Meteorite explosions in the skies of Russia’s Urals region has sparked panic in three major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working. A meteor — estimated to be about 10 tons — entered the Earth’s atmosphere about 9:20 a.m. Russian local time at a speed of at least [...]
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Incredible Meteor Sightings from Multiple Positions in Chelyabinsk Region in Ural Mountains, Russia
Published Friday February 15 2013 9:30 am.
Happy New Year! Video Earth City Lights Via Rotating Earth
Published Tuesday January 01 2013 12:17 am.
Composite map of the world assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite for nine days in April 2012 and 13 days in October 2012. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC. Scientists unveiled on December 5, 2012, an unprecedented look at planet Earth at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from [...]
Time Lapse Video Shows Milky Way Overlooking Sahara Desert and Canary Islands from Mount Teide
Published Saturday December 22 2012 4:43 pm.
The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo. The Mountain by TSO Photography This time-laps video was filmed between April 4th and April 11th, 2011. The publisher had the pleasure of visiting El Teide — Spain´s highest mountain (12,198 ft, 3718m), which is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and [...]
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What Time Does the Blue Moon Rise in Chicago Tonight?
Published Friday August 31 2012 10:45 am.
The second full moon for the month of August 2012 will occur on Friday the 31st, which is commonly referred to as a ‘blue moon’. But will it actually be blue? Or even red? A Blue Moon is defined as a Full Moon that occurs a second time in a single month. During August 2012, [...]
“Touchdown Confirmed” Mars Rover ‘Curiosity’ Lands on Mars
Published Monday August 06 2012 5:40 am.
NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight and begin a two-year investigation. The MSL spacecraft—with its payload Curiosity—was launched on November 26, 2011 and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in [...]
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Northern Lights ‘Aurora Borealis’ in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Published Monday July 16 2012 6:38 am.
Massive solar flares are contributing to a spectacular light show in the skies above central Minnesota. Time-lapse photography captures an aurora borealis display north of St. Cloud. The last twilight after sunset darkens after 11:00 p.m. in St. Cloud, Minnesota. This Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) display began just before midnight and lasted for about 30 [...]
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VIDEO: Transit of Venus on Tuesday, June 5, 2012; The Change from ‘Evening Star’ to Morning Star’
Published Tuesday June 05 2012 8:11 pm.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory’s eyes are fixated on Venus and has delivered the first up close view of the event pre-ingress. A transit only occurs about once or twice every 100 years. The next transit of Venus is 2117. What this means now about Venus, is that the planet is changing from an ‘Evening Star’ [...]
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Strawberry Moon Over Chicagoland; Photo Over Recreation Park, Arlington Heights
Published Monday June 04 2012 11:25 pm.
Did you see the Strawberry Moon? Strawberry Moon rising over Chicagoland, Monday, June 4, 2012.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Times of the Strawberry Moon; Partial Eclipse Starts 4 a.m. CDT in Chicago
Published Sunday June 03 2012 8:31 pm.
On June 4th, 2012, the partially shadowed Moon will serve spectators from China to the United States the first lunar eclipse of the year. This “strawberry moon” of Native American folklore heralds the short harvest season of the fruit in June. Visibility times of the Partial Eclipse of the Moon — weather permitting. In Chicago [...]
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May 2012 Skywatching: Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower and Annular Eclipse
Published Thursday May 24 2012 5:11 pm.
Highlights of the month include the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks on May 6th and an annular solar eclipse that will be seen in the western United States. Venus, Saturn and Mars are part of the planetary spectacle in the night sky. Note: Monthly Skywatching is a new feature, and will normally be published [...]
In Between Moonrise and Moonset, A Darkened SuperMoon Was Visible Through A Thin Layer of Fog Over Much of Chicagoland
Published Sunday May 06 2012 7:13 pm.
SuperMoon over Arlington Heights about 4:00 a.m. Sunday, May 5, 2012, just over four hours after perigee coincided with a full Moon at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012. A perigee is the point in orbit that an object makes its closest approach to earth. The Moon is full while in perigee about once every [...]
SuperMoon: Full Moon Is Up to 14% Larger, 30% Brighter Saturday Night, May 5, 2012
Published Friday May 04 2012 7:05 pm.
The full Moon will be up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than others during the year. The reason for this phenomenon is that the Moon becomes full on its closest approach to Earth on Saturday May 5, 2012, also known as the perigee full Moon. A “supermoon” is the coincidence of a full moon [...]
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