This week’s Look-Up report features the crescent Moon at sunset and Orion in the morning! Click here for the full report, including graphics and links.
Posts Tagged ‘Mars’
The Sky Tonight: Sept 9 – Sept 15
Friday, September 10th, 2010The Sky Tonight: Aug 5 – Aug 11
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This week’s “Look Up” report features the waning and waxing Moon, sunset planets, and a Perseids preview! Audio and Text versions available, here.
The Sky Tonight: July 22 – July 28
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
This week’s Look Up report features July’s Full Moon and lunar footprints; three (maybe even four) sunset planets; and a fun asteroid challenge! Click here for the full report, including helpful graphics and links.
Roving the Red Planet
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Ever wonder what it’d be like to roam the dusty hills of Mars? To look upon that which has never before been seen? To experience the trials and tribulations of the exploration of a distant world?
On May 23, I had the unique privilege of joining the Talking Space panel for a conversation with Mars Rover driver, Scott Maxwell. It was a most enjoyable conversation, with Scott confirming our suspicions that, though there be challenges, driving Martian robots is just plain fun! He also talked about the challenges and achievements of NASA’s MER program – how he landed in a driver’s seat of one of the most exciting space programs to-date, what he and the team have learned along the way, and what he expects for the future.
Click here to listen to the interview.
Billions of Eyes are Waiting – for You!
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010What do Sun-Earth Day, the Spring Equinox, and International Sidewalk Astronomy Night have in common? In addition to recognizing our planet’s relationship to the cosmos, this year all three occur on March 20 and you can celebrate in one fun event!
International Sidewalk Astronomy Night:
“Billions of Eyes are waiting!”
It is with those words that John Dobson encourages all of us to share the night sky with others. On March 20, people all across the world are taking Dobson’s words to heart with the 4th Annual International Sidewalk Astronomy Night!
You don’t have to be an astronomer, or even own expensive equipment, to encourage others to Look Up – just take your knowledge, your binoculars, or your telescope to a public setting and share what you do know and have with others. It doesn’t even matter that public settings are typically not the darkest sites to observe. There’s plenty of wow-factor with the Moon, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and some of the brighter stars – especially if you take a moment to share some fun facts about each. Public settings also offer the perfect opportunity to talk about light pollution. You could even hand-out a few flyers about responsible lighting techniques to make your event more meaningful!
Whether you live in a small town or a big city – whether you’ve a telescope, a pair of binoculars, or even just your eyes – whether you share with one person or a hundred – the point is to get out there and encourage people to look up. Show them why you’re so excited about the night sky and why they should be too!
The Sky This Month – March 2010
Monday, March 1st, 2010Podcast: Play in new window | Download
We’re premiering a new feature, The Sky This Month, here and on AFM*Radio! In addition to our occasional daily report, The Sky Tonight, we’ll also be posting a monthly highlights report, here, and featuring the audio version each month, throughout the month, on AFM*Radio.
Don’t just talk about the stars – Go outside and look at them!
The month of March includes four bright planets, five moon & planet conjunctions, and a whole collection of open star clusters!
