Today Raymond Dague our Observatory Director was interviewed by News Channel 9 regarding the total solar eclipse happening one month from today. Being in the path of totality is “something you that you carry for the rest of your life” as Ray says in the interview. Here is a link to it below. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/syracuse-astronomical-society-explains-why-solar-eclipse-is-exciting-unusual/ The path of totality will not pass over our observatory in Tully but for many of us living in the Syracuse Area it does. If you are just outside totality it is highly recommended that you make plans to be somewhere in the path on eclipse […]
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Triple lunar event on January 31st! Moon at perigee – 14% larger and 30% brighter Second full moon in January Lunar Eclipse
About 45 minutes before dawn on Monday (November 13th), look for a close pairing of Venus and Jupiter. Spica and the Moon are close too. Weather looks better on Tuesday morning! Venus-Jupiter conjunction Monday a.m.
Interesting article on the veterans that staff the nearly 40-year-old Voyager mission.