Category Archives: Sidereal Times

Lunar Eclipse

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

For more pictures of the Lunar Eclipse by Robert Vanderbei follow the link below. Lunar Eclipse by Robert Vanderbei The following picture by Matthew Oechsner

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Fireball event during the lunar eclipse

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by Luisa Villani-Gong For those witnessing the January 20, 2019 lunar eclipse in the New Jersey area there was an added treat: a fireball event. At approximately 10:48 p.m. local time, a fireball fell in the skies south west of … Continue reading →

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The Carrington Event

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by David W. Letcher The Carrington Event AKA The Solar Storm of 1859 I became aware of the Carrington Event while watching National Geographic’s TV program entitled “Mission To The Sun” which I recorded on November 26, 2018 and watched … Continue reading →

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The hair rides the string

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet Observation and perception There are regular and predictable motions of a galaxy’s spiral arm. On our carousel ride through our neck of cosmos, we typically move altogether. What perplexes me, the most, however, is the bumpy … Continue reading →

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string of pearls…

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet …and puddle ducks A while ago, I acquired a Swift phase contrast microscope. It became a replacement for my failed attempt to revive a binocular, standard light version. It did not, however, replace my single ocular … Continue reading →

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Magnetar Extinction

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet Why earth lets us live You know, sometimes it really is the simple things in life that I enjoy the most. Microscopy is among one of them. Imagine my glee upon rediscovering the less obvious connection … Continue reading →

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New Horizons

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti On the new year’s day, 2019, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft passed the most distant object in our solar system, which any human made spacecraft came close to. This object is about four billion miles away from Earth, … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on February 2, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Saturn’s spectacular rings are ‘very young’ The end phases of the Cassini mission should yield new information about Saturn’s interior. We’re looking at Saturn at a very special time in the history of the … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on December 31, 2018 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Director Eyes and Instruments on Solar System Astronomy in 2019. A wonderful way to receive the new year’s promise of discovery is to get outside and engage in astronomy during these cold winter nights. … Continue reading →

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