Prep for rare solar eclipse begins
will fall into darkness for about five minutes on the afternoon of May 20. The moon will block the sun in an annular solar eclipse. Eclipses are not rare. Annular eclipses are fairly rare. Ones visible from our backyard are exceedingly rare, Fleischmann Planetariuminfo
Astronomical Observing News (3/14 to 3/20)
observed by the naked eye or by binoculars. Cometsâ€"Not very often do these come around, but are amazing to watch.Lunar and Solar Eclipsesâ€"Mainly these are lunar eclipses, but if you get to see a solar eclipse you are very lucky! This is when an astronomicalinfo
Commission hears tourism update
to ski for a while," Twitchell said. Twitchell also said the area has a number of high-profile events, such as the solar eclipse on May 20 and the Society of American Travel Writers conference on June 25, that will bring tourist dollars and national attentioninfo