The Urban Astronomer
29 July 2008
Total Solar Eclipse in China
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Friday August 1st is the date of the next Total Solar Eclipse . Like lunar eclipses, solar eclipses happen frequently but total solar ecli...
27 July 2008
Changing Perspectives
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I spent last week at the Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe. At nearly 6400 feet elevation with dry clear skies, the...
05 July 2008
Planets fading into the sunset
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The evening sky has been graced by the sight of Saturn and Mars over the previous months and as the two slowly fade into the glare of sunset...
18 June 2008
Planetary Roundup
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Three major planets are well placed for viewing. This chart of Jupiter and the Moon and Sagittarius shows the changing view of the trio as ...
04 June 2008
The Southern Sky
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As I write this entry, I am in Melbourne, Australia on a business trip. Melbourne is approximately 38 degrees south of the equator and I hav...
20 May 2008
KFOG broadcast: May 20, 2008
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19 May 2008
Toward the center of the Milky Way
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As Saturn continues to dominate the evening sky, Jupiter now rules the morning sky. It shines brightly in the pre-dawn sky near the constell...
13 May 2008
The Days Are Getting Longer
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The days are getting longer as the Earth moves in its path around the Sun. Why do the days change in length? This has to do with the axis of...
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