Mercury at Greatest Elongation
Mercury will reach its greatest separation from the Sun on this date.
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Conjunction of Uranus & the Sun
Uranus will pass close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth.
Earth at Aphelion
Earth will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date
Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
Mercury will appear close to the crescent Moon in the west-northwestern sky before sunset.
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History of the Vatican Observatory: A Legacy of Faith and Science
Join VOF emeritus Board member James Renn for a discussion about the history of the Vatican Observatory at the Franciscan Renewal Center (The Casa)
World Rosary Day – 7 October 2024
At the invitation of the Holy Father Pope Francis, ”Rome, Saint John Lateran, 11 February 2022, Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes” we call upon the Confraternities of […]
Sungrazer Comet Passing Close to the Sun
A comet. called a sungrazer, is passing VERY close to the Sun - right now!
Saturn 0.1°S of Moon
Saturn will pass within 0.1° of Saturn on this date.
Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Creation: The New Physics and the Old Metaphysics – Rothermel Foundation Lecture
First Presbyterian Church, New Bern 400 New St., New Bern, NC, United StatesBr. Guy Consolmagno presents the concept of God as Creator is not tied to any particular cosmology, but has endured even as our scientific cosmologies have radically changed. The traditional […]
Faith & Science – The Origins of the Universe
Br. Guy Consolmagno to speak at Faith AND Science workshop at the MAPS Air Museum
An Evening With the Pope’s Astronomer
Saint Ignatius College Prep 1076 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL, United StatesSpend an evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ - Director of the Vatican Observatory 6PM Thursday Nov. 14, 2024 Cosponsored by Saint Ignatius College Prep and the Lumen Christi Institute Tully Hall […]
2024 Von Hügel Lecture – “Why Do We Look Up?” with Br. Guy Consolmagno
Br. Guy Consolmagno to give the 2024 Von Hügel Lecture at St Edmund's College