Calendar

Mount St. Francis to offer stargazing event Oct. 1

Mount Saint Francis 101 St Anthony Drive, Mt. St Francis, IN, United States

The 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.

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 […]

Full Moon

The Full Moon rises at sunset, and is visible all night. The Vatican Observatory's monthly Full Moon Meetup for Sacred Space Astronomy subscribers is held at 10:00 AM Tucson time.

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 […]

Jesuit Book Club Live Gathering

Online

Jesuit 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 […]