Space Stuff
retrospectacle | August 28, 2007There's a total lunar eclipse which is taking place right before 6am Eastern time, and as nocturnal as I am, there's no way I'll be up in time to see it. So, I've decided to stay up to watch this rare event. A total lunar eclipse is rare: it happens less than once every two years--but since you can't see every lunar eclipse your spot on Earth, the opportunity to see one is even rarer.
During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth gets between the Moon and the Sun. The Earth's shadow falls on the full moon, which turns it dark to observers' perceptions. Light bent through the Earth's atmosphere…
retrospectacle | February 25, 2007Its the brightest comet in 40 years, and is now visible to the naked eye to people in the southern hemisphere. For those of us in the northern side, we'll just have to make do with cool pictures.