Glance Up
For the past couple of nights, the sky has put on a spectacular show. Venus, Jupiter, and the slender crescent moon have converged in a rare conjunction to form a tight triangle or “smiley”...
Category: astronomy
Keep a Weather Eye on the Moon
As the full moon rises on Wednesday, you will get a unique view of its size. That’s because the moon will look unusually large as it rises in the evening. It’s simply an illusion...
A Full Earth Rising
Science was one of my favorite subjects in school. Sometimes I still wonder how I ended up as an art major who eventually got a business degree. I guess the popular, artsy side suppressed the...
Partly Cloudy
Well, the weather in Dallas didn’t cooperate tonight. My lunar eclipse experience was mostly obscured by clouds. Fortunately, there were a few breaks in the clouds, so we did get some brief glimpses of the...
Lunar Eclipse 2008
In North America, tomorrow night will provide a glimpse of this year’s only total eclipse of the moon. For those in the central time zone, the full lunar eclipse should occur at 9:01 pm. Weather...
