Saturday, March 31, 2018

Centennial: U.S. Daylight Saving Time Commences

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                    In this 1935 July 8 photograph, the "Father of Daylight Saving" in America, Robert Garland, is sworn-in as a...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Despite Winter-Type Storms, Spring Begins Today!

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This diagram shows the position of the Earth, in relation to the Sun, at the time of the Vernal Equinox at the official beginning of the s...
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Monday, March 19, 2018

Centennial: Official Enactment of U.S. Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time

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Telegraph equipment used to transmit Standard Time from the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh, starting in 1869. The Allegheny Time s...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Photo: Rare Phenomenon - Toronto Skyline Seen Across Lake Ontario in NY State!

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Photograph of the skyline of the City of Toronto taken from across Lake Ontario in the small hamlet of Olcott, New York, one minute after s...
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Astronomical Calendar: 2018 March

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March 19 marks the centennial of the Standard Time Act, which officially set-up the time zones for the United States. Previously, five Nor...
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Friday, February 23, 2018

Proposed NASA Budget Cuts IR Space Telescope & Phases Out International Space Station

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This photograph shows a model of what the Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) would look like, if ever constructed. (Image Sourc...
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Web-Cast: 1st Test Launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Tue. Afternoon

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                            The SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Rocket on launch pad LC-39A (Launch Complex 39A) at the John F. Kennedy Space Ce...
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