Celestial motion computer dates back to ancient Greece
Since the beginning of recorded history, people who have looked at the night sky have tried to understand and predict the motions of the stars.
April to bring meteor showers
Every year in late April, those of us who watch the night sky are treated to the Lyrid meteor shower. Not to be confused with the Leonid shower that occurs in November, this shower has been viewed longer than any other, with its first recorded observation over 2,600 years ago.
System to map the stars analogous to how we map the Earth
How can we tell someone else where something is located in the sky?
Calendars in focus as year turns over
This week we marked the end of the year 2012 and the beginning of 2013.
Know the constellations to build your map of the heavens
On any given clear night, you can see more than 1,000 stars.
Late-night light show on its way mid-month
The Leonids are coming. During the late-night hours of Nov. 17, the Leonid meteor shower should peak with a rate of 15-20 meteors per hour at a dark site.
Light shines on classification system for stars
Every discipline has its secret handshakes, knowledge or rituals unique to the discipline that help distinguish those “in the know” from those outside the discipline.
Space debris turns to showy blazes in late-night sky
An easy and fun way to get started in astronomical observation is meteor watching.
Sun Funnel paints a shareable picture of events in sky
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is at the more distant part of its earth orbit, passing between the sun and the earth so that its shadow crosses the surface of the earth.
Etcetera - 04/11/12
The federal Corporation for National and Community Service named Whitman College to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth time.
