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LunGradCon
OnlineMacke R. J., Opeil C. P., Britt D. T., and Consolmagno G. J. will discuss "Thermal Properties of Lunar Material in Permanently Shadowed Regions" at the 2021 NASA Exploration Science […]
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.
Conjunction of Venus & Regulus
The planet Venus will appear a little over 1° from the star Regulus at sunset on July 21st.
Mercury at Perihelion
The planet Mercury is a Perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) on July 23rd.
Piscis Austrinids
The Piscis Austrinids are a faint Meteor Shower that radiate from an area to the west of the brightest star Fomalhaut in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus - the southern […]
V. Ambartsumian, theoretical astrophysicist, d. 1996
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian was a Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator. One of the 20th century's top astronomers, he is widely regarded as the founder of theoretical astrophysics in the Soviet Union.
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.
Conjunction of Mercury and Mars
Mars and Mercury will be less than a degree apart in the sky - this may be VERY difficult to view with the naked eye due to their proximity to […]