solar wind that blows constantly from the Sun...
"Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close To Past Earth on Jan. 29 - Should be Observable with Modest Sized Telescopes" "Asteroid 2007 TU24, discovered by...
"Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way" "A giant cloud of hydrogen gas is racing towards a collision with the Milky Way, astronomers have announced. Dubbed...
The message copied below was sent to the AAA through the AAA Web site. Today, I went to see what Mr. Diller is offering for sale. He gave me permission to...
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this event always sells out way in advance. Tickets have just now gone on sale. I've already got mine. If you want to go,...
