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Moon at Perigee (20:36 MST). Moon at Perigee (20:36 MST). Jun 2 all-day ![]() Waxing Gibbous Moon, June 2, 2020 – Illumination: 85%. Credit: MoonGiant.com | Full Moon (12:25 MST). Full Moon (12:25 MST). Jun 5 all-day ![]() Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night. Moon overview on solarsystem.nasa.gov Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. | |||||
S. Chapman died, 1970 (b. 1888). S. Chapman died, 1970 (b. 1888). Jun 16 all-day ![]() Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth‘s ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades. | Annular Solar Eclipse (23:40 MST) New Moon (23:41 MST). New Moon (23:41 MST). Jun 20 all-day ![]() By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible … Continue reading → Operation Paperclip (W. von Braun transferred to US), 1945. Operation Paperclip (W. von Braun transferred to US), 1945. Jun 20 all-day Operation Paperclip was a secret program of the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) largely carried out by special agents of Army CIC, in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians, such as Wernher von Braun and his V-2 rocket team, were taken from Germany to the … Continue reading → Summer Solstice (14:43 MST). | |||||
International Asteroid Day International Asteroid Day Jun 30 all-day ![]() International Asteroid Day is a United Nations-recognized day observed each year at the international level during the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russian Federation. The goal of International Asteroid Day is to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazards. … Continue reading → Mercury at Inferior Conjunction. |
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