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June 11 solar eclipse visible in RP
by Bernie Esporlas - June 3, 2002 - 12:00am
On June 11, early risers will see the sunrise in partial eclipse. This annular eclipse is the first of the two solar eclipses occurring this year. A solar eclipse can occur at new moon when the moon passes between...
Jupiter’s 11 new moons
by Bernie Esporlas - May 27, 2002 - 12:00am
To ancient Romans and Greeks, he was the lover of the goddesses Metis, Themis, Mnemosyne and Demeter; and to mortal women Semele, Io, Europa, Danae, Leda, Leto and Ganymede. He was the father of Helen and Pollux...
Stargazing at the park
by Bernie Esporlas - May 20, 2002 - 12:00am
The air was warm and humid. The temperature reached its maximum at 37 degrees and the breeze coming from the sea was salty. Any of these factors were enough to destroy the sensitive optics of telescopes. But that...
When five planets align
by Bernie Esporlas - May 13, 2002 - 12:00am
Rizal Park promenaders witnessed a special kind of show last May 5. No, it was not the regular Concert At The Park held every Sunday at the Open Air Auditorium. Neither was it the Santacruzan that signaled the Maytime...
The sighting of Comet Ikeya-Zhang
by Bernie Esporlas - May 6, 2002 - 12:00am
I first learned about Comet Ikeya-Zhang from Dr. Armand Lee, a colleague at the Philippine Astronomical Society, when he invited me for a night of stargazing in Trece Martires, Cavite, last March 16. At that time...
The return of 15TH Century Comet: Comet Ikeya-Zhang
by Bernie Esporlas - April 8, 2002 - 12:00am
It’s summertime. The air is warm and the skies are clear. A perfect time to gather family members and friends and stay under the canopy of stars and watch the summer constellations and planets travel across...
And it rained fire in the sky
by Bernie Esporlas - August 20, 2001 - 12:00am
"Maniwala ka sa akin, hindi pa ako nasi-zero sa mga observation ko (Believe me, I have never scored zero in all of my observations)," was my reply to Arlen Petallo, chairman of the Camarines Norte Astronomical...
It will rain fire in the sky
by Bernie Esporlas - August 6, 2001 - 12:00am
It was in 1972 when John Denver immortalized a very bright meteor in his song Rocky Mountain High.
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