The Annular Solar Eclipse of 2012
Annular Eclipse
Get ready eclipse fans! An annual solar eclipse is scheduled to make an appearance on May 20, 21, 2012. For those of you who are lucky enough to live in the northern hemisphere AND live in China, Japan or the West Coast of the United States, you will be witnesses to this celestial show!
The Mass of Planets – How Much Do the Planets in Our Solar System Weigh?
As you most likely know, our solar system contains several different planets. Have you ever wondered how much each of the planets in our solar system weighs?
Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Pleiades
Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Pleiades
I took this shot on March 26, 2012 at around 7:30pm. It was during the conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and the Crescent Moon. What was cool about this set-up was that I could also get the Pleiades in the same frame. This was taken with my Nikon D300. ISO-1600 f/5.6 for 5 seconds. From bottom to top: Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and the Pleiades.
Massive Black Hole Eats Galaxy Close to Earth!
Massive Black Hole Eats Galaxy
It’s not every day that scientists find evidence that a massive black hole is eating a galaxy. It’s even cooler when the galaxy happens to be only 10 million light-years away from Earth!
So Just How Big is the Planet Mars?
The Planet Mars
Have you ever wondered just how big is the planet Mars? Well, wonder no more! Mars has a diameter of 6,792 km or 4,221 miles. The diameter of Mars is about 1/2 that of Earth’s diameter.