Offline For A Week...Browse Old Blogs ;-)

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Offline until next Friday BUT I will have some goodies for you!

Use this time to browse some of my old blogs....there are years of them ;-)

Sky Guy Off the Grid

A Good Read....

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Read a good article on the accelerating expansion of the Universe.

Sky Guy in VA

Sky Guy Viewing ALERT!! 6-20-16 Full Moon on Summer Solstice

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Happy 1st day of summer at 6:34 pm EDT. The Summer Solstice is coinciding with the Full Strawberry Moon for the first time since 1967; it will not occur again until 2062 so enjoy it tonight.

You can tune in live to Slooh tonight at 8:00 pm EDT to watch the Full-Summer Solstice Moon.

Here are my pics of the 99.8% illuminated Moon from Shenandoah National Park 6/19:

The 99.8% Illuminated Moon

The Last Moonrise of Spring Greets the Earth's Shadow

Old Rag And The Last Moonrise of Spring Greets the Earth's Shadow

Moonlit Big Meadows

Shenandoah Valley in Moonlight

Enjoy!

Sky Guy in VA

Sky Guy Viewing ALERT!!! Moon & Saturn Close 6-18-16

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Enjoy the almost Full Moon by Saturn tonight.

Sky Guy in VA

EARTH HAS NEW ASTEROID COMPANION

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Read about our planet's new companion.

Sky Guy in VA

SECOND GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DISCOVERED

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The SECOND observation of Gravitational Waves has been announced by the LIGO team - see my previous posts for background.



This discovery was due to the merger of two black holes that were 1.4 billion light years from Earth. These black holes were far smaller than the black holes involved in the first GW detection. This discovery is very important in that it shows that the first observation was not a "one and done" event, that these mergers are ongoing.

You can read more about it here and here.

I can hardly wait to see where GW Astronomy takes us....it is going to be interesting, that's for sure.

Sky Guy in VA

A Night At Shenandoah National Park

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After yesterday's horrible events I was lucky enough to get out under a very clear and transparent night sky at Shenandoah National Park. I hope you enjoy these pics I took.

In "light" of my blog from 6/12/16, as you can see, we can see the Milky Way Galaxy ;-)

Skyline Drive Leads to Mars, Saturn & Milky Way Galaxy

Skyline Drive lives up to its name
and closeup of Milky Way Galaxy below

Galaxy Overhead

Sky Guy in VA

New Study Shows Extent of Light Pollution Across the Night Sky

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Read about light pollution here.

An artificially glowing sky means WASTED energy and money. Light needs to be directed properly for safety and proper energy use.

I am lucky as I can still see the Milky Way from my house and Shenandoah National Park.

Sky Guy in VA

My Bolide Sighting

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Have you ever seen a bright "falling star" or meteor? You probably have.

When such an object is brighter than the planet Venus we call it a fireball, and if it explodes we call its a bolide.

I saw a bolide on Tuesday as it was getting dark and it underwent two separate bursts before it went dark.

Read more about my event and what to do if you ever see a fireball....you can help science in the process!

Sky Guy in VA

Space Based Gravitational Waves Detector Technology Meets The Challenge

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Gravitational Wave (GW) Astronomy - see my previous posts on the discovery of GWs - just got a huge lift.

Artist's Conception of LISA Pathfinder
ESA/C Carreau.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) GW technology demonstration spacecraft, LISA Pathfinder, has been shown to be more than up to the task of detecting GWs in space.

NASA has contributed to the mission as can be seen in this video and article.



The future of GW Astronomy is indeed bright. I look forward to the amazing discoveries to come.

Sky Guy in VA

Juno Mission Briefings

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NASA JPL

Here's the schedule for the 7/4/16 arrival of Juno at Jupiter.

Sky Guy in VA

ROSETTA Comet Has Ingredients Necessary For Life

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Interesting article about comets and life.....

Sky Guy in VA

Sky Guy Viewing ALERT! Planetary Trio For June

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Check out how to see Mars, Saturn and Jupiter this June.

Sky Guy in VA