2024: Year-End Astronomical Events
2024 Oct 2nd Eclipse Livestream!
The clock is winding down on 2024 with just three months left. But our clockwork universe has many astronomical events in store for us stargazers.
Moon
2022: Year-End Events!
In the northern hemisphere, rapidly lengthening night at the expense of daylight is a clear reminder that the year is
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The Allure of the Moon
Thou silver deity of secret night,Direct my footsteps through the woodland shade;Thou conscious witness of unknown delight,The Lover’s guardian, and
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2022 Sky Events
Super and MicromoonsDue to the elliptical shape of the lunar orbit, the distance from the Earth to the Moon can
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Black Forest 2019 & Observe the Moon Oct 5th!
A late-summer / early-fall tradition, the Central Pennsylvania Observers’ (CPO) Black Forest Star Party was held at Cherry Springs State
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Solved: Mystery of how the Apollo 11 Landed in Central Park!
There’s been a minor buzz among some Internet forum inhabitants concerning the appearance of an Apollo 11 eyepiece in Central
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Return to the Moon with Michel Deconinck
This year all eyes will turn to the Moon to mark the 50th Anniversary of the first Moon landing. The
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2019: Solar and Lunar Phenomena Overview
Mercury Transit The premier event of 2019 awaits the end of the year when Mercury appears to pass over the
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July 27th: MARS Opposition and Lunar Eclipse
Mars will exceed 24-arc-sec in diameter between July 23rd and August 9th, 2018. This is 97 percent of the maximum
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Observing the Moon
Most amateur astronomers will ignore the full moon. The best telescopic observations can be had before and after the moon
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