From NASA… You know it’s a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that’s going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night. The show begins at sundown when Venus, Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon pop out of the western twilight in tight conjunction. All four heavenly [...]
A big partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Alabama and much of the United States early, early Saturday morning. Just look west just before sunrise, around 5 a.m. The event will be made even more beautiful by the horizon effect, since the setting moon will be close to the western horizon. I hope that [...]
The International Space Station makes a pass over Birmingham early this evening, and a combination of factors suggest we’ll have a great chance to see this marvel of technology. The ISS is scheduled to approach from the west-southwest and, at its maximum elevation, will be very high in the sky, at 84 degrees elevation (90 [...]
Space Weather News for March 29, 2010 http://spaceweather.com “RADIO-ACTIVE” SUNSPOT: Over the weekend, big sunspot 1057 emitted a series of radio bursts that caused roaring sounds to issue from the loudspeakers of shortwave receivers. Visit today’s edition of http://spaceweather.com to hear a sample “roar” and to find out how you can build your own solar [...]
This article from foxnews.com should answer questions about the object streaking through the Alabama sky March 19: A bright fireball that lit up the sky above parts of Alabama last week was caught by NASA cameras as it streaked over the southeastern United States. The fireball was caused by the death plunge of a meteor [...]
From Spaceweather.com DOUBLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning at 4:53 am EST. Their separation sets the stage for double flybys of many towns and cities on Wednesday evening, Nov. 25th, when Atlantis and the ISS will soar through the night sky side by side–a fantastic sight. [...]
From Spaceweather.com… LEONID METEOR SHOWER: The Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th, with a new Moon providing ideally-dark viewing conditions. Forecasters expect a relatively mild display (20 to 30 meteors per hour) over North America followed by a much stronger outburst (100 to 300 per hour) over Asia. No matter where you live, [...]
Thanks to Kevin Garner for pointing out we have a meteor shower tonight… The best time to watch will be between 1 a.m. and dawn local time early tomorrow morning, regardless of your location. That’s when the patch of Earth you are standing on is barreling headlong into space on Earth’s orbital track, and meteors [...]
This note from our amateur radio pals… hopefully clouds won’t be a problem… I wanted to let everyone know that on Monday Night, Labor Day Evening, The ISS/SPACE SHUTTLE will make a visible overhead pass. It will go almost directly overhead. Time: 7:49 PM. Appears in the Southwest Sky at 11 Degrees High Directly Overhead [...]
**Seems like lots of folks saw the ISS pass tonight… the info is below. Did you see it??? We received this note from ALERT, the local amateur radio group, and I thought you might be interested… It does not happen often nor will it happen much more. The ISS and Space Shuttle Endeavor Together will [...]