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 the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday (1791–1867). He also spent a substantial amount of his career abroad, in both Canada and the United Kingdom. In early work, Rutherford discovered the concept […]
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Conjunction of the Moon and Spica
The planet Venus will appear 1° 30' from the star Spica at sunset on this date.
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.
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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 […]
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 the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend. - […]
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Europlanet Science Congress
Čapek 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. Session date and time TBD.
First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
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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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Astronomy at the Beach 2021
Michigan's Largest Free Astronomy Event - 25th Year! This year will feature VIRTUAL STAR PARTIES and some live presentations.
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Mission to Mars in KSP
Mission to Mars in KSP
Bob Trembley gives a live demo of a space mission to another planet in Kerbal Space Program, from launch to landing – without the 8 month wait! Catastrophic unplanned disassembly is a distinct possibilityy Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83757462375?pwd=UG5naGJUQXY5bXhHbEJhekxPL0cvZz09 Meeting ID: 837 5746 2375 Passcode: 300659 One tap mobile +13017158592,,83757462375#,,,,*300659# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,83757462375#,,,,*300659# US (Chicago) […]
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Astronomy at the Beach 2021
Michigan's Largest Free Astronomy Event - 25th Year! This year will feature VIRTUAL STAR PARTIES and some live presentations.
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Tour of the Solar System in SpaceEngine
Tour of the Solar System in SpaceEngine
Bob Trembley gives a live tour of some interesting places around our solar system using SpaceEngine: Saturn’s Rings, Pluto and Charon, Mercury’s double sunrise, and more! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83948071812?pwd=dGFlOEJrSDJ3c3c3Ty9IeHdHTW9udz09 Meeting ID: 839 4807 1812 Passcode: 933966 One tap mobile +13017158592,,83948071812#,,,,*933966# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,83948071812#,,,,*933966# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 […]
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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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Your God Is Too Small
Your God Is Too Small
Free webinar featuring Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ speaking on the contrast between the world and the cosmos that is becoming blurred as we begin to learn of the vastness of the cosmos - October 1, at 5 p.m. CDT.
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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.