by rmil2k | Apr 9, 2024 | News
Back to Article List Even under light-polluted skies, concentrating on the bright inner regions of galaxies allows anyone to enjoy these beautiful objects. Here are a few prime targets to get you started. M104, the Sombrero Galaxy, has a bright core just visible to...
by rmil2k | Apr 9, 2024 | News
Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous, and Sulfur. These elements are referred to as CHNOPS, and along with several trace micronutrients and liquid water, they’re what life needs. Scientists are getting a...
by rmil2k | Apr 9, 2024 | News
During a solar eclipse the Earth is plunged into darkness and the Sun’s ghostly atmosphere becomes visible. Scientists travel the globe to experience total solar eclipses, which occur for just a few minutes at a time every 18 months or so. But what exactly causes...
by rmil2k | Apr 8, 2024 | News
It’s the moment eclipse-chasers have been waiting for. This year’s first solar eclipse has begun! The total solar eclipse first made landfall in North America at Mazatlán in Sinaloa, Mexico, with the moon beginning to take its first “bite” out...
by rmil2k | Apr 8, 2024 | News
Back to Article List From the October 2000 issue Malcolm Smith, Hertfordshire, England October 2000 Believe it or not, it actually is just a coincidence — and a happy one at that. The Moon and Sun have virtually the same angular size in our sky because the Sun is...
