Cities across Arkansas are a great spot to see the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8th 2024. Our own Saline County is in the Path of Totality. That’s the zone that will be completely covered by the moon’s shadow during the eclipse. According to NASA and greatamericaneclipse.com, the duration of the total eclipse will […]
Learn about the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in this event April 8th
Learn about the total solar eclipse coming in 2024 – the when, where, and how – from an “Astronomical” source. To see a total solar eclipse in Arkansas is rare. For many Arkansans, the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. This event titled “Totality,” will be held […]
Look for the Blood Moon in the Lunar Eclipse on Sunday Night
Look for a blood moon eclipse this weekend. Well, it is the very end of the weekend, or the very beginning of the week – depending on how you look at it. Late Sunday night, May 15, 2022, at around 9:30 p.m., the Moon will enter the Earth’s penumbra. That’s the outside edge of […]
Thursday overnight is your only chance ever to see the Beaver Moon combined with Lunar Eclipse
A few hours after most people have gone to bed Thursday night, November 18th, the night sky will be putting on a show that humans will only have chance in their lifetime to see. It’s a full moon in combination with a partial lunar eclipse. This is the longest lunar eclipse since the year 1441. […]
Here’s what you need to know about the Strawberry Supermoon on Jun 24
There’s only one more supermoon in 2021 and you can catch it on Thursday, June 24th. It’s called a strawberry moon, but not for the color. It’s actually because this time of year yields a strawberry harvest in areas of North America. And it’s called a supermoon because it’s at its closest point to Earth […]
Here’s what you need to know about the Super Flower Blood Moon event on early Wednesday morning
If you’re up at around 2:00 a.m. Central time, on Wednesday morning, May 26th, take a look in the sky for a Super Flower Blood Moon, which sounds like a rock band, but it’s not. Then as a bonus, there will be a lunar eclipse. It’s called Super Flower Blood Moon because several moon events […]
The Library in Benton Invites the Public to an Eclipse Viewing Party
The Benton location of the Saline County Library will host an Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday, August 21st from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They will have a limited amount of viewing glasses to use there at the library. Also, the NASA live stream will be playing on the big screen.
The Moon, a Comet and an Eclipse, All at Once Friday Night
Look for a triple play Friday night, but instead of on the baseball fields, look up to the sky for three celestial events to coincide. Astronomers say there will be a full moon, a comet fly-by and a lunar eclipse happening all in one small time frame. In the central time zone, you should be […]