Showing posts with label Super Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Moon. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy Shows Roosevelt Island Up Close View Of Super Blue Blood Moon On A Chilly Evening Tonight


Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy came to


Roosevelt Island tonight


to share with residents 


a peek at the Super Blue Blood Moon through


his telescope


and to discuss fascinating questions about the moon and astronomy.



According to the Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy web site:
... the goal of Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy is to help cultivate an interest in learning, an aptitude for questioning and a chance to witness the awe of our great universe. My hope is that for every person that leaves the eyepiece of the telescope having seen the rings of Saturn, the great red spot of Jupiter, or the crater filled surface of our moon, asks themselves one question... "What else is out there?" It's that question that can spark a lifetime of knowledge and inspire career goals.

We hope that you can come out and experience a stargazing event and learn to love the solar system along with your family.


Roosevelt Island looks forward to Jupiter Joe's next visit.

By ROOSEVELT ISLANDER at 8:28:00 PM 0 comments

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Monday, January 1, 2018

Begin 2018 New Year With Roosevelt Island Supermoon Viewing Tonight, Dress Warmly & See The Stars!!!!

Happy 2018 New Year's wishes are drawn on a snowy Roosevelt Island Firefighter's Field

You can celebrate 2018 New Year's Day across the street from Firefighters Field tonight at a Roosevelt Island Supermoon viewing with amateur astronomer Kuiper Kat.
According to amateur astronomer Kuiper Kat:
Join Kuiper Kat's Astronomy on Roosevelt Island as we kick off the New Year with a Supermoon observing session! This will be our first full moon of the year, as well as a Supermoon.

Observing will be from 6pm-8:30pm, weather permitting.

... We will be on Main Street, near the entrance of the Riverwalk Bar & Grill.
Learn more about Supermoons from NASA.


Updates from Kuiper Kat about tonight's Roosevelt Island Supermoon observing here.

UPDATE 1/2/18:


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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Join Astronomer For Roosevelt Island Solar Observing And Supermoon Viewing Sun-Day December 3 At Firefighters Field

Join amateur astronomer Kuiper Kat  tomorrow for some solar observing and Supermoon viewing Sunday, December 3 at Roosevelt Island's Firefighters Field. According to Kuiper Kat:
Join Kuiper Kat's Astronomy for a full day of observing at Roosevelt Island!

We'll start off with solar observing, then end the day with some stargazing, leading into the last Supermoon of 2017!

Solar observing will be from 1pm-3pm with stargazing from 5pm-8pm.

DIRECTIONS: Take the Roosevelt Island tram onto Roosevelt Island. Firefighters Field will be to the right, as you exit. We will be near the entrance of the park.
May not have been a Supermoon, but I saw a pretty big moon last night.
UPDATE 12/3:
Check here for latest info.

UPDATE 10:45 PM:

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Beautiful Waxing Crescent Moon Over Manhattan & Empire State Building Seen From Roosevelt Island Last Night

From the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:

According to Earth Sky:
When you see the moon as a slim crescent – in the west after sunset – it’s a waxing moon. Is that Earth’s shadow on the moon? No, it’s the moon’s own shadow....
and more on the lunar cycles



from Kids Educational Games.

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Fantastic Super Blood Moon Photos Taken Last Night From Roosevelt Island - Watch Moon Turn From Bright White To Blood Red

Roosevelt Island resident Frank Farance shares these photos of last night's (September 27) Super Blood Moon taken from the Roosevelt Island Firehouse turnaround. According to Mr. Farance:

"Blood Red Moon" Lunar Eclipse last night. 1/4000th second shutter speed at midnight? The redness of the moon does not become apparent until the bright white is gone,

Images From Frank Farance

so you'll see bright white, a dark band,

Images From Frank Farance

 and then red.

Images From Frank Farance

To the naked eye, the moon looks like a light bulb that you've just turned off: mostly dark, but with a faint orange glow around the rim. Of course, what our eyes see and what the camera sees is total different. The camera will tell you that there are 17 stops between brightest photo (1/4000th second) and darkest photo (30 seconds long exposure). These are just a couple photos, I stayed for the 3 hour event. It was nice to take life at a different pace, maybe at the pace astronomers did 2000 years ago. One thing I always love about the moon: it looks different on camera than what the eye perceives ... always a puzzle to conjure about human vision (and photography, too).  
The NY Times adds:
In a rare astronomical phenomenon Sunday night, people around the world witnessed a so-called supermoon, which occurs when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. The event coincided with a lunar eclipse, leaving the moon in Earth’s shadow. The combination hadn’t occurred since 1982 and won’t happen again until 2033....
The NY Times has photos of the Super Blood Moon from around the world.

NASA explains the Super Blood Moon.



NASA also announced today that evidence has been found of water on Mars.



Wow!!!

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Super Duper Perigee Moon Over Roosevelt Island And Queensboro Bridge Saturday Night - Did You See It?

Wow - did you see the super large moon over Roosevelt Island and the Queensboro Bridge last Saturday's night?

Image From Jay

NASA Science News explains the phenomenon: 
The full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a moonbeam wakes you up on the night of May 5th, 2012, you might want to get out of bed and take a look. This May’s full Moon is a "super Moon,” as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full Moons of 2012.

The scientific term for the phenomenon is "perigee moon." Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. The Moon follows an elliptical path around Earth with one side ("perigee") about 50,000 km closer than the other ("apogee"). Full Moons that occur on the perigee side of the Moon's orbit seem extra big and bright.

Such is the case on May 5th at 11:34 pm Eastern Daylight Time1 when the Moon reaches perigee. Only one minute later, the Moon will line up with Earth and the sun to become brilliantly full. The timing is almost perfect.
Except that the moon in the picture above is not real but was photoshopped by Jay. Also, Gothamist reports that clouds on Saturday night obscured views of the super duper moon over New York City:
... SuperMoon turned out to be a superfail—it was too cloudy in NYC to see the lunar phenomena.
but last night, the cloud cover over Roosevelt Island was gone. Roosevelt Island photographer and photo blogger Olya Turcihin (Olya's Urban Journal) captured the moon over New York City the night after perigee.

Images From Olya Turcihin

and here's more between the moon and New York City.


You Tube Video of Between The Moon and NYC

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Super Moon Over Roosevelt Island and New York City East River Waterfront Last Saturday Night- Learn About the Super Moon From NASA

You Tube Image Of Super Moon Over Roosevelt Island & NYC East River

Did any of you happen to see the Super Moon over Roosevelt Island last Saturday night/Sunday morning? If not, you can thank debnewman who uploaded a short video to You Tube for this view of the Super Moon over Roosevelt Island and reports:
Short video of the "Super Moon" taken at 9:30pm on March 19, 2011 on the footbridge at 71st Street and the East River in NYC. Taken with a shaky Flip camera facing east towards Roosevelt Island, with a pan up the river to the Triboro bridge, and back down again to the super moon



NASA's Science News explains a Super Moon:
... On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years.

"The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd say it's worth a look."

Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee): diagram. Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit

"The full Moon of March 19th occurs less than one hour away from perigee--a near-perfect coincidence1 that happens only 18 years or so," adds Chester....

You Tube Super Moon Video From NASA

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