Astronomy

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Burcham-Henge: It’s Baaaaack

Friday, September 21, 2018

Burcham-Henge is the bi-annual celestial phenomenon made popular by ELi. Get with it. ELi's Aron Sousa explains how.

What’s Happening in October’s Night Sky?

Friday, October 7, 2016

Astronomer Robert Victor provides ELi's readers news about our October night skies along with details about how you can start by heading to the MSU Observatory this weekend for Public Observing Nights.

Beam Up Soon, East Lansing

Monday, August 15, 2016

What is the FRIB, and when can you get a tour? ELi's Science geeks Aron Sousa and Kepler Domurat-Sousa explain.

Five Planets to Be Visible; Abrams Offers Viewing

Friday, July 15, 2016

Above: The moon and Venus, as seen from East Lansing a few months ago

This Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, mark the start of a five-week interval when all five bright planets or our solar system can be observed during evening twilight in East Lansing.

Transit of Mercury to Be Visible from East Lansing May 9

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Editor’s note: The author, Shannon Schmoll, PhD, is Director of MSU’s Abrams Planetarium. The photograph above is of SunSpotter in use showing an image of the sun.

When people think of astronomy, they often think of the stars and planets in the darkness of night. However, we have a rare treat of a daytime astronomical event coming up. On Monday, May 9, 2016, the planet Mercury will transit in front of the sun. Weather permitting, East Lansing residents will be able to observe the phenomenon as explained below.

Local Weather Ruins Another Astronomy-Viewing Opportunity, But There’s Hope

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Above: The cloud cover in East Lansing this morning.

“Cement sky” is the term used by regular ELi on Earth reporter Aron Sousa for what we’ve got overhead right now. It’s the kind of sky that makes East Lansing’s amateur astronomers like Sousa unhappy. But these night-watchers are holding out hope that the cloud cover may yet clear and they may yet get to see the unusual delight of five planets all lit up together in our early morning sky.

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