Catch the shooting stars of the last major meteor shower of the year, the Ursids, when it peaks between the night of December 21 and 22, 2020.
This December 21st, on the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn will be their "closest" in 800 years. Not since the Middle Ages has this close encounter between these two planets occurred. The event will occur 45 minutes after sunset in the southwest and will result in a spectacular view! Get out your cameras!!
Topic: WAA G. Bruce Blair Award Time: Dec 30, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84876958189?pwd=MWZBclU3WE1kRGdjL3M4MXZ6bVVtZz09 An astronomy enthusiast since childhood, Bing F. Quock joined Morrison Planetarium's staff in 1973 and joined the Planetarium Lecturer team in 1975, presenting live shows using the classic Academy-made star projector. In the […]
This event is free and open to public; to attend please register using the zoom.us link on the box above. This session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the science behind the telescope. How do our eyes actually perceive objects we see in the telescope and what is the physics that allows that perception. For […]
The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003
At 5:30am, the Earth will reach its perihelion—the point on its orbit that is closest to the Sun.
This is an online event, to attend please register with zoom using the link on the box above. Dark Matter and the Dance of Dwarf Galaxies Major galaxies, such as our cosmic home the Milky Way, the nearby Andromeda galaxy, or Centaurus A, are surrounded by swarms of smaller dwarf satellite galaxies. Over the past 15 years, our knowledge of […]
