Astro-Challenge: A Close Valentines Pairing for Two Planets!
Venus & Uranus February 9th. This Valentines Day weekend of February 2012 presents observers with an easy guide-post to find a usually elusive planet. On February 9th, the brilliant planet Venus...
View ArticleVenus: A Pre-Transit Spring Showcase.
Venus in 2003. (Photo by Author) The planet Venus is putting on quite a show for the spring of 2012, fresh off of its close conjunction with Jupiter on March 13th and enroute as to a starring role in...
View ArticleAstro-Event: The First Lunar Eclipse of 2012.
The partial phase of the December, 2010 total lunar eclipse. (Photo by Author). (Note: I know, we promised a post on Xi Ursae Majoris this week; upcoming events prompted a last minute scheduling...
View ArticleAstro-Event: Venus in Transit.
The 2004 transit of Venus as seen by NASA’s TRACE spacecraft. (Credit: NASA/LMSAL). Its almost upon us. If skies are clear next Tuesday June 5th-6th, youll be able to witness one of the rarest events...
View ArticleAstro-Event: An Early Morning Planetary Ballet.
The month of July features something worth waking up early for. Remember those great pairings of Venus and Jupiter in the evening skies earlier this year? Well, theyre about to be replicated, with a...
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