Feb 01
What’s Up in the Sky February, 2008 By Peter Burkey February offers three opportunities for viewing rare and exciting close encounters and a well timed eclipse. The “star” of this month’s show is the total lunar eclipse on the night of February 20-21. During a lunar eclipse, the Moon’s motion around Earth carries it through …
Jan 01
What’s Up in the Sky January 2008 By Peter Burkey The weather this time of year is usually bad but every now and then we get nice, crisp, clear nights and early mornings. That’s why it is helpful to know ahead of time what interesting objects or events may be visible at that time. This …
Dec 25
by Peter Burkey Many of the world’s religions, both current and historical, have connections with things astronomical. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the earth’s ancient people all observed the same sky full of awe inspiring objects. It is no wonder,then, that stars play an important role in many religions and to Christians …
Dec 01
What’s Up in the Sky December, 2007 By Peter Burkey While researching the history for this month, I noticed that several “stars” of astronomy were born in December. Here is some background information on these folks, all of whom made major contributions to the field and have birthdays next month. Gerard Kuiper’s name has been …
Nov 15
N E W S L E T T E R ! Here is the Oct/Nov/Dec installment of the Shoreline Observer newsletter. Reminder. Christmas Party on December 20th. -Jim Reier, Editor
