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Western Slope Skies for March 18th, 2022 - The Lunar Effect
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Humans have looked up at the sky for thousands of years. These days, we look up for inspiration, discovery, and exploration. We look up in search of a deeper understanding of the universe around us and our place in it.
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An occultation occurs when a star or planet is hidden as it passes behind the moon.
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Voyager 1 and 2, crowning vessels of human space exploration
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What will it take to make Mars habitable? For human life to survive on another planet, either the environment needs to be naturally similar to Earth, or be modifiable.
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The bright star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major gave rise to the concept of "dog days," referring to summer's heat, but the depth of winter is the perfect time to observe it.
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The bright star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major gave rise to the concept of "dog days," referring to summer's heat, but the depth of winter is the perfect time to observe it.
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In his 1925 poem “The Hollow Men,” English poet T. S. Eliot wrote “this is the way the world ends / not with a bang but a whimper,” referring to the irony…
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If you stay up late on the night of November 18, or get up very early on November 19, you can see a special treat: the second lunar eclipse of 2021 -…