An international team of astronomers has discovered a unique 6-star system where eclipses of all 6 stars can be seen from Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/tyc-7037-89-1-sextuplet-system-6-stars-that-eclipse…
Tag: Eclipses
Sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star system uncovered in TESS data with an assist from AI
An international team of researchers led by Brian P. Powell at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Veselin P. Kostov at the SETI Institute has identified a unique system consisting of six stars. The three binary stars form a gravitationally-bound system and each pair is producing eclipses. The star system, known as TYC 7037-89-1, was uncovered in data from the Transiting…
Astronomers spot amazing six-star system with three sets of eclipses
Astronomers have spotted a sextuple star system – in which six stars orbit each other – by watching the stars eclipse each other when view from our solar system Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265556-astronomers-spot-amazing-six-star-system-with-three-sets-of-eclipses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tonight is New Year’s Eve in the Julian calendar
Happy Julian New Year! January 13, 2021, marks the last day of the year in the old-style Julian calendar. Why, and what happened when the calendars switched. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/julian-calendar-new-years-eve…
What are degrees, arc minutes and arc seconds?
How do skywatchers measure distances in the night sky? Here’s how to understand it when they speak of objects as being several degrees (or several arc minutes or arc seconds) apart. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sky-measurements-degrees-arc-minutes-arc-seconds…
Top skywatching events to look forward to in 2021
Eclipses and other phenomena in the night sky have captivated people since ancient times. Source: https://www.livescience.com/best-skywatching-events-2021.html
No leap second for December 31, 2020
World timekeepers have decreed there will be no leap second on December 31, 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/leap-second-june-30-december-31-why-need-controversy…
The moon’s shadow on Earth yesterday
During a total solar eclipse, the moon’s shadow sweeps across Earth. Those in the shadow’s path see the total eclipse. Those outside the path of the shadow may see varying stages of a partial eclipse. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photo-moon-shadow-total-eclipse-dec14-2020-goes-east…
South American total solar eclipse December 14
The new moon moves smack-dab in front of the sun on December 14, 2020, to present this year’s one and only total eclipse of the sun. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/south-american-total-solar-eclipse-december-14…
Full moon, faint eclipse, November 29-30
Full moon falls on the night of May 29-30 for North America, at 3:43 a.m. CST on November 30. That means that – for North America – we have the chance to witness a faint penumbral eclipse of the moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-moon-faint-eclipse-november-29-30…