Showing posts with label harvest moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harvest moon. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Spooky Eclipse of the Harvest Moon
Source - Space Weather News for Sept. 15, 2016: http://spaceweather.com
SPOOKY ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON: According to folklore, this Friday's full Moon is the Harvest Moon. For many observers, the usual luster of the silver orb will be dimmed by a spooky shadow as the Moon experiences a "penumbral lunar eclipse."
Visit http://spaceweather.com for visibility maps and a cool animation.
EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD CAUGHT RINGING LIKE A BELL: This week a magnetic observatory in Norway recorded almost pure sinusoidal oscillations in Earth's magnetic field--a phenomenon unlike normal geomagnetic storms. The magnetic "ringing" was accompanied by equally sinusoidal electric currents flowing through the ground. The data and underlying physics are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
ScienceCasts: Total Eclipse of the Harvest Moon
Source - ScienceAtNASA
This Sunday, Sep. 27th, the super Harvest Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a lovely amber total lunar eclipse.
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Watch Out for the Harvest Moon
Source - NASA Science News for Sept. 16, 2013
The full Moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox is coming this week. Don't miss the Harvest Moon.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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