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The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

This December 3, the 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 at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. T

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The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

This December 3, the 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 at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. T

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The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

This December 3, the 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 at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. T

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The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

This December 3, the 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 at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. T

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The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Dec. 3, Full Moon, Supermoon

This December 3, the 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 at 15:47 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Full Long Nights Moon and the Moon Before Yule. This is also the only supermoon for 2017. T

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

Nov 24, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

This November 24, the planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. #LASM #MercuryatGreatestEasternElongation #NightSky #astronomy #Space #Mercury #Planetarium

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

Nov 24, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

This November 24, the planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. #LASM #MercuryatGreatestEasternElongation #NightSky #astronomy #Space #Mercury #Planetarium

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

Nov 24, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

This November 24, the planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. #LASM #MercuryatGreatestEasternElongation #NightSky #astronomy #Space #Mercury #Planetarium

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

Nov 24, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

This November 24, the planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. #LASM #MercuryatGreatestEasternElongation #NightSky #astronomy #Space #Mercury #Planetarium

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

Nov 24, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 24, Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

This November 24, the planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 22.0 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset. #LASM #MercuryatGreatestEasternElongation #NightSky #astronomy #Space #Mercury #Planetarium

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

Nov 17, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. The last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

Nov 17, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. The last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

Nov 17, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. The last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

Nov 17, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. The last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon

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The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

Nov 17, 2017
1 min

The Sky Tonight Update: Nov. 17-18, Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. The last of these occurred in 2001. The Leonids is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1865. The shower runs annually from November 6-30. It peaks this year on the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th. The nearly new moon

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Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Today, June 14, is Flag Day and here at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum we are home to a very special flag, donated to us by Congressman Richard H. Baker on April 22, 2002, to memorialize the events surrounding the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center. This 56″ x 96″ United States flag was originally displayed for thirty days outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, office to Congressman Baker. It is now prominently displayed in the Louis

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Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Today, June 14, is Flag Day and here at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum we are home to a very special flag, donated to us by Congressman Richard H. Baker on April 22, 2002, to memorialize the events surrounding the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center. This 56″ x 96″ United States flag was originally displayed for thirty days outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, office to Congressman Baker. It is now prominently displayed in the Louis

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Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Today, June 14, is Flag Day and here at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum we are home to a very special flag, donated to us by Congressman Richard H. Baker on April 22, 2002, to memorialize the events surrounding the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center. This 56″ x 96″ United States flag was originally displayed for thirty days outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, office to Congressman Baker. It is now prominently displayed in the Louis

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Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Today, June 14, is Flag Day and here at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum we are home to a very special flag, donated to us by Congressman Richard H. Baker on April 22, 2002, to memorialize the events surrounding the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center. This 56″ x 96″ United States flag was originally displayed for thirty days outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, office to Congressman Baker. It is now prominently displayed in the Louis

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Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

Flag Day and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Flag

Today, June 14, is Flag Day and here at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum we are home to a very special flag, donated to us by Congressman Richard H. Baker on April 22, 2002, to memorialize the events surrounding the September 11, 2001 bombing of the World Trade Center. This 56″ x 96″ United States flag was originally displayed for thirty days outside the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, office to Congressman Baker. It is now prominently displayed in the Louis

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