Eclipses
Chasing the Shadow: Our Guide to the March 9th Total Solar Eclipse
Our complete guide to the only total solar eclipse for 2016. With maps, webcasts, predictions and more.
The Solar Heliospheric Observatory at 20
Flashback to 1995: Clinton was in the White House, Star Trek Voyager premiered, we all carried pagers in the pre-mobile…
Can Lunar Earthshine Reveal Ashen Light on Venus?
A recent celestial event provided a fascinating look at a long-standing astronomical mystery. Is the ‘ashen light of Venus’ a…
Is This Month’s Jupiter-Venus Pair Really a Star of Bethlehem Stand In?
Eclipse tetrads of doom. Mars, now bigger than the Full Moon each August. The killer asteroid of the month that…
Why Was September’s Lunar Eclipse So Dark?
First off, a huge thank you to everyone who made and sent their Danjon scale estimate of the totally-eclipsed Moon's brightness to…
First Lunar Eclipse Ever Photographed with a Transit of the ISS
To our knowledge, this is the first time anyone has ever photographed a transit of the International Space Station of…
A Bloody Beautiful Supermoon Eclipse!
Like some of you, I outran the clouds just in time to catch last night's total lunar eclipse. What a beautiful…
How to (Hopefully) Find Clear Skies for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse
We've arrived at eclipse day, so now the big question is, will it be clear? My favorite forecast for major…
What Color Is the Moon? A Simple Science Project For Sunday Night’s Eclipse
There are many ways to enjoy tomorrow night's total lunar eclipse. First and foremost is to sit back and take…
Sunday Night: Getting Ready For a ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon Total Lunar Eclipse’
So, heard the one about this weekend’s impending ‘Super-Harvest-Blood-Moon eclipse?’ Yeah, us too. Have no fear; fortunately for humanity, the…