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Star of the National Park Service
Consider the star Ruchbah to be the "Centennial Star" of the National Park Service (NPS), which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. ...
Nov 6, 20154 min read


Morning Dance of the Planets
Bus Stop Astronomy October 2015 While waiting in the twilight at the bus stop, students can watch a slow dance of the planets as October...
Oct 19, 20152 min read


Find Your Place
The 2015 Perseid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night (August 12) and into Thursday morning (August 13). Look up on either side of the...
Aug 10, 20153 min read


Timestamp: New Horizons at Pluto
Let’s photo bomb Pluto and leave no trace. Take pictures all week during Pluto Time. Image courtesy of NASA. Anywhere in South Bend, take...
Jul 7, 20151 min read


Pluto Time
The New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its moons on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7:49 a.m. EDT. For much of the day the...
Jun 30, 20153 min read


Moon Shadowed Sept. 27
On Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon glides through two shadows cast by the earth--a faint penumbral...
Jun 4, 20151 min read


Transit of Mercury, 9 May 2016
The countdown has begun. On May 9, 2016, start your Monday morning with a transit of Mercury, when the innermost planet is visible...
May 8, 20151 min read


Space Station Buzzes by Planets
April 6 The ISS rises in the the southwest around 8:46 p.m. EDT. It peaks in brightness (mag.= -3.4) around 8:49:20 p.m., right when...
Apr 2, 20152 min read


Total Lunar Eclipses in 2015
An illustrated video from California Academy of Science explains why eclipses occur and what causes that reddish hue (spoiler alert:...
Mar 31, 20152 min read


Paper Plate "Man on the Moon"
Andy Bowers from Bristol, TN, created the Man in the Moon paper plate activity for his very young students. He describes below how to...
Feb 26, 20152 min read













































































































