For those seeking shade from the sun this week in Cullowhee, the Moon is about to offer a little help. On Monday Aug. 21, the Earth, Moon and Sun will align in such a way that the Moon will completely block out the Sun’s disc in the sky in a diagonal path stretching from Salem, […]
Pan-STARRS Comet now visible in Northern Hemisphere
March 15, 2013 by
If you look up at the western sky right after sunset this week, you just might catch a glimpse of a radiant body of celestial ice, the Pan-STARRS Comet. Officially called Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), the comet was discovered in June 2011 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii Maui College using the Pan-STARRS Telescope. […]
Solar flares reach Earth early Thursday
March 8, 2012 by
As reported by CNN, two massive solar flares emitted from the sun on Tuesday have hit the Earth’s atmosphere early Thursday morning. The solar flares are associated with a coronal mass ejection, and can cause issues with satellite and high-frequency radio transmissions. The solar flares will produce colorful auroras that may reach as south as […]
