Articles From : macpuzl
Close Pass Asteroid
[Update with Asteroid Flyby Image]: You may have seen news reports about a largish sized potentially hazardous asteroid, (7482) 1994 PC1, that will be flying by Earth over the next few days.
January Space Station
The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes above Santa Barbara from January 13 through January 21.
The Sky and ISS for December
Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus dominate the early evening skies to the southwest, showing the line of the ecliptic, the plane of the solar system.
Lunar Eclipse and ISS
The constellations of Autumn, along with Saturn and Jupiter, are setting earlier, but it's getting dark earlier, too
October Sky Sights
Mars is now in conjunction with the Sun, but will be back for a nice appearance at a decent altitude in December of 2022.
September ISS and Sky
The watery sky is now dominating the east and south, and familiar autumn constellations are returning, led by Pegasus
August Sky and Space Station
Mercury, Venus, and Mars are hanging out low in the western sunset sky in early August, but only bright Venus will be easily visible.
July Sky and Space Station(s)
On Monday, July 5, we are at aphelion, our most distant from the Sun for the year, about 3.4% farther away than we were at perihelion in January.
June ISS and Sky
The International Space Station will be making some bright visible passes through our evening skies in the first week of June, June Gloom permitting.
End of May ISS
The International Space Station will say goodbye to May with a long series of visible appearances in Santa Barbara’s evening skies, if the May Gray stays away.
The May Sky
The International Space Station will be appearing in our evening skies from May 13 through June 6.
April Space Station and Sky
The International Space Station will be making a few visible passes through Santa Barbara’s early April evening skies, weather permitting.
March Space Station and Stars
The International Space Station will be making a few visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies in the next week, if the sky is clear.
February Space Station and Stars
The International Space Station will be making a few visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies in early February, if the sky is clear.
January Space Station and Stars
The International Space Station will be making a few visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies in the next week, if the clouds are polite.
Moon Occults Venus
Chuck shares a video of the Moon occulting the planet Venus at 1:17 PM PST from Santa Barbara.
The ISS and the Seven Sisters
Chuck shares a shot of the International Space Station passing through the Pleiades from our point of view on Monday evening, just before it faded away into the Earth’s shadow.
December ISS and Sky Happenings
The International Space Station will be making a few visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies in early December.
November ISS
The International Space Station will be making some good visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies during the last half of November.
Early Fall ISS, Mars, and Stars
The International Space Station will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies this weekend.