Autumnal Equinox
Fall begins with the autumnal equinox - in the Northern Hemisphere, it's the September equinox; in the Southern Hemisphere, it is the equinox in March.
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Jesuits and Jedi
Sheen Center 18 Bleecker St., New York, NY, United StatesTue. Sept. 27: Br. Guy Consolmagno will take the stage at The Sheen Center's Loreto Theater and explore popular themes in science and science fiction.
Mount St. Francis to offer stargazing event Oct. 1
Mount Saint Francis 101 St Anthony Drive, Mt. St Francis, IN, United StatesThe Mount Saint Francis Retreat Center will host a star party on Oct. 1, 6-10 pm. Chris Graney will be keynote speaker.
International Observe the Moon Night
International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together with fellow Moon enthusiasts and curious people worldwide. Everyone on Earth is invited to learn about lunar science and exploration, take part in celestial observations.
First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
World Space Week
World Space Week is the largest space event on Earth. More than 8,000 events in 96 countries celebrated “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars” last year. This year the theme is “Satellites Improve Life.” In 2021, World Space Week celebrates “Women in Space.” “The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to […]
Mercury at Perihelion
The planet Mercury is a Perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) on July 23rd.
Cassini probe launched, 1997
The Cassini mission to Saturn is one of the most ambitious efforts in planetary space exploration ever mounted. A joint endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Cassini is a sophisticated robotic spacecraft orbiting the ringed planet and studying the Saturnian system in detail. Cassini […]
Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Moon at Apogee
The Moon’s distance from Earth varies throughout its monthly orbit because the Moon’s orbit isn’t perfectly circular. Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to apogee – its most distant point from Earth – and then, some two weeks later, to perigee – the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. - earthsky.org
Jesuit Book Club Live Gathering
OnlineJesuit Book Club is hosting a Zoom session with Br. Guy Consolmagno, who will shed provocative light on some of the strange places where religion and science meet.
New Moon
New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many […]