Astronomy

The International Space Station will make a few visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies in early December.

The International Space Station will make a few visible evening passes through Santa Barbara skies over the next week or so.

Our Solar System is shaped like a large disk, as though the Sun were a large potato in the middle of a plate, and the planets are peas rolling around on that plate

The International Space Station will make a few visible evening passes through Santa Barbara skies over the next week or so.

The International Space Station will have some nice visible evening passes through Santa Barbara skies to close out Summer.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes through Santa Barbara skies in early August, weather permitting.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes starting on Monday, July 15.

Max shares a photo of the landing pad in Long Beach for SpaceX launches.

The Santa Barbara Public Library will make contact with the International Space Station on July 3rd and the community is invited.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes above Santa Barbara in the next week or so, if the June gloom lifts.

The Sun's daily trajectory is now well to the North, which means that the International Space Station will be illuminated even during late night passes above Santa Barbara.

The International Space Station will be making some visible evening passes to photograph  Edhat's  brand new headquarters in De La Guerra Plaza, assuming the weather cooperates

The International Space Station will be making some bright visible evening passes through Santa Barbara's skies to usher in Springtime, if the weather cooperates.

The International Space Station will be making visible evening passes through Santa Barbara's skies starting Tuesday night!

Several edhat readers share their pictures from the lunar eclipse and blood/super moon sighting on Monday, January 20. 

The International Space Station will be making some late January visible passes through Santa Barbara's evening skies; weather conditions and orbital maneuvers permitting.

Here is a small sampling of some the many astronomical events to look forward to in Santa Barbara in 2019.

Chuck captured a photo of Comet 46P/Wirtanen, aka the Christmas Comet.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible passes in our evening skies to help brighten up the holiday season. 

[Update]: Vandenberg Air Force Base successfully launched the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning.

NASA's Insight spacecraft successfully landed on Mars Monday afternoon after being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in May.

The International Space Station will be passing through Santa Barbara's skies for the next week, weather permitting.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes through Santa Barbara's skies for the next week, weather permitting. 

The International Space Station will be making some decent visible passes through Santa Barbara's evening skies to usher in Autumn.

An edhat reader captured a photo of the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Coming to Santa Barbara's late night and early morning skies on August 11/12 and 12/13 is the peak of one of the most reliable meteor showers each year - the Perseid meteor shower.

The International Space Station will be making some nice visible evening passes through Santa Barbara skies in early August, weather permitting.

While you're out looking at our great planet lineup, Santa Barbara will get some nice evening passes from the International Space Station, weather permitting.

Between now and the end of July, all five of the brightest planets can be spotted in Santa Barbara's evening skies, with the Moon acting as a convenient guidepost to help you find them

On dark evenings starting now through June 22, head for a spot with a dark southern horizon and try to spot the 4 Vesta asteroid.