AstroEvent for the week of June 30th-July 7th, 2008. June 30, 2008
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I give you a New England Occultation.
A Star about to be Occulted by a an Asteroid: A Simulated View.
(Don’t expect the Asteroid to be visible!)
First up, I’d like to apologize for the short notice on this week’s featured event, which occurs seconds before midnight tonight June 30th over New England and the Canadian Maritimes. (more…)
Sci-Fi on T.V. & Movies-The Good, the Bad, & the (Alien) Ugly! June 26, 2008
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The Day the Earth Stood Still. (Credit: 20th Century Fox.)
Like most of my generation, I was raised on a steady diet of 20th century science fiction. (more…)
Astro Event of the Week: 24-30 June, 2008 June 23, 2008
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(The Moon Occulting the Pleiades M42 Open Cluster, about 3AM EDT. Credit: Stellarium)
Early morning risers next Monday are in for a treat; a rare occultation of the star cluster, the Pleiades, by the Moon. (more…)