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Vatican Observatory 2020 Wall Calendar Online Version
VOF 2020 Astrophoto Calendars are still available!
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On Being
Podcast with Fr. Coyne and Br. Guy
Asteroids, Stars, and the Love of God
In a conversation filled with laughter, we experience the spacious way Fr. Coyne and Br. Guy approached life, faith, and the universe.
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Upcoming Events

May
31
Sun
all-day Pentecost.
Pentecost.
May 31 all-day
 
Jun
2
Tue
all-day Moon at Perigee (20:36 MST).
Moon at Perigee (20:36 MST).
Jun 2 all-day
Moon at Perigee (20:36 MST).
Waxing Gibbous Moon, June 2, 2020 – Illumination: 85%. Credit: MoonGiant.com
Jun
3
Wed
all-day Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Jun 3 all-day
 
all-day World Bicycle Day.
World Bicycle Day.
Jun 3 all-day
World Bicycle Day.
Jun
4
Thu
all-day Mercury at Greatest Elongation.
Mercury at Greatest Elongation.
Jun 4 all-day
 
Jun
5
Fri
all-day Full Moon (12:25 MST).
Full Moon (12:25 MST).
Jun 5 all-day
Full Moon (12:25 MST).
Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night. Moon overview on solarsystem.nasa.gov
all-day Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
Jun 5 all-day
 
Jun
6
Sat
all-day D-Day Remembrance.
D-Day Remembrance.
Jun 6 all-day
 
Jun
14
Sun
all-day Flag Day.
Flag Day.
Jun 14 all-day
Flag Day.
all-day Moon at Apogee (17:56 MST).
Moon at Apogee (17:56 MST).
Jun 14 all-day
 
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VOF News & Announcements

  • Fr. George V. Coyne S.J. 1933-2020 February 20, 2020
  • VOF 2020 Annual Seminar – Fri. Feb. 21, 2020 February 3, 2020
  • 17th Vatican Observatory Summer School in Astrophysics: June 1-26, 2020 January 2, 2020
  • 12 sights of Christmas: astronomy observing targets for the festive season November 23, 2019
  • Interviews with Students from the 2018 Vatican Observatory Summer School June 25, 2018
  • 2018 Annual Seminar in Tucson, Arizona February 24, 2018
  • 2018 Vatican Observatory Summer School in Astrophysics September 15, 2017
  • 2016 Vatican Observatory Summer School June 26, 2016

VOF – In the News

  • Vatican Observatory director Brother Guy Consolmagno 'unwraps' 12 deep-sky gifts for the festive season
  • 12 sights of Christmas: astronomy observing targets for the festive season
  • Old science
  • Today, 24 August, is “Pluto Demotion Day”!
  • What Is the Great Red Spot?
  • Science in the Bluegrass
  • Heralding back: July 26, 1969
  • Out of this world faith
  • 50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
  • How the Catholic Herald reported the Moon landing

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