The astronomers who travelled to see the eclipse in the Cook Islands associated with New Zealand might have been travelling the same course as Captain James Cook himself after whom the islands are named. I think this was Cook’s original purpose in setting out in 1773 when he first circumnavigated New Zealand–to see the eclipse. [...]
Here are some introductory comments – both astronomical and astrological – on the upcoming eclipse from an astrologer-couple. See also the link below to the NASA home page. What’s Up?: The Solar Eclipse on July 11, 2010 by Sandra & David Mosley The Astronomy A Solar Eclipse is a special type of New Moon when [...]
June 25th, 2010 – Tonight There is a partial eclipse of the moon visible before dawn on Saturday, June 26, visible to those living in the western half of the United States, Canada or South America. The best view in the U.S. will be from the Pacific states, just before sunrise Saturday. Everyone in Mexico [...]
New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solstice By Andrew Khouri – Associated Press Writer June 21, 2010 SALISBURY, England — Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice. About 20,000 people crowded the prehistoric site [...]
by Dr. Tony Phillips Spaceweather.com June 8, 2010 COMET McNAUGHT: A fresh comet is swinging through the inner solar system, and it is brightening rapidly as it approaches the sun. Michael Jäger of Stixendorf, Austria, took the picture on June 6th using an 8-inch telescope. The comet’s green atmosphere is larger than the planet Jupiter, [...]
The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge A chance to catch the sunrise in a most magical place By Ferne Arfin, About.com Guide The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge is a truly magical time to be there. It’s an ad hoc celebration that brings together England’s New Age Tribes (neo-druids, neo-pagans, Wiccans) with ordinary families, travelers and party [...]
Solar Blast By Dr. Tony Phillips May 25, 2010 Spaceweather.com A magnetic filament on the sun erupted yesterday, May 24th, and the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in the general direction of Earth. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the action around the blast site in 10xHDTV resolution. Click here to view a movie. [...]
NASA Science – Science News First Light for the Solar Dynamics Observatory April 21, 2010: Warning, the images you are about to see could take your breath away. At a press conference today in Washington DC, researchers unveiled “First Light” images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, a space telescope designed to study the sun. “SDO [...]
I was waiting for the sonic double-boom, but I never heard it. It turns out the Space Shuttle delayed entry due to bad weather in Florida. Spaceweather.com Dr. Tony Phillips April 19, 2010 SPACESHIP SIGHTINGS: This morning, space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station flew over Hombressen, Germany. Astrophotographer Dirk Ewers managed to photograph [...]