Dec 10

Lunar Occultation (Almost) of Mars

Well, kids, as the title says it was “almost” a spectacular event.  A lunar occultation of a planetary body (say that 5 times really fast to your teacher!).  We’re located about 500 miles south of the viewing region.  So we couldn’t actually see Mars pass behind the moon, it kind of went to the side […]

Nov 9

Lunar Eclipse 2022

So, here it is. The last total lunar eclipse until 2025. I was very fortunate to have had near perfect viewing conditions relative to my part of the world….Daphne, AL. I sure made every effort to capitalize on the clear skies. I was able to stay awake until just before dawn, and I must say […]