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The Night Sky This Week March 11 2024
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American Astronomical Society Offers Warnings & Reassurances on Eclipse Glasses
PRESS RELEASE – With just four weeks to go until the April 8th North American total solar eclipse, consumer interest in eclipse glasses and other solar viewers is beginning to spike. Some sellers are making misleading claims about their products and posting questionable documentation of their safety. Nevertheless, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task […]
Race to the Moon Gets Busy!
Check out my September appearance on The Stuph File radio show with host Peter Anthony Holder. where we talk about the current race tot he Moon, including Russia’s most recent failure and India’s successful landing.
Webb Reveals Famous Ring Nebula in Astounding Detail
This visual shows two images side by side of the Ring Nebula. The image on the left shows Webb’s NIRCam view and the image on the right shows Webb’s MIRI image. The left image shows the planetary nebula as a distorted donut with a rainbow of colours with a blue/green inner cavity and clear filamental […]
New Comet Brightening Fast in Morning Sky
Comet Watch: A newly discovered comet is quickly brightening in early morning skies. Named C/2023P (Nishimura). It was discovered by a Japanese backyard astronomer last week and is heading towards the inner solar system, rounding the Sun mid-September. It is currently traveling through the constellation Gemini, visible at dawn in the east and is shining […]
American Astronomical Society Offers Warnings & Reassurances on Eclipse Glasses
PRESS RELEASE – With just four weeks to go until the April 8th North American total solar eclipse, consumer interest in eclipse glasses and other solar viewers is beginning to spike. Some sellers are making misleading claims about their products and posting questionable documentation of their safety. Nevertheless, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task […]
Race to the Moon Gets Busy!
Check out my September appearance on The Stuph File radio show with host Peter Anthony Holder. where we talk about the current race tot he Moon, including Russia’s most recent failure and India’s successful landing.
Webb Reveals Famous Ring Nebula in Astounding Detail
This visual shows two images side by side of the Ring Nebula. The image on the left shows Webb’s NIRCam view and the image on the right shows Webb’s MIRI image. The left image shows the planetary nebula as a distorted donut with a rainbow of colours with a blue/green inner cavity and clear filamental […]
New Comet Brightening Fast in Morning Sky
Comet Watch: A newly discovered comet is quickly brightening in early morning skies. Named C/2023P (Nishimura). It was discovered by a Japanese backyard astronomer last week and is heading towards the inner solar system, rounding the Sun mid-September. It is currently traveling through the constellation Gemini, visible at dawn in the east and is shining […]
