David Eicher
Editor-in-Chief at Astronomy Magazine
Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy magazine, author of 23 books on science and history, drummer, Green Bay Packer fan, Starmus Festival, Asteroid Day, fun.
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1 week ago |
astronomy.com | David Eicher
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out the evening of May 5 to see Mars close to the Beehive Cluster in the constellation Cancer the Crab. In fact, because Mars doesn’t move all that fast, you’ll be able to spot the Red Planet near the open star cluster several days before or after the 5th. This is a fascinating lineup. Mars is about 132 million miles (213 million km) from Earth, while the Beehive lies about 575 light-years distant.
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2 weeks ago |
astronomy.com | David Eicher
Skip to content In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening this spring to observe one of the sky’s finest deep-sky objects: the Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as M51. And as a bonus, you’ll also see a second galaxy — NGC 5195 — interacting with the Whirlpool.
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3 weeks ago |
astronomy.com | David Eicher
Skip to content In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out before sunrise and view brilliant Venus. The planet, which is only outshone by the Sun or the Moon, will lie low in the eastern sky. It will rise and hour or so before the Sun.
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1 month ago |
astronomy.com | David Eicher
Skip to content In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and view a close grouping of planets in the early morning hours of April 21. That morning, you’ll be able to see Venus, Mercury, and Saturn low in the east. You won’t need a telescope or binoculars to view them, just use your eyes.
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1 month ago |
astronomy.com | David Eicher
Skip to content In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out and view the first major meteor shower of the spring, the Lyrids. Because more than one meteor shower originates from the constellation Lyra, these are the April Lyrids.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House on H Street in Washington, built in 1843 and the site of meetings of the Lincoln conspirators, who here planned to kidnap and then to kill Abraham Lincoln. It’s now a “Wok and Roll” restaurant. https://t.co/ShGQMaThfd
Abraham Lincoln died in this room in the Petersen House on April 15, 1865. https://t.co/006JSI2pRL
Among the many artifacts of an assassination on display at Ford’s Theatre is the presidential box door that John Wilkes Booth bored a peephole in, and the wooden brace (bottom) he used to jam the door to the hallway leading to the box, delaying anyone who could follow him. https://t.co/TGGtd2ZCqM