The Columbus Astronomical Society

08/27/2026

Don't miss the Lunar Eclipse! Skies should be good here in Central Ohio to see it.

🔴 THURSDAY NIGHT: DON’T MISS THE ECLIPSE 🔴

📌 SAVE THIS POST NOW...because the best part of Thursday night’s lunar eclipse happens at a different clock time depending on where you live, and for Eastern viewers it comes just after midnight Friday

🌕 YOUR LUNAR ECLIPSE SKY MISSION: AUG. 27–28

Earth’s shadow will sweep across almost the entire Full Moon, creating one of the most dramatic naked-eye sky events of the summer.

⏰ MAXIMUM ECLIPSE

9:12 PM PDT
10:12 PM MDT
11:12 PM CDT
12:12 AM EDT - Friday, Aug. 28

⭐ MISSION TIP: Don’t wait until maximum to go outside. Get set up early so you can watch Earth’s shadow slowly creep across the Moon.

And unlike a solar eclipse…

👀 NO eclipse glasses needed
🔭 NO telescope needed
📱 A phone or camera is optional
🌕 Just find the Moon and watch

🎯 YOUR MISSION:

Go outside Thursday night and watch the eclipse unfold.

I’ll be posting more reminders and viewing tips as eclipse night approaches, so follow The Night Sky Guy and I’ll tell you what to look for, when to look and where to look.

📌 SAVE this timetable now
📤 SHARE it with someone who would hate to miss the eclipse
💬 COMMENT with your city, I want to know where everyone will be watching from!

If you’re joining this mission, comment:

👇 MISSION ACCEPTED 🌕

07/30/2026

Movement in the Trifid Nebula!

Compare Hubble’s two observations of a portion of the Trifid Nebula, one taken in 2026 and the other in 1997 with an earlier instrument.

06/16/2026

Here is your opportunity to see the moon pass in front of Venus!

On June 17th, much of North America can watch the Moon occult Venus in the daytime sky. All you need are binoculars.

01/20/2026

Hi gang,
There is an aurora going on RIGHT NOW (6:40 PM EST, 1/20/26)

Dull red glow has been seen from suburban Columbus (by me).
If you want to see it better, get out to a rural site (JGAP might work).

Or, better still, go north. The further north you go, the better it will be.

If you can't see it, try taking a picture with the "night mode" of your cell phone. They're generally capable of picking up the color.

Image taken in October 2025