Helpdesk: Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles
DOUGLAS GOODWIN – in an article first published on The Conversation – provides some tips…
Annular solar eclipse transfixes crowds across the Americas
Campeche, Mexico Reuters Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a “ring of fire” in the sky. “It’s one of those things you can’t miss,” […]
Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday
Reuters Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday. A medium-sized solar flare and a coronal mass ejection erupting from the same, large active region of the Sun on 14th July, 2017. PICTURE: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory/Handout […]
Quickfacts – ‘Beaver blood moon’ offers world’s last total lunar eclipse until 2025
Reuters Night-time skywatchers from East Asia to North America will be treated to the rare spectacle of a “Beaver blood moon” on Tuesday, weather permitting, as the Earth, moon and sun align to produce a total lunar eclipse for the last time until 2025. Here are some key facts about the upcoming celestial display, unfolding […]
As climate risks rise, scientists call for rules on solar engineering
Thomson Reuters Foundation Technologies to reflect some of the sun’s rays away from Earth, as a way to cool future runaway climate change, are moving closer to becoming a reality, and rules are needed now to govern them, scientists and other experts said on Monday. “There is no risk-free path at this point” in dealing […]
GENESIS – SUN/MOON
The early chapters of Genesis are some of the most profound in Western literature, but they have been overshadowed by an overblown debate about scientific origins. Not any more! The Sun and Moon during an eclipse. PICTURE: Matt Nelson/Unsplash When you compare Genesis to all other ancient creation stories, there are a number of unique […]
Rules to govern sun-dimming technology “urgently” needed, says expert
Thomson Reuters Foundation With a miniature experiment to try to cool the planet by blocking sunlight planned in Arizona within a year, international rules to govern “geoengineering” efforts must be put in place quickly, a governance advocate said. An open, inclusive discussion on how the world will research and govern solar geoengineering is “urgently” needed […]
SPACE: HOW NASA SAW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE
It is believed to be the most photographed solar eclipse in human history. Here are some of the images captured by NASA as the event – visible from places across the US – took place on Monday…