LASMAug 3, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Perseids Meteor ShowerThe Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet...
LASMAug 2, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Full MoonThe Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...
LASMJul 24, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Delta Aquarids Meteor ShowerThe Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by...
LASMJul 17, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Saturn at OppositionThe ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than...
LASMJul 13, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Jupiter at OppositionThe giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any...
LASMJul 4, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Full MoonThe Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs...
LASMJul 4, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar EclipseAn eclipse of the moon can only happen at full moon, when the sun, Earth and moon line up in space, with Earth in the middle. At such...
LASMJun 20, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Annular Solar EclipseAn annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far away from the Earth to completely cover the Sun. This results in a ring of light...
LASMJun 20, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: June SolsticeThe June solstice occurs at 21:44 UTC (3:44 Central time). The North Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have...
LASMJun 4, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Full MoonThe Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
LASMJun 4, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar EclipseEarth’s shadow can be divided into two distinctive parts: the umbra and penumbra. Earth totally occludes direct solar radiation within...
LASMMay 11, 20201 minLore of the Constellations: Corona BorealisIn our last video, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the Louisiana Art &...
LASMMay 6, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, SupermoonThe Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
LASMMay 4, 20202 minLore of the Constellations: BoötesFor video #3 in our special series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the...
LASMMay 4, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerThe Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in...
LASMApr 27, 20201 minLore of the Constellations: Virgo the MaidenIn part 2 of this special video series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in...
LASMApr 21, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Lyrids Meteor ShowerThe Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by...
LASMApr 20, 20202 minLore of the Constellations: LeoIn this special video series, Jay Lamm, Planetarium Producer and Technical Manager at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in the...
LASMApr 7, 20201 minThe Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, SupermoonThe Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This full moon was...
LASMApr 6, 20201 minJupiter’s Awesome New ImageThe Juno spacecraft is a space probe orbiting Jupiter and it’s been sending back some amazing pictures of the gas giant. Launched on...