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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Recognizing National Space Day, National Astronomy Day at MSU's Abrams Planetarium
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Since 1997, National Space Day has been held on the first Friday in May. This year, National Astronomy Day is the day after it — Saturday, May 3rd; two National Astronomy Days are held each year, in the spring and fall, in conjunction with the first quarter moon cycle. Starting today and extending through the month, will have weekend showings of a series of shorts collectively called 'One Sky.' Dr. Shannon Schmoll, director of Michigan State University's Abrams Planetarium, says they have activities to offer all the time, and not just on these special days. The showtimes will include a live expert pointing out elements viewers can look up and find in their own night sky. The shorts feature themes on how different places and cultures around the world relate to the night sky and constellations like Orion's Belt. The Planetarium also offers a subscription service for a Sky Calendar that describes what watchers can see in the sky each day of the month. The calendar is free in May for space and astronomy aficionados. Coming up on Wednesday, May 7th is the centennial opening of the first planetarium in the world, which is located in Munich, Germany. Celebrations around the event will take place throughout the planetarium community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Voice of America
13-03-2025
- Science
- Voice of America
ຈັນທະຄາດ ຫຼື ‘ກົບກິນເດືອນ' ເລີ້ມຕົ້ນຂຶ້ນໃນວັນພະຫັດມື້ນີ້
ຈັນທະຄາດເຕັມດວງ ຈະແນມເຫັນໄດ້ໃນຊີກໂລກເຂດຕາເວັນຕົກ ໃນຕອນຂ້າມຄືນຂອງວັນພະຫັດມື້ນີ້ ໂດຍຈະເຫັນໄດ້ທີ່ສຸດຢູ່ໃນທະວີບຂອງອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ ແລະອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້. ນັກສ່ອງເບິ່ງທ້ອງຟ້າທັງຫຼາຍ ໃນທະວີອາຟຣິກາ ແລະເຂດຕ່າງໆຂອງທະວີຢູໂຣບ ຍັງອາດຈະໂຊກດີ ພໍທີ່ໄດ້ເຫັນພຽງເລັກນ້ອຍຂອງປະກົດການເທິງທ້ອງຟ້າດັ່ງກ່າວ. ຈັນທະຄາດ ເກີດຂຶ້ນເມື່ອດາວໂລກ, ດວງຈັນ ແລະ ດວງຕາເວັນ ໂຄຈອນມາລຽນກັນ ແລ້ວເງົາຂອງດາວໂລກ ທີ່ເກີດຈາກການບັງແສງດວງຕາເວັນ ທີ່ເອີ້ນກັນວ່າ 'ກົບກິນເດືອ' ຫຼື ຈັນທະຄາດນັ້ນ. ດວງຈັນ ຈະເບິ່ງຄືວ່າ ເປັນໜ່ວຍສີທອງແດງໃນທ້ອງຟ້າ ອັນເປັນປະກົດການທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກກັນຄື ເດືອນເລືອດ ຫຼື red moon. ສີຂອງດວງຈັນເປັນຜົນມາຈາກການກັ່ນຕອງຂອງແສງຕາເວັນຜ່ານຊັ້ນບັນຍາກາດຂອງໂລກ. ນັກສ່ອງເບິ່ງທ້ອງຟ້າ ຈະບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງໃຊ້ອຸປະກອນພິເສດ, ແວ່ນຕາ ຫຼື ສິ່ງຂອງໃດໆ ເພື່ອເບິ່ງຈັນທະຄາດເຕັມດວງຄັ້ງນີ້ ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າ ກ້ອງສ່ອງຄູ່ ຫຼື ກ້ອງສ່ອງດາວ ຫຼື telescope ອາດຈະສະໜອງການເບິ່ງໄດ້ດີກວ່າສາຍຕາ. 'ຕາບໃດທີ່ທ້ອງຟ້າແຈ້ງສະຫວ່າງ ເຈົ້າກໍ່ສາມາດແນມເຫັນມັນ' ທ່ານນາງ ແຊນນອນ ເຊີໂມລ ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການຂອງ ສູນທ້ອງຟ້າຈຳລອງ ເອບຣຳສ໌ (Abrams Planetarium) ຢູ່ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລຂອງລັດມິຊິແກັນ ໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ອົງການຂ່າວເອພີ. ໃນທະວີບອາເມຣິກາເໜືອ ການເບິ່ງໃນເວລາທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ ຈະແມ່ນ 2 ໂມງ 59 ນາທີ ຕອນເຊົ້າໝືດ ວັນສຸກທີ 14 ມີນາ ມື້ອື່ນນີ້. ນັ້ນເປັນເວລາທີ່ດາວໂລກ ຢູ່ເລິກສຸດ, ເງົາມືດທີ່ສຸດ - ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ອຳບຣາ (umbra) ເຊິ່ງຈະຄ່ອຍໆປົກປິດດວງຈັນຈົນທັງໝົດ. ດວງຈັນຄາດໝາຍວ່າ ຈະຖືກປົກປິດທັງໝົດພາກໃນ 65 ນາທີ ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍ່ຕາມ ຈັນທະຄາດຈະໃຊ້ເວລາປະມານຫົກຊົ່ວໂມງ ໃນປະກົດການຕັ້ງແຕ່ຕົ້ນຈົນສຸດ. ທ່ານສາມາດເຂົ້າໄປເບິ່ງໄດ້ທີ່ ເວັບໄຊ້: [ ສຳລັບສະຖານທີ່ແຫ່ງໃດ ແລະເມື່ອໃດ ທີ່ຈະເກີດປະກົດການ ດວງຈັນເລືອດ ຈະສາມາດແນມເຫັນໄດ້ ໃນພາກພື້ນຕ່າງໆ ຂອງຊີກໂລກນັ້ນໆ. ອ່ານຂ່າວນີ້ໃນພາສາອັງກິດ A total lunar eclipse will be visible in the Western Hemisphere overnight Thursday, with the best views in North America and South America. Skywatchers in Africa and parts of Europe may also be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the celestial spectacle. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, the moon and the sun line up and the Earth's shadow blocks, or eclipses, the moon. The moon will look like a coppery red ball in the sky, a phenomenon known as the blood moon. The moon's color is the result of stray bits of sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere. Skywatchers won't need any special equipment, glasses or gadgets to see the eclipse – although binoculars or a telescope could provide a better view. "As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it," Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, told the Associated Press. In North America, peak viewing time will be at 2:59 a.m. EDT (6:59 GMT) March 14. That's when the Earth's deepest, darkest shadow - the umbra – will cover the moon. The moon is expected to be totally obscured for 65 minutes, although the eclipse will last for about six hours in its entirety. Check here [ for where and when the blood moon will be visible in different parts of the hemisphere.
Voice of America
13-03-2025
- Science
- Voice of America
Total lunar eclipse to be visible from Western Hemisphere on Thursday
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in the Western Hemisphere overnight Thursday, with the best views in North America and South America. Skywatchers in Africa and parts of Europe may also be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the celestial spectacle. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, the moon and the sun line up and the Earth's shadow blocks, or eclipses, the moon. The moon will look like a coppery red ball in the sky, a phenomenon known as the blood moon. The moon's color is the result of stray bits of sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere. Skywatchers won't need any special equipment, glasses or gadgets to see the eclipse, although binoculars or a telescope could provide a better view. "As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it," Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, told The Associated Press. In North America, peak viewing time will be at 2:59 a.m. EDT (6:59 GMT) March 14. That's when the Earth's deepest, darkest shadow – the umbra – will cover the moon. The moon is expected to be totally obscured for 65 minutes, although the eclipse will last for about six hours in its entirety. Check here for where and when the blood moon will be visible in different parts of the hemisphere. The last total lunar eclipse occurred in 2022, but the world won't have to wait long for the next one. A total lunar eclipse will happen overnight this September 7 and 8 and will be visible across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. A partial eclipse will occur later this month, on March 29. Some information for this report came from The Associated Press.
Voice of America
11-03-2025
- Science
- Voice of America
Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Moon Red
A total lunar eclipse is about to make the moon appear a reddish color across the Western Hemisphere. The event will happen Thursday night into Friday morning. The best places to see the eclipse will be in North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may also get brief views. A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, Earth, and moon line up just right, with Earth positioned between the sun and moon. This causes the Earth to create a shadow on the moon. In a total lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers all of the moon. Another kind of eclipse is a solar eclipse. In a solar eclipse, the moon gets in a position where it blocks light from the sun, causing a partial or full shadow on Earth. A total lunar eclipse can also be called a blood moon. It makes the moon appear reddish-orange, similar to the element copper. The color comes from small amounts of sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere. The American space agency NASA says lunar and solar eclipses happen between four and seven times a year. The last total lunar eclipse was in 2022. This one will be visible for about one hour starting Friday morning at 2:26 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The time when the Earth's shadow covers all of the moon will be close to 3 a.m. EDT. 'As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it,' Shannon Schmoll told the Associated Press. She is the director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University. No special equipment will be needed to see the reddish moon. The total lunar eclipse may be harder to see in Europe and Africa because the moon will be close to setting. Michael Faison is an astronomy expert from Yale University. He told the AP, 'This is really an eclipse for North and South America.' Zoe Ortiz is a historian with the University of North Texas. She noted that different civilizations have observed lunar eclipses for thousands of years. This helped ancient people learn things about the behaviors of the sun, moon, and stars. 'They were looking at the night sky and they had a much brighter vision than we do today,' Ortiz said. The ancient Greek thinker and writer Aristotle observed that Earths' shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse was always curved. This fact supported proof that the Earth is round. The next total lunar eclipse will appear in the sky September 7, across parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. Parts of the Americas will get the next chance to see one in March 2026. I'm Caty Weaver. Adithi Ramakrishnan wrote this story for The Associated Press. Andrew Smith adapted it for VOA Learning English. ________________________________________________________ Words in This Story shadow – n. a dark area created by something blocking light curve – n. a line that bends around in the same way as a circle
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse. Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align just so. The Earth casts a shadow that can partially or totally blot out the moon. During a partial lunar eclipse, Earth's shadow appears to take a bite of the moon. The full moon is covered during a total eclipse and blushes coppery red because of stray bits of sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere. Lunar and solar eclipses happen anywhere from four to seven times a year, according to NASA. A partial lunar eclipse graced skies in the Americas, Africa and Europe last September and the last total lunar eclipse was in 2022. The so-called blood moon will be visible for about an hour starting at 2:26 a.m. Eastern on Friday morning. Peak viewing will be close to 3 a.m. Eastern. To see it, venture outside and look up — no need for eclipse glasses or any special equipment. 'As long as the sky is clear, you should be able to see it,' said Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University. The setting of the moon may make it harder to see the eclipse in Europe and Africa. 'This is really an eclipse for North and South America,' said astronomy expert Michael Faison from Yale University. If you miss out, mark your calendar for Sept. 7. Another total lunar eclipse will sweep across parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. Parts of the Americas will get their next taste in March 2026. History of eclipses Civilizations have viewed and interpreted lunar eclipses for thousands of years. Ancient people knew more about the celestial bodies than we give them credit for, said historian Zoe Ortiz. 'They were looking at the night sky and they had a much brighter vision than we do today,' said Ortiz with the University of North Texas. Aristotle noticed that the shadow the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse was always curved, observations proving that the Earth is round. And a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia saw the blood red moon as a bad omen for the king. The people installed a substitute king on the throne around the time of the eclipse to protect their ruler from any bad will. 'If there's ever a movie plot,' said Ortiz, 'that's the one.'
