Commercial space entrepreneurs are developing rockets that will take tourists to the moon in the not-too-distant future. But a software maker has taken a head start on the adventure by simulating a lunar ride for the PC user.
Virtue Arts, based in Los Angeles, has developed software that renders the exact physics and topology of the moon in a 3D … Read the rest of this article
This month sees a penumbral eclipse of the Moon. It is the first of four eclipse this year (penumbral eclipses also occur in July and August, and there’s a Partial eclipse in December). The eclipse details are shown below. Times are in UT. The diagram (slightly reduced in size) was created with LunarPhase Pro.
In a Penumbral Eclipse the … Read the rest of this article
This month sees the second of two lunar eclipses this year (the first eclipse was in February). This month’s eclipse is, however, only a partial eclipse. August’s eclipse details are shown below. Times are in UT. The diagram (slightly reduced in size) was created with LunarPhase Pro.
In a Total Lunar Eclipse the Full Moon passes into … Read the rest of this article
This month sees the first of two lunar eclipses this year. While the eclipse this month is a total eclipse, August sees only a partial eclipse. February’s eclipse details are shown below. Times are in UT. The diagram (slightly reduced in size) was created with LunarPhase Pro.
In a Total Lunar Eclipse the Full Moon passes into the shadow … Read the rest of this article
A new NASA contest encourages university art and design students to partner with science and engineering departments to create art representative of living and working on the moon. The goal is for students in the arts, science and engineering to collaboratively engage in NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon by 2020, and eventually journey on to Mars and … Read the rest of this article
Close your eyes, breath deeply, let your mind wander to a distant seashore: It’s late in the day, and the western sun is sinking into the glittering waves. At your feet, damp sand reflects the twilight, while overhead, the deep blue sky fades into a cloudy mélange of sunset copper and gold, so vivid it almost takes your breath away.… Read the rest of this article
Sometimes you can’t believe your eyes. This weekend is one of those times.
On Saturday night, June 30th, step outside at sunset and look around. You’ll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth’s moon with the usual craters and seas, but something’s wrong. This full moon is strangely inflated. It’s huge!
You’ve just experienced the … Read the rest of this article
On Monday 18 June the Moon will occult brilliant Venus, mag -4.4, at about 13:58 UT). The exact time of the occultation will depend on your location – the further West you are, the earlier it will occur, so be prepared up to 5 minutes before these times. The occultation is visible from SW Asia, Northeastern North America and Europe.… Read the rest of this article
The human eye’s capability of discerning patterns in detailed scenes or images (where sometimes such patterns do not exist) is well known. A recent personal instance involving the Moon and a southern hemisphere feature which, while real, took the shape of a readily recognisable Earth-bound object is a case in point.
I was testing a newly introduced black and white … Read the rest of this article
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The Sun Now (H-Alpha light)
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