And so is everyone else on the planet, metaphorically speaking. That is to say, the world did not end today. Today was yet another in a very, very long chain of predicted days where the world was supposed to end. We’ve been thinking about the…
…come on in, meet a guy, pull up a chair! And…you’ve just discovered my weird ability to relate almost anything to musical theater. Seriously, there are some great things coming up here at the VLM, and I wanted to post up a quick reminder of…
Greetings folks! Tonight you have the chance to see the Moon slide through the Earth’s shadow in what’s known as a lunar eclipse. Because the shadow of the Earth does contain some light (namely, the light from all the sunrises and sunsets occurring around the…
Well, hello. It’s been an eventful time in the astronomy business, thanks to a chunk of rock that decided to scare the living daylights out of a whole lot of people living in Siberia. Amazingly, they seem to like air-bursting asteroids…once again, just like in…
…and I feel fine! Actually, I seem to have caught the delightful virus that’s been making the rounds here in southeast Virginia. On week 2 of the darn thing and I am ready to be done with it. But back to the matter at hand……
Red alert! Red alert! All hands to battle stations! Hee hee, I’ve always wanted to say that. Okay, seriously…I’m posting a special update to make sure all of you out there in internet land are aware of the incredible astronomical event taking place next Tuesday. …
Happy New Year everyone! Once again, I shall ride the current bandwagon, and this post will feature a list of things coming in 2012 that, if at all possible, you should not miss. Mark these five dates on your calendar now! March 3, 2012: The…