stargazing - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/stargazing/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:29:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 stargazing - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/stargazing/ 32 32 103504436 June brings the Summer Solstice https://houstonnewmedia.org/june-brings-the-summer-solstice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-brings-the-summer-solstice Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:29:17 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=33189 Editor’s Note: Summer Solstice is upon us this month and HMNS Astronomer James Wooten points to the Sun’s highest point in our sky. Saturn is in the southeast at dawn.    Mars is also in the morning sky, in the east at dawn.  Mars ...

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]]> 777797 Seeking Summer Solstice | June 2023 Sky Happenings https://houstonnewmedia.org/seeking-summer-solstice-june-2023-sky-happenings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeking-summer-solstice-june-2023-sky-happenings Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32739 Editor’s Note: We are looking up as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains the sky happenings for the month of June and the upcoming Summer Solstice. Venus remains high in the evening sky this month. It is high in the west at dusk each evening. Mars is ...

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]]> 607657 Perseid Peaks | August 2022 Sky Happenings https://houstonnewmedia.org/perseid-peaks-august-2022-sky-happenings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perseid-peaks-august-2022-sky-happenings Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:39:03 +0000 https://blog.hmns.org/?p=32445 Editor’s Note: Look to the skies as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains the sky happenings for the month of August, including the Perseid Meteor Shower. Saturn is up literally all night long this month.  Look for it low in the southeast at...

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]]> 389744 Summer Stargazing at the George Observatory https://houstonnewmedia.org/summer-stargazing-at-the-george-observatory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-stargazing-at-the-george-observatory Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:05:09 +0000 http://blog.hmns.org/?p=31629 It’s time to enjoy the lazy days of summer and the wonders of stargazing nights. Now that the George Observatory has reopened to the public, the summer months are the perfect time to pre-purchase tickets online, pack up a picnic lunch or snacks along w...

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