What’s Up in the Sky – March, 2019 We Should Bestow Awards on These Stars In like a lion out like a lamb is usually a phrase that refers to the weather in March. But there’s also a connection to the constellation Leo, the lion, that will dominate the southern sky during the month of …
Category Archive: What’s Up In The Sky
Peter Burkey's monthly news articles from the Holland Sentinel
Feb 12
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – February, 2019 Ultima Thule – A Blast From the Past Late last year, an object with a very interesting name was in the news. That was Ultima Thule, the latest discovery made by the New Horizons spacecraft. Go to https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html, click on “Archive” and look at the photo from …
Dec 31
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – January, 2019 January Features the Moon and Planets Whether you’re a late night person or an early bird, January has something for everyone. You may recall last January 31st when there was a rare (the last one was in 1866) Super Blue Blood Moon, when the Moon is not …
Dec 02
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – December, 2018 Bright Stars Make Their Way Into December’s Sky I was recently in a local Meijer store admiring a very nice seasonal display depicting a winter nighttime scene complete with snowy hills and pine trees, a horse-drawn sleigh, reindeer, and a dark, starry sky. But what really got …
Nov 19
What’s Up in the Sky
What’s Up in the Sky – November, 2018 Getting a Closer Look at Mercury Of all the planets, it is not surprising that the one that has been visited and studied by spacecraft from Earth the most often is Mars. It is nearby and relatively easy to get to although it is also very difficult …
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