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Northern Taurids Meteor Shower
Active from October 13th to December 2nd, 2021, peaks Nov 11-12th
Moon at Apogee
The Moon’s distance from Earth varies throughout its monthly orbit because the Moon’s orbit isn’t perfectly circular. Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to apogee – its most distant point from Earth – and then, some two weeks later, to perigee – the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. - earthsky.org
St. Albert the Great, Patron of Scientists.
Albertus Magnus , also known as Saint Albert the Great was born on this date in 1206
Virtual Tour of the Vatican Observatory
Take a virtual tour of the Vatican Observatory's meteorite collection (one of the world’s largest) with the director and former Fordham faculty member Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., and alumnus Christopher Kennedy
Moon at Perigee
Every month, the Moon’s eccentric orbit carries it to perigee, the Moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit – then 2 weeks later, to apogee, its most distant point from Earth.
First Sunday of Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
Giving Tuesday
Please help support our yearly outreach - giving astrophoto calendars to prison inmates.
Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a series of five Marian apparitions in December 1531, and a venerated image on a cloak enshrined within the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage […]
St. Lucia (Sweden), festival of light.
Saint Lucy's Day, also called Lucia Day or the feast of Saint Lucy, is a Christian feast day observed on 13 December. The observance commemorates Lucia of Syracuse, an early-4th-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, who according to legend brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs, wearing a candlelit wreath on her head to light her way and leave her hands free […]
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun.