No Mardi Gras under a Full Moon
- By Koji Mukai
- February 12, 2015
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Here is a fun factoid: Mardi Gras is never celebrated under a Full Moon. If you have come across any books, movies, songs or whatever that describes Mardi Gras under a Full Moon, you know it’s a work of fiction. Calendar and astronomy are intimately linked. The civil calendar used … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-Up – 5/8/2012
- By Maggie Masetti
- May 8, 2012
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We posted once about NuSTAR, a new X-ray telescope. It was due to be launched in March, but that launch date is now scheduled for June. Below is a great new image of NuSTAR in the nose cone of the Pegasus rocket it will be launched on. Credit: NASA Using … Continue Reading →
Awesomeness Round-up – 3/21/11
- By Sara Mitchell
- March 21, 2011
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Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls No, it didn’t wear a cape or shoot lasers, but Saturday’s “supermoon” was a bit bigger and brighter than most full Moons due to its slightly decreased distance from Earth. It was blocked by clouds in some areas, but if you got a clear view – wasn’t … Continue Reading →
