Podcast above is from Abrams Planetarium. April 2011 brings more daylight hours. On April 1st, the sun is in the sky for about 12 hours, 45 minutes in the northern part of the United States. By April 30, the daylight… Read More ›
Waubonsie Planetarium
Moon and Planets, March 2011
Look in the west for Jupiter, Mercury and the moon in the evenings during early March. The podcast player shown above for the month of March 2011 is from Abrams Planetarium. March is a month of rapid change. Weather… Read More ›
Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse
A spectacular lunar eclipse is visible across the skies of North America, just hours before the winter solstice, on the night of December 20/21, 2010. A lunar eclipse is visible when the moon, at the full phase, moves into the Earth’s shadow. Occurring… Read More ›