Utah Skies
Blog URL http://www.UtahSkies.org
Tags stargazing, night sky, light pollution, the moon, star cluster, galaxy
Bringing the Joys of Astronomy to the Public Through Awareness, Advocacy, and Education
Latest Blog Posts
- Remnants of a Firey Space Rock? on Nov 19, 2009 in Uncategorized asteroid meteor sunrise
Just before dawn, curious clouds appeared on the horizon. They were strangely bright relative to the rest of the sky, and as the dawn progressed, other similar clouds became visible. Were they “contrails” from aircraft? A meteor’s s...
- Taking Back the Night: New Zealand on Feb 11, 2009 in Discoveries Light Pollution Uncategorized
The little town of Tekapo, New Zealand (pop. 830) is fighting to preserve the night sky. In 1965, officials of this pristine lakeside town recognized the importance of protecting the skies around the nearby Mount John Observatory and began putting co...
- Wolf Moon Rising on Jan 13, 2009 in Lunar Phases The Moon
A full wolf moon rose over Park City the other day. Known as the Full Wolf Moon by native Americans (likely) because of the sound of hungry wolves howling in the distance, this full moon was a bit extra special. This was also a perigee moon. Perigee...
- Cassini Incredibile e Saturno Spettacolare on Jan 11, 2009 in Imagery Saturn Solar System Space Exploration Cassini spacecraft
Spectacular indeed! This stunning image of Saturn was captured by the incredible Cassini spacecraft in 2006 as it passed behind the ringed gas giant in the 9th year of its mission. Color-contrast exaggerated, this image displays the uniqueness of the...
- Milky Way Galaxy Much Larger Than Expected on Jan 7, 2009 in Andromeda Galaxie Deep Sky Discoveries Galaxy Imagery
Research presented recently at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California suggests that our Milky Way Galaxy is considerably larger than originally believed. Astronomers used the VLBA (Very Long Baseline Array) to map o...
- Mars Rovers Turn 5 on Jan 4, 2009 in Mars
The first of NASA’s twin Mars Rovers, Spirit turned 5 the other day (Jan 3). It’s twin, Opportunity arrived about 3 weeks later, and so will celebrate its incredible 5th year of exploration on Jan 21st. Considering that NASA was hoping
- Jupiter, Red Spot and Moon Imaged by HST on Jan 1, 2009 in Imagery jupiter
The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this exquisite shot of the planet Jupiter. Note the incredible details visisble in the giant planet’s surface, including the Great Red Spot. Also note, one of Jupiter’s moon’s peaking out fr
