Articles From : macpuzl
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.
Equinox Space Station
The International Space Station will be making evening passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies for the week leading up to the Autumnal Equinox.
Midsummer Space Station and August Sights
The International Space Station will be making evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies from now into the first week of August.
Summer Space Station
The International Space Station will make some nicely visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies over the next week.
End of Spring ISS
The International Space Station will make a long series of visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies for the next two weeks.
ISS for Mid-May
The International Space Station will make several visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies over the next week.
Citizen Science During the Pandemic
Chuck shares a citizen science activity to keep you busy during the pandemic, observing asteroid occultations for IOTA.
A Telescopic Stroll Through The Mid-April Sky
The evening sky of Wednesday, April 15 was temperate, clear, dark, and steady. Conditions were great for a leisurely telescopic stroll through the mid-April sky.