To the Ends of the Earth: Chasing Eclipses.

 
The Diamond Ring Effect.  
   An obsession exists in the netherworlds of astronomy, and its bite is just as addictive as any; that of the secret world of total solar eclipse chasing. Not cure has yet been devised. No support group exists. (Although it might be fun to imagine such a beast in an alternate reality; [...]

Astro Event of the Week; November 24th-30th: The Gegenschein.

The Gegenschein as seen from Chile. (Credit: Yuri Beletsky & the ESO)
   This weeks’ Astro-challenge to the world (and myself) is to sight that most elusive of astro-beasts, the Gegenschein. Surprisingly, more pictures of Sasquatch on Mars or Paris Hilton in prison exist than of this faint phenomenon. Sometimes called “counter-glow,” this faint glowing patch [...]

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed; A Review.

Ben Stein does his Angus Young impersonation!
   This one will be a tough one for us here at Astroguyz to review; faithful followers of our blog already know our stance on this issue. We’ll make every attempt to be as even-handed as possible and not hurt too many feelings.  Recent court rulings threw Intelligent Design (ID) [...]

Astro Event of the Week; November 17th-23rd: The Leonids.

The Leonid Radiant. (Credit: Meteor Showers Online).
   Hang on for one the biggest, baddest meteor showers of all; the Leonids are scheduled to peak this year on the morning of November 17th. radiating from the asterism known as “the Sickle” in the constellation Leo the Lion,  the Leonids are debris left over from the comet Tempel-Tuttle. Most years, [...]

Fables of Tonight.

Note: This week’s installment was written by our guest SciFi reviewer extraordinaire, Sabrina Fobes!

In 1987, Michael Resnick introduced a new gumshoe to the literary world.  It’s New Year’s Eve and John Justin Mallory is alone in his Manhattan office, hiding from his rent demanding landlord; bemoaning the loss of his wife to his partner; drinking [...]

Astro Event of the Week; November 10th-16th; The Launch of STS-126.

The Crew of STS-126. (Credit: NASA).
   One of the very few remaining shuttle launches will be occurring this week; STS-126  is scheduled to launch on November 14th at 7:55 P.M. EST (yes, another spectacular night launch!) and dock with the ISS on Day 3.

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