Western Slope Skies
Every other Friday at about 8:10 am, repeats the following Wednesday at 7:00 pm
Western Slope Skies is produced by members of the Black Canyon Astronomical Society, who take a look at our local night sky. Hear it every other week at 8:10 am, after the Friday morning regional newscast, and on the following Wednesday night at 7 PM, just before Global Express.
Do you have a question about the night sky or other astronomical topics? Ask it in our comments section below, or email us!
Latest Episodes
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In a total eclipse, the moon covers the sun completely and the sky darkens as if it were dawn or dusk. -
On the night of October 5, 1923, using the 100-inch Hooker telescope on Mt. Wilson, Edwin Hubble captured a photographic plate image of M31, the Andromeda “Nebula”.
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This year’s festival will run from September 14 through 16th, to coincide with the September new moon.
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If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the past year you’ve no doubt heard about the James Webb Space Telescope. However, there is another space telescope that still deserves your attention.
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One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak during the second weekend of August, presenting the perfect opportunity to spot shooting stars streaking across the sky.
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Recently, scientists announced detection of a persistent gravitational wave background (GWB), continually rippling the cosmos like a calm ocean breeze.
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When people hear the name “Edwin Hubble,” they typically think of the Hubble Space Telescope. However, the Hubble Space Telescope was built after Edwin Hubble’s death as a way to honor him.
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The concept of scotobiology as a science was developed at a conference on light pollution held in Muskoka, Ontario, in 2003. Just as the word “photo” relates to light, “scoto” is the word that relates to “darkness.” Therefore, Scotobiology is the study of the role darkness plays in living organisms.
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Have you ever wished upon a shooting star? For most of us, the novelty of wishing on a shooting star has faded since the days of our childhood.
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The telescope’s most important discovery to date has been finding the farthest black hole located at the center of a rare type of galaxy.
