Scott MacNeill's Columns
- Celebration of Space - Friday, May 10, 2024
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Entry Date: May 10, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This past week, a huge sunspot group rotated onto the side of the Sun that faces Earth. The group is designated AR 3664, and is large enough to be seen with your leftover eclipse glasses from the April 8th solar eclipse. When sunspots are on the side o... more
- Celebration of Space - Friday, May 3, 2024
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Entry Date: May 3, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday night – Sunday morning, May 4-5, 2024, the annual Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower peak will occur. The Eta Aquariids are usually a slow mover, and at Frosty Drew, we have historically been left out in the dew with little to no meteor ... more
- Celebration of Space - April 19, 2024
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Entry Date: Apr 19, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 9:56 am ET, the Moon will orbit into alignment on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon, and brings with it the brightest nighttime period of the 29.5 day lunar synodic period. Now that w... more
- Celebration of Space - April 12, 2024
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Entry Date: Apr 12, 2024
Published Under: Scott MacNeill's Columns
Now that the fantastic total solar eclipse that occurred on Monday, April 8, 2024 has passed, the intense flood of images onto the web has commenced. Nearly everywhere you look online there are photos of the eclipse. At Frosty Drew, our Astronomy Team ... more