Astro-Event:The Vernal Equinox.
March 15, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
Watch for that rising/setting equinox Sun! (Credit: Art Explosion).
Batten down the hatches; spring is here in a most astronomical way. The vernal equinox occurs this Saturday, March 20th at 17:32 Universal Time; expect uniform amounts of sunshine and darkness worldwide as well as a Sun rising directly due east and setting due west. The [...]
AstroEvent of the Week, February 8th-15th, 2009; A Penumbral Eclipse.
February 8, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
The Great Penumbral of ‘02; Before and During. See the Difference? (Photos by Author).
This weeks’ astro-event of the week isn’t exactly a real barn-burner, but is always interesting to note, none the less; a penumbral eclipse of the Moon. This occurs around 14:38 Universal Time on Monday, the 9th of February as [...]
Astro Event of the Week: December 29th, 2008-January 4th, 2009: The Leap Second Strikes!
December 29, 2008 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events
An improbable view…(Credit: Astroguyz.com).
Revelers this New Years’ Eve can party a bit longer, thanks to the timely (bad pun) addition of a leap second on Dec 31st. The addition of a leap second is due to anomalies in the rotation of the Earth, such as the gravitational drag of the Sun and Moon, [...]
