J. A. Fleming died, 1945 (b. 1849).
Illustration from the Bibliographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1945. The Royal Society, London. Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS died in 1945, aged 95 (born 29 November 1849). […]
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Last Quarter Moon 2025
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
Lyrids Meteor Shower
Peak: ~Apr 21-22, 2020 The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains […]
A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science
Church of Saint Thomas More 1079 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesCurious about God, the cosmos and you?You can ask the Pope’s astronomer! Come with your curiosity and questions to hear Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 24, 2025, […]
New Moon 2025
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 […]
Casa Faith & Science Series at the Franciscan Renewal Center
Volunteers from the Vatican Observatory Foundation will discuss the Church’s historical views on the interaction of Faith and Science as well as theological thoughts based on the book Science and […]
Venus at Aphelion.
Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.
Full Moon Zoom with Sean van Staden, S.J.
Virtual Event
Join us on July 10th for our next Full Moon-th On-line Meetup! Our guest will be Sean van Staden SJ., a Jesuit scholastic about to begin his Theology studies at Hekima College in […]
Astronomy at the Beach 2025
Island Lake State Park @ Island Lake State Recreation Area, 6301 Kensington Rd, Brighton, MI 48116, USABr. Guy Consolmagno will be the keynote speaker at Michigan's largest free astronomy event - both Fri. and Sat.!
Uranus at Opposition
Uranus will be in opposition to the Sun on this date; this is when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and Uranus.