http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium SUNY Cortland Planetarium Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:43:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/10/26/138/ Be sure to look up and to the South tonight (October 26th) to see Jupiter and the Moon in close proximity. It should be directly south and viewable at about 7:30 PM. All it takes is a glance up. http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/10/26/jupiter-the-moon-dance-tonight/ Planets:  8:30 PM …    Jupiter will be in the South at about 30° It will e  unmistakably bright. 6:00 AM …    The crescent Moon will rise in the Southeast at about 30° 6:00 AM …    Mars will rise in the Southeast at about 65° above the horizon. Look for the reddish planet. At about ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/10/16/132/ What’s Where Tonight May 13, 2009 Planets:   1:00 AM …    The Moon will rise in the Southeast and travel across the south until sunrise. 10:00 PM …. Saturn will be in the Southwest. It will be at about 50° above the                         horizon. Saturn will set in the West at around 4:00 ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/05/13/what%e2%80%99s-where-tonight-may-13-2009/ The exploding star was up to 100 times larger than our own sun, pictured above.Scientists spot oldest ever object in universe  (CNN) -- Edo Berger got an alert early last Thursday morning when a satellite detected a 10-second blast of energy known as a gamma ray burst coming from outer ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/04/29/from-cnn-on-april-29-2009-courtisy-my-sister-connie/ Planets: 9:00 PM …    The Moon will be in the West between Betelgeuse (in Orion) and the Castor & Pollux Genini twins. The Moon will set at about midnight. 9:00 PM ….  Saturn will be in the South. It will be at about 55° above the horizon. Saturn will set in ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/04/29/what%e2%80%99s-where-tonight-april-29-2009/ Attention all early risers (or late night people), we are having another crack at seeing the conjunction of Venus and the Crescent Moon. This occurs on April 22 (Wednesday) between 5:00 AM and 6:00 AM.  My reference is Cortland N.Y.; times will vary a little other locations. As the Cresent ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/04/17/venus-and-the-moon-do-it-again-april-22-2009/ If the skys are clear, and it’s February 27th, and you can see to the West… You will be in for a very pleasant celestial observation. The Crescent moon and Veneus will move into conjunction. We have been watching Venus in the evening sky shining brightly, even in the bright ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/02/26/friday-february-27-at-sunset/ What’s Where Tonight February 17, 2009   Planets:   5:00 AM ….   The Moon will be rising  in the South at about 30° above the Horizon. 6:00 PM…..   Venus will be very bright in the South Southwest just at 30° above the horizon. Venus will set at around  8:00 PM.   9:00 PM ….  Saturn will ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2009/02/16/118/ It's no illusion. Some full Moons are genuinely larger than others and this Friday's is a whopper. Why? The Moon's orbit is an ellipse with one side 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other. In the language of astronomy, the two extremes are called "apogee" (far away) and "perigee" ... http://blog.cortland.edu/planetarium/2008/12/10/the-full-moon-of-dec-12th-is-the-biggest-and-brightest-full-moon-of-the-year/