Tag Archives: Solar System

Once in a Blue Moon

Posted on January 25, 2013 by a2megal

Ok, so literally a blue moon is actually when two full moons are seen in a single calendar month, but what I am talking about today isn’t totally off topic because it is something that really is pretty rare: eclipses. As we learned recently that there are two general types of eclipses, a solar and […] Continue reading →

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Astronomy Smartphone Apps

Posted on January 24, 2013 by eaangel

This image comes from the Star Chart App for smartphones.  This app is really cool because it tells you the location of stars, planets, and constellations, etc.  It has charts of what the night sky will look like all over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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