Summer is one of the most popular seasons, and for great reason. Students have a vacation away from their studies, snow and cold weather stay a distant memory, and we can reemerge to the outdoors without having to wear layers of clothing. Although the warmer weather starts early for many, […]
How to See Upcoming Meteor Showers: Summer 2016 Edition
With warmer weather and longer days comes equally awaited summer nights. Arguably one of the most beautiful spectacles in astronomy, annual meteor showers- when the earth passes through the dust or debris of comets or asteroids orbiting the sun- give great reason to take a few nights and escape to […]
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The Relationship Between Easter and the Full Moon
Whether you receive an Easter basket in late March or April depends not on Peter Cottontail, but rather the lunar cycle. The date of Easter, according to the Christian Bible, must fall on the Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal- or spring- equinox. Some years, Easter seems […]
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Beautifully Destructive Nacreous Clouds
Sightings of colorful nacreous (or polar stratospheric) clouds are well above average in the UK and Ireland. Common during the winter in northern regions such as Scandinavia and Canada, many who witnessed the phenomena for the first time mistakenly reported the clouds as aurora borealis (the northern lights). However, the […]
