Seriously, I should not look at these while eating! "Skiing to the extreme 😏 #PeopleAreAmazing"
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOmb-STnOg4)
Stargazing and looking up into the night sky is always a fun thing to do. This month, it will be especially exciting because there will be a total eclipse of a supermoon, plus the opportunity to see planets and the late-summer Milky Way!
What is a supermoon?
A supermoon is a new or full moon that occurs when it is at, or near its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. There are usually 4 to 6 supermoons every year.
Observers can view the total eclipse on September 27, starting at 10:11 p.m. EDT until 11:23 p.m. This event will be visible in North and South America, as well as Europe and Africa. So make sure to mark your calendars!
This month, you will also be able to see the planets! Look for Mercury, Saturn, Pluto and Neptune in the evening sky. Uranus and Neptune at midnight, and Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky.
Finally, if you’re able to escape to a dark location, you might be able to see a great view of our Milky Way!
So, make sure to get outside this month and take a look at everything our night sky has to offer.
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Apollo spacesuit diagram.
New season of Doctor Who on BBCAmerica begins September 19th. Go check out the full trailer for the new season! Comment how excited you are!
New season of Doctor Who on BBCAmerica begins September 19th. Go check out the full trailer for the new season! Comment how excited you are!
Littlest #StarWars fan!
They Boldly Went has teamed up with Insight Editions to give away a copy of Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades Of Fashion From The Final Frontier , an exhaustive look at the design and process behind our favorite science fiction franchise’s couture. Packed with detailed photographs, rarely-see publicity images and anecdotes from the designers and craftsmen that put them together, this deluxe 256-page hardcover is the sort of thing that I’ve been dreaming about.
All you have to do to enter is reblog this post and sign up for their mailing list before 11:59PM EDT on Friday, October 16. They’ll pick a winner and we’ll post about it on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Good luck!
Please note that this giveaway is limited to North America only.