The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse passes through 4 state parks in Nevada on its trip through the US, Mexico, and a few other Central American countries. Come learn about these 4 Nevada state parks. The…
The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse passes through 18 state parks in Texas on its trip through the US, Mexico, and a few other Central American countries. Come learn about these 18 Texas State Parks, at…
The 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse passes through 12 state parks in New Mexico on its trip through the US, Mexico, and a few other Central American countries. Come learn about these 12 New Mexico State…
Located in the Southern Hemisphere, the constellation Ara, lies between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe and Norma. Ara means ‘the altar’ in Latin and was 1 of the 48 constellations described by 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy….
With over 190 confirmed impact craters having hit Earth, there are a plethora of interesting discoveries! A good example of this being that scientists can roughly determine the age of an impact based upon the…
Centered on 4 stars a bright portion of the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere skies, the constellation Crux is one of the most easily distinguished constellations in the sky. As each of these 4…
With over 190 confirmed impact craters having hit Earth, there are a plethora of interesting discoveries! A good example of this being that scientists can roughly determine the age of an impact based upon the…
Created in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Norma is a small constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere that exists between Ara and Lupus. Lacaille created 12 constellations during this time period, which included Norma, and Norma is…
With over 190 confirmed impact craters having hit Earth, there are a plethora of interesting discoveries! A good example of this being that scientists can roughly determine the age of an impact based upon the…
Every few months, the IDA Oregon Chapter puts out their most recent report about how the previous few months have progressed from a light pollution perspective. We previously covered the 6th report, therefore, with the…