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 hours increase to 14 hours. Saturn is the only bright planet that shines throughout the … Continue reading Moon and Planets, April 2011
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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 shuffles from the depths of winter into the promises of May. This year the Moon … Continue reading Moon and Planets, March 2011
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 infrequently because the orbit is tilted slightly compared to the earth's solar orbital path, the … Continue reading Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse