the lunar eclipse (time-lapse)…

Here is the astonishing event that occurred on the eve of the Winter Solstice (December 21st), compressed into a perfect two minutes via time-lapse photography (It’s better, we think, with no sound…so it’s as quiet as a moon). A nice thing to watch on a lazy holiday weekend, and be reminded of what is going…

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lunar eclipse coming up (a cosmic triple whammy)

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, December 21st on the East Coast (late Monday evening of the 20th on the West Coast) there will be a total lunar eclipse. The Earth will line up exactly between the Sun and Moon, blocking the sun’s rays from striking the moon and causing an eclipse; there’ll be…

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