Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
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Lord Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Prize for nuclear physics, b. 1871
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, FRS, HonFRSE (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand-born British physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be […]
Mercury at Aphelion
Mercury's 88-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.47 AU.
Conjunction of the Moon and Spica
The planet Venus will appear 1° 30' from the star Spica at sunset on this date.
Labor Day (USA)
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September in any given year (i.e. a single day from September 1 through September 7) to honor and recognize […]
First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
Europlanet Science Congress
OnlineČapek D., Kohout T., Pachman J., Macke R. J., and Koten P. will discuss "Digital 3D shapes suitable for the description of meteoroids" at the Europlanet Science Congress 2021. #EPSC2021-306. […]
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.
Astronomy at the Beach 2021
OnlineMichigan's Largest Free Astronomy Event - 25th Year! This year will feature VIRTUAL STAR PARTIES and some live presentations.