Not one, but two comets appeared near the Sun during last week’s total solar eclipse. The expected comet was Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, but it was disappointingly dimmer than many had hoped. However, relatively unknown Comet SOHO-5008 also appeared in long duration camera exposures. This comet was the 5008th comet identified on images taken by ESA & […]
Showers today! With a high of 9C and a low of 9C. 94 Humidity. 5 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from West.
A team of engineers lifts the mast into place atop of NASA’s VIPER robotic Moon rover in a clean room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. via NASA https://ift.tt/FKW9wdg
The explosion is over, but the consequences continue. About eleven thousand years ago, a star in the constellation of Vela could be seen to explode, creating a strange point of light briefly visible to humans living near the beginning of recorded history. The outer layers of the star crashed into the interstellar medium, driving a […]
Rain today! With a high of 9C and a low of 9C. 81 Humidity. 5 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
This spectacular image showing the Moon’s shadow on Earth’s surface was acquired during a 20-second period starting at 2:59 p.m. EDT (18:59:19 UTC) on April 8, 2024, by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. via NASA https://ift.tt/HF7689N
Something strange happened to this galaxy, but what? Known as the Cigar Galaxy and cataloged as M82, red glowing gas and dust are being cast out from the center. Although this starburst galaxy was surely stirred up by a recent pass near its neighbor, large spiral galaxy M81, this doesn’t fully explain the source of […]
AM Showers/Wind today! With a high of 17C and a low of 17C. 77 Humidity. 13 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
How does a total solar eclipse end? Yes, the Moon moves out from fully blocking the Sun, but in the first few seconds of transition, interesting things appear. The first is called a diamond ring. Light might stream between mountains or through relative lowlands around the Moon’s edge, as seen from your location, making this […]
Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 69 Humidity. 13 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.