A damp overcast morning has failed to deter thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. Around 18,000 neo-pagans, new agers and curious visitors gathered Tuesday in heavy rain to watch the sun rise over the ancient stone circle on the Salisbury Plain about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of London. [...]
A total lunar eclipse occurred early Tuesday morning and was visible from anywhere in North America where there was a clear sky. But that wasn’t the case in West Michigan. Skygazers with a clear view in North America and Europe were greeted with a celestial treat in the early morning hours Tuesday, as a unique [...]
A powerful Midwestern storm that may become the second-most severe on record for the region knocked out power to thousands of Illinois customers and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in Chicago. The storm’s central pressure, an indication of its strength, was one of the lowest being recorded in the Northern Hemisphere as of [...]
Harvest Moon 2010 – The moon is to look extra beautiful tonight for those in the northern hemisphere, with a harvest moon to be occurring tonight, the last night of summer before autumn descends. A harvest moon is the name for when a full moon occurs on the last day of summer. It’s been twenty [...]
The Summer Solstice 2010 – the longest day of the year – is set to take place on Monday, June 21st 2010. On this day, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and this is the day with th The Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere corresponds to the [...]