Titan shadow on Saturn, Hubble Space Telescope, Courtesy NASA. It seems that discoveries across the Universe are announced almost daily. The Hubble Space Telescope, launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, has been a workhorse in this effort, capturing and analyzing light in multiple wavelengths to probe the unknown. A growing suite of other instrumentsContinueContinue reading “September 2025 – In the Shadow of Titan”
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Mars
The Backyard Astronomer by Adam England On October 6 the planet Mars made its closest approach to Earth, putting it only 38.6 million miles away. We call this close approach ‘opposition,’ meaning when the Earth and Mars are in a direct line on the same side of the Sun. Because orbits are not perfectly circular,ContinueContinue reading “Mars“
Eclipsing Independence
What’s Up? by Adam England On July 4 we celebrate the Declaration of Independence of the United States from the monarchy of Britain. Traditional ceremonies include community parades, neighborhood barbecues, fireworks, and here in Prescott, we rodeo. After all those festivities, beginning at 8:07 MST, a penumbral lunar eclipse will grace our skies. A lunarContinueContinue reading “Eclipsing Independence“
The Backyard Astronomer 