What happens when a supermoon and lunar eclipse collide? How rare is it and is there anything special? Come find out! As discussed in another article, a supermoon “is a full moon or a new moon that nearly…
There are 14 US states with State Parks that are Bortle 1 scale, which is the darkest that the skies could be. Of these 14 states, 2 states have at least 5 Bortle 1 sites…
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 regarding Oregon dark skies. We previously covered the 7th…
In Saudi Arabia, there are 15 national parks that would be in the path of totality for the 2027 total solar eclipse in some fashion. Not every park will be in the path of totality,…
As we previously did articles on the 2024 solar eclipse for the several state parks, and figure that there is an amazing opportunity for mapping those state parks to their Bortle Scale values. With the…
After reviewing State and National Parks that will experience totality during the 2044 total solar eclipse in the US and Canada, lets take a look at 5 beautiful parks to view totality in during the…
As we previously did articles on the 2024 solar eclipse for the several state parks, and figure that there is an amazing opportunity for mapping those state parks to their Bortle Scale values. With the…
As part of the 2024 eclipse experience, we were recommended, and used a bunch of different and interesting weather models, websites, and resources. Not every weather website is the same, in regards to cost for…
As we previously did articles on the 2024 solar eclipse for the several state parks, and figure that there is an amazing opportunity for mapping those state parks to their Bortle Scale values. With the…
As the 2024 total solar eclipse is behind us, now if a great time to take time to reflect on the experience. Some of these items will make sense, but others are unique lessons that…