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But if you live in one of the area’s many dense urban centers, chances are that light pollution is blocking your view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Bruce Wismer remembers what it was like to see the sky filled with stars when he was growing up in the small town of Forestville, in Sonoma County. “It’s just a sense of wonder to look at everything,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, from his home in Oakland, that once-majestic night sky view is filled with the glow of artificial lighting. What stands out the most to Wismer are the bright white lights on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some lights point straight up, significantly increasing light pollution. Can they be easily redirected to reduce impact on the night sky?” asked Wismer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lighting the Bay Bridge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The eastern span of the Bay Bridge, rebuilt in 2013, is lit by 48,000 high-performing LEDs. Most of the fixtures point downward, focusing light directly onto the roadway. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/SFOBB_lighting_fact_sheet.pdf\">California Transportation Commission (PDF)\u003c/a> the design is intended to create “an even wash of white light across the roadway to provide safer driving conditions for motorists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the light does reflect sideways and upward, adding to what’s called “skyglow,” one aspect of light pollution. The bridge also has decorative lighting that points upward, illuminating the suspender cables and the bottom of the main cable. So that might add to the bridge’s skyglow contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that when you don’t have that connection to the sky, you might not have as many opportunities to ask, you know, ‘What is this universe we live in?'” said Ben Burress, staff astronomer at Chabot Science and Space Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though some of the lights on the Bay Bridge can be redirected, a representative from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says that while the agency is not indifferent to the interests of stargazers, the lighting on either span of the Bay Bridge is essential to the safety of the many thousands of drivers who cross the bridge each night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, it’s safe to say that we might not be able to see any change in the lighting on the Bay Bridge anytime soon. But of course, the bridge is not the only source of light pollution.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brightening sky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/light-pollution-is-dimming-our-view-of-the-sky-and-its-getting-worse/\">Light pollution is getting worse every year.\u003c/a> Typically, we rely on satellite data to measure brightness in the night sky. But new research suggests satellites may have been significantly underestimating the brightening of our urban light bubbles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a study published earlier this year in the journal \u003cem>Science\u003c/em>, researchers found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7781\">the brightness of the night sky globally increased by about 10% every year between 2011 and 2022\u003c/a>. The authors of the study analyzed data from over 50,000 naked-eye night sky observations from a citizen science project called \u003ca href=\"https://www.globeatnight.org/\">Globe at Night.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By contrast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/976947\">satellite measurements\u003c/a> during the same time period found that nighttime glow from global light pollution increased by only 2%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousbug]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What could cause this discrepancy? In the past decade or so, there’s been growing popularity of the use of more energy-efficient LEDs. LEDs emit more blue light, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_877183_en.html\">satellites aren’t able to detect\u003c/a>. Additionally, satellites are more sensitive to light that is directed upward toward the sky, but researchers of the \u003cem>Science\u003c/em> study found that it’s light directed sideways that accounts for most of the skyglow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to John Barentine, scientist, astronomer and principal consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, the study contains a caveat: He says it best represents areas with the most citizen-science participation — namely, places like North America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barentine noted that according to Globe at Night, from 2011 to 2022 the brightness of the night sky in the Bay Area increased by approximately 7% each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11945134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11945134\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A night time aerial image taken from space shows brightly glowing urban areas around San Francisco Bay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station in 2013 highlights Northern California from the city of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay along the coast to the cities of Stockton, Modesto and the Sierra Nevada to the east. \u003ccite>(ISS Expedition 37 Crew/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Turning down the lights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Increases in light pollution have been linked to a host of problems, including a detrimental effect on our \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627884/\">circadian rhythms\u003c/a>, and on ecosystems more broadly, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/global-light-pollution-affecting-ecosystems-what-can-we-do\">disrupting animal behavior\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s bad for people’s health, and it’s bad for fish, and it’s bad for nocturnal animals because these species have evolved over millions of years to have darkness at night and all of a sudden we’re lighting up the night,” said Mark Buxbaum, an amateur astronomer and member of the Santa Cruz chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some recent attempts to rein in light pollution. In fact, California legislators passed a bill in September 2022 that would have required any buildings or facilities on state-owned land to make changes to reduce light pollution. But \u003ca href=\"https://lightedmag.com/newsom-vetoes-california-light-pollution-bill/\">Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it\u003c/a>, saying the costs were “unfunded and potentially significant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same Assembly member who drafted that first bill introduced an almost identical one, \u003ca href=\"https://a24.asmdc.org/press-releases/20221209-bill-tackle-harmful-impacts-light-pollution-reintroduced\">AB 38\u003c/a>, in December 2022. That one is working its way through the Legislature, but it could be years before we see any statewide change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Buxbaum says his organization is pushing for change locally. He hopes Santa Cruz will implement an outdoor lighting ordinance to help curtail extraneous light from businesses and residences that add to light pollution. LEDs, he says, are also a culprit in the problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, because they’re cheaper, people think that they can install excessively bright light at night under the mistaken assumption that more light is better,” said Buxbaum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals can help curb light pollution by making changes to their own homes. Anthony Barreiro from \u003ca href=\"https://sfaa-astronomy.org/\">San Francisco Amateur Astronomers\u003c/a> suggests turning off your outdoor lights when you’re not using them, closing your blinds when you have lights on inside at night, and getting the right light fixtures:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You want light fixtures that are fully shielded so all the light is shining down on the ground where you need it, not sideways into people’s eyes or up into the sky. Warm-spectrum lights, meaning more amber, not so blue. Blue light scatters much more, [and] causes much more glare,” Barreiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hoping for a better view?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t want to wait for your town’s lights to dim to see the sky, there are places you can go to see the wonders of the cosmos. The general advice for success in stargazing is to find a dark spot, away from city lights. Once you’ve found it, give your eyes a chance to get adapted, and then look all over the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Places like Henry W. Coe State Park in the South Bay, Mount Diablo in the East Bay, Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, and Sonoma and Napa counties in the North Bay are good for stargazing. On the Peninsula, the Santa Cruz mountains are a good spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to drive a bit further out of the Bay Area, you can head over to places like Pinnacles National Park, Death Valley, Yosemite or other national parks that usually have less light pollution. Or, refer to a \u003ca href=\"https://darksitefinder.com/dark-sites/list-of-dark-sites/\">dark sky map\u003c/a> to find out where you’ll have the best view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11945125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11945125\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy in a blue sweater closes one eye as he looks through a large telescope inside an observatory\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frankie Alonso, 8, peers at Venus through the 8-inch refractor telescope, nicknamed Leah, at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Feb. 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you live in a light-polluted area, you can join a \u003ca href=\"https://chabotspace.org/events/free-telescope-viewings/\">free telescope viewing\u003c/a> at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. On the Peninsula, there’s the Foothill College Observatory in Los Altos Hills, and in the North Bay you can go to the Ferguson Observatory in Sonoma County, which regularly has \u003ca href=\"https://rfo.org/index.php/solar-and-star-parties/\">telescope viewings\u003c/a> available to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, you could join an astronomy club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are actually hundreds of clubs of astronomy enthusiasts around the country. And in the Bay Area, we have a very rich collection of astronomy clubs,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.fraknoi.com/\">Andrew Fraknoi\u003c/a>, an astronomer and board member of the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find other fellow astronomy enthusiasts on \u003ca href=\"https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm\">NASA’s Night Sky Network\u003c/a>, many of whom host star parties and astronomy events, including camping trips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Human connection to the stars extends far back in history, when our ancestors used them to create stories, measure time or navigate across vast swaths of land and sea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Astronomy is the science of our origins, because the material of which we’re made and everything that the Earth has produced has its ultimate origins in space,” said Fraknoi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Light pollution makes it harder to see the stars. 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But if you live in one of the area’s many dense urban centers, chances are that light pollution is blocking your view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious listener Bruce Wismer remembers what it was like to see the sky filled with stars when he was growing up in the small town of Forestville, in Sonoma County. “It’s just a sense of wonder to look at everything,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, from his home in Oakland, that once-majestic night sky view is filled with the glow of artificial lighting. What stands out the most to Wismer are the bright white lights on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some lights point straight up, significantly increasing light pollution. Can they be easily redirected to reduce impact on the night sky?” asked Wismer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lighting the Bay Bridge\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The eastern span of the Bay Bridge, rebuilt in 2013, is lit by 48,000 high-performing LEDs. Most of the fixtures point downward, focusing light directly onto the roadway. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/SFOBB_lighting_fact_sheet.pdf\">California Transportation Commission (PDF)\u003c/a> the design is intended to create “an even wash of white light across the roadway to provide safer driving conditions for motorists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the light does reflect sideways and upward, adding to what’s called “skyglow,” one aspect of light pollution. The bridge also has decorative lighting that points upward, illuminating the suspender cables and the bottom of the main cable. So that might add to the bridge’s skyglow contributions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that when you don’t have that connection to the sky, you might not have as many opportunities to ask, you know, ‘What is this universe we live in?'” said Ben Burress, staff astronomer at Chabot Science and Space Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though some of the lights on the Bay Bridge can be redirected, a representative from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission says that while the agency is not indifferent to the interests of stargazers, the lighting on either span of the Bay Bridge is essential to the safety of the many thousands of drivers who cross the bridge each night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, it’s safe to say that we might not be able to see any change in the lighting on the Bay Bridge anytime soon. But of course, the bridge is not the only source of light pollution.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brightening sky\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/light-pollution-is-dimming-our-view-of-the-sky-and-its-getting-worse/\">Light pollution is getting worse every year.\u003c/a> Typically, we rely on satellite data to measure brightness in the night sky. But new research suggests satellites may have been significantly underestimating the brightening of our urban light bubbles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a study published earlier this year in the journal \u003cem>Science\u003c/em>, researchers found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7781\">the brightness of the night sky globally increased by about 10% every year between 2011 and 2022\u003c/a>. The authors of the study analyzed data from over 50,000 naked-eye night sky observations from a citizen science project called \u003ca href=\"https://www.globeatnight.org/\">Globe at Night.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By contrast, \u003ca href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/976947\">satellite measurements\u003c/a> during the same time period found that nighttime glow from global light pollution increased by only 2%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n What do you wonder about the Bay Area, its culture or people that you want KQED to investigate?\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Ask Bay Curious.\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What could cause this discrepancy? In the past decade or so, there’s been growing popularity of the use of more energy-efficient LEDs. LEDs emit more blue light, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_877183_en.html\">satellites aren’t able to detect\u003c/a>. Additionally, satellites are more sensitive to light that is directed upward toward the sky, but researchers of the \u003cem>Science\u003c/em> study found that it’s light directed sideways that accounts for most of the skyglow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to John Barentine, scientist, astronomer and principal consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, the study contains a caveat: He says it best represents areas with the most citizen-science participation — namely, places like North America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barentine noted that according to Globe at Night, from 2011 to 2022 the brightness of the night sky in the Bay Area increased by approximately 7% each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11945134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11945134\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A night time aerial image taken from space shows brightly glowing urban areas around San Francisco Bay.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/ISS037-E-002604_lrg.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station in 2013 highlights Northern California from the city of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay along the coast to the cities of Stockton, Modesto and the Sierra Nevada to the east. \u003ccite>(ISS Expedition 37 Crew/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Turning down the lights\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Increases in light pollution have been linked to a host of problems, including a detrimental effect on our \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627884/\">circadian rhythms\u003c/a>, and on ecosystems more broadly, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/global-light-pollution-affecting-ecosystems-what-can-we-do\">disrupting animal behavior\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s bad for people’s health, and it’s bad for fish, and it’s bad for nocturnal animals because these species have evolved over millions of years to have darkness at night and all of a sudden we’re lighting up the night,” said Mark Buxbaum, an amateur astronomer and member of the Santa Cruz chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been some recent attempts to rein in light pollution. In fact, California legislators passed a bill in September 2022 that would have required any buildings or facilities on state-owned land to make changes to reduce light pollution. But \u003ca href=\"https://lightedmag.com/newsom-vetoes-california-light-pollution-bill/\">Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it\u003c/a>, saying the costs were “unfunded and potentially significant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same Assembly member who drafted that first bill introduced an almost identical one, \u003ca href=\"https://a24.asmdc.org/press-releases/20221209-bill-tackle-harmful-impacts-light-pollution-reintroduced\">AB 38\u003c/a>, in December 2022. That one is working its way through the Legislature, but it could be years before we see any statewide change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Buxbaum says his organization is pushing for change locally. He hopes Santa Cruz will implement an outdoor lighting ordinance to help curtail extraneous light from businesses and residences that add to light pollution. LEDs, he says, are also a culprit in the problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, because they’re cheaper, people think that they can install excessively bright light at night under the mistaken assumption that more light is better,” said Buxbaum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individuals can help curb light pollution by making changes to their own homes. Anthony Barreiro from \u003ca href=\"https://sfaa-astronomy.org/\">San Francisco Amateur Astronomers\u003c/a> suggests turning off your outdoor lights when you’re not using them, closing your blinds when you have lights on inside at night, and getting the right light fixtures:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You want light fixtures that are fully shielded so all the light is shining down on the ground where you need it, not sideways into people’s eyes or up into the sky. Warm-spectrum lights, meaning more amber, not so blue. Blue light scatters much more, [and] causes much more glare,” Barreiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Hoping for a better view?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t want to wait for your town’s lights to dim to see the sky, there are places you can go to see the wonders of the cosmos. The general advice for success in stargazing is to find a dark spot, away from city lights. Once you’ve found it, give your eyes a chance to get adapted, and then look all over the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Places like Henry W. Coe State Park in the South Bay, Mount Diablo in the East Bay, Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, and Sonoma and Napa counties in the North Bay are good for stargazing. On the Peninsula, the Santa Cruz mountains are a good spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re willing to drive a bit further out of the Bay Area, you can head over to places like Pinnacles National Park, Death Valley, Yosemite or other national parks that usually have less light pollution. Or, refer to a \u003ca href=\"https://darksitefinder.com/dark-sites/list-of-dark-sites/\">dark sky map\u003c/a> to find out where you’ll have the best view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11945125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11945125\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy in a blue sweater closes one eye as he looks through a large telescope inside an observatory\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63099_02172023_chabotastronomy-057-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frankie Alonso, 8, peers at Venus through the 8-inch refractor telescope, nicknamed Leah, at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Feb. 17, 2023. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you live in a light-polluted area, you can join a \u003ca href=\"https://chabotspace.org/events/free-telescope-viewings/\">free telescope viewing\u003c/a> at Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. On the Peninsula, there’s the Foothill College Observatory in Los Altos Hills, and in the North Bay you can go to the Ferguson Observatory in Sonoma County, which regularly has \u003ca href=\"https://rfo.org/index.php/solar-and-star-parties/\">telescope viewings\u003c/a> available to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, you could join an astronomy club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are actually hundreds of clubs of astronomy enthusiasts around the country. And in the Bay Area, we have a very rich collection of astronomy clubs,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.fraknoi.com/\">Andrew Fraknoi\u003c/a>, an astronomer and board member of the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find other fellow astronomy enthusiasts on \u003ca href=\"https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm\">NASA’s Night Sky Network\u003c/a>, many of whom host star parties and astronomy events, including camping trips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Human connection to the stars extends far back in history, when our ancestors used them to create stories, measure time or navigate across vast swaths of land and sea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Astronomy is the science of our origins, because the material of which we’re made and everything that the Earth has produced has its ultimate origins in space,” said Fraknoi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"baycuriousquestion","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11945083/in-search-of-bright-stars-can-the-bay-area-reduce-its-worsening-light-pollution","authors":["11631"],"programs":["news_33523"],"series":["news_17986"],"categories":["news_8","news_33520","news_356"],"tags":["news_442","news_32589","news_3187"],"featImg":"news_11945132","label":"source_news_11945083"},"news_11944136":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11944136","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11944136","score":null,"sort":[1679357182000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"be-proud-of-who-you-are-bay-area-muslims-welcome-ramadan-in-2023","title":"'Be Proud of Who You Are': Bay Area Muslims Welcome Ramadan in 2023","publishDate":1679357182,"format":"standard","headTitle":"‘Be Proud of Who You Are’: Bay Area Muslims Welcome Ramadan in 2023 | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about this holy month, what several Bay Area Muslims are looking forward to about Ramadan 2023 and how you can join iftars around the region to break the fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We can all come together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For student Zaynah Shaikh, Ramadan is a time when “we can all come together as a family, a community, as a religion, a people, and share food and break fast together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh is studying business administration at San Francisco State University, and is a member of the college’s Muslim Student Association (MSA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fasting during Ramadan is mandatory for healthy Muslims who have reached the age of puberty. But some parents encourage their kids to start trying this religious practice of fasting at a much younger age. “My parents started me at the age of 6,” said Shaikh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh remembers feeling tears in her eyes after her first sip of water during iftars when she was 6. “My parents would be like, why are you crying?” she said, adding that she remembers feeling so blessed to be able to observe the fast with her family at a young age. “They were tears of happiness,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the time she was in middle school, she had a more negative experience during Ramadan. “I remember peers and teachers not really understanding why I can’t do certain things [during Ramadan],” she said. Fasting can take a toll mentally and physically, says Shaikh, and she found it challenging to navigate activities like physical education classes — and negative comments from kids at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says that observing Ramadan during high school was a much better experience than those earlier years. Not only were those teachers more understanding, but she “felt more comfortable being myself, being in my own skin.” This was also the time that she started attending Islamic school on Sundays, and felt that she was able to appreciate and learn more about her faith there. Also through the school, she was able to connect with other people who had similar backgrounds growing up Muslim in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as she experiences this holy month in college, Shaikh says she feels excited: about the moon-sighting event, getting together with her family and community for iftar, and sharing everything about Ramadan with her friends. “I just love explaining to my peers now what Ramadan is, and why we observe Ramadan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her hope for the new generation of young Muslims in the Bay Area? “Don’t be afraid to be proud of who you are,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a young boy, both with darker skin, wear traditional long sleeved purple shirts and pants, sitting down on a prayer mat. The boy is smiling broadly as the man looks down at him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Muslim man is seen with his son as Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan, is celebrated at the Teaneck National Guard Armory in New Jersey, on May 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Creating a ‘Ramadan environment’ in the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For some Bay Area Muslims, the celebration of Ramadan also draws comparisons to how the holy month is observed in other places they’ve lived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maihafizah Badiuzzaman moved to the region from Malaysia over a decade ago, and says this year she’s especially looking forward to creating a fun Ramadan environment for her kids. In previous years, she would encourage her kids to write in a “Ramadan journal,” documenting their gratitude and their experience while fasting during the holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says that it takes a bit more effort to create this environment here in the U.S. compared to Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country. She’s planning to attend the annual moon-sighting event in the Bay Area with her family — an event they try not to miss — and also to read and reflect more on the teachings of the Quran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaf Steiert, a longtime Bay Area resident and local business owner who’s originally from Egypt, says that she views Ramadan as a month for spiritual growth and grounding. Steiert has lived in the Bay Area for over 20 years, and says she’s looking forward to focusing on her fasting, connecting with the community and reflecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes I don’t manage to fast,” Steiert said. “But I’m still cautious about [my] behavior and thinking.” Ramadan feels like it always comes and goes so quickly, she says — but she nonetheless hopes to “really take the extra step to connect with the Quran” this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous years, Steiert has spent time in Egypt to celebrate Ramadan with family there. Although she equally enjoys observing the period here in the United States, Steiert says it feels like there’s more time to focus on prayers back in Egypt during Ramadan, and there’s a more “celebratory vibe” there. When she misses home, she turns on her TV and tunes in to Egyptian channels, to catch up with the special coverage aired there during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows the monthly cycles of the moon’s phases. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or waxing crescent moon — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years, before satellites and telescopes were created, Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather), it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-acrescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-andkindness\">Bay Area spiritual leader Alauddin El-Bakri told KQED in 2022\u003c/a>. A religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg\" alt=\"A pale white and grey crescent moon hangs against a black background. There are craters and pock marks on the sliver of moon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waxing crescent moon is shown on Dec. 18, 2020, in New Jersey. In 2020, Ramadan began on Thursday, April 23 and ended on Saturday, May 23. \u003ccite>(Corey Perrine/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri said. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar have only 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or Gregorian calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it will begin on March 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association of the Bay Area\u003c/a> offers daily iftars for the general public — Muslim and non-Muslim alike; donations are recommended but not required. \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/\">The MCC East Bay also has a schedule for iftars\u003c/a>, and all are encouraged to join; registrations are encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">See a list of Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 A.D. It is, says imam El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan therefore “is the birth month of Islam,” and that the “night of destiny” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a> — is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usually it’s during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a way to support Muslim communities in need in the Bay Area this Ramadan, the best way to do so is to contact your local mosque or Muslim community associations. Further afield, you may also consider donating to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11940413/an-emergency-within-an-emergency-how-to-help-syria-and-turkey-earthquake-rescue-and-relief-efforts#earthquakedamage\">ongoing fundraising and relief efforts for those still affected in Turkey and Syria\u003c/a> by the devastating earthquake that struck the region back on Feb. 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet us at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\">@KQEDNews\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\">@KQEDScience\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1688413206,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":33,"wordCount":1739},"headData":{"title":"'Be Proud of Who You Are': Bay Area Muslims Welcome Ramadan in 2023 | KQED","description":"Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"'Be Proud of Who You Are': Bay Area Muslims Welcome Ramadan in 2023","datePublished":"2023-03-21T00:06:22.000Z","dateModified":"2023-07-03T19:40:06.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11944136/be-proud-of-who-you-are-bay-area-muslims-welcome-ramadan-in-2023","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Starting this week, Muslims around the world will be observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing and reflection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about this holy month, what several Bay Area Muslims are looking forward to about Ramadan 2023 and how you can join iftars around the region to break the fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘We can all come together’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For student Zaynah Shaikh, Ramadan is a time when “we can all come together as a family, a community, as a religion, a people, and share food and break fast together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh is studying business administration at San Francisco State University, and is a member of the college’s Muslim Student Association (MSA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fasting during Ramadan is mandatory for healthy Muslims who have reached the age of puberty. But some parents encourage their kids to start trying this religious practice of fasting at a much younger age. “My parents started me at the age of 6,” said Shaikh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh remembers feeling tears in her eyes after her first sip of water during iftars when she was 6. “My parents would be like, why are you crying?” she said, adding that she remembers feeling so blessed to be able to observe the fast with her family at a young age. “They were tears of happiness,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But by the time she was in middle school, she had a more negative experience during Ramadan. “I remember peers and teachers not really understanding why I can’t do certain things [during Ramadan],” she said. Fasting can take a toll mentally and physically, says Shaikh, and she found it challenging to navigate activities like physical education classes — and negative comments from kids at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shaikh says that observing Ramadan during high school was a much better experience than those earlier years. Not only were those teachers more understanding, but she “felt more comfortable being myself, being in my own skin.” This was also the time that she started attending Islamic school on Sundays, and felt that she was able to appreciate and learn more about her faith there. Also through the school, she was able to connect with other people who had similar backgrounds growing up Muslim in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as she experiences this holy month in college, Shaikh says she feels excited: about the moon-sighting event, getting together with her family and community for iftar, and sharing everything about Ramadan with her friends. “I just love explaining to my peers now what Ramadan is, and why we observe Ramadan,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her hope for the new generation of young Muslims in the Bay Area? “Don’t be afraid to be proud of who you are,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11944171\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11944171\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a young boy, both with darker skin, wear traditional long sleeved purple shirts and pants, sitting down on a prayer mat. The boy is smiling broadly as the man looks down at him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/RS63752_GettyImages-1240397744-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Muslim man is seen with his son as Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan, is celebrated at the Teaneck National Guard Armory in New Jersey, on May 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Creating a ‘Ramadan environment’ in the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For some Bay Area Muslims, the celebration of Ramadan also draws comparisons to how the holy month is observed in other places they’ve lived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maihafizah Badiuzzaman moved to the region from Malaysia over a decade ago, and says this year she’s especially looking forward to creating a fun Ramadan environment for her kids. In previous years, she would encourage her kids to write in a “Ramadan journal,” documenting their gratitude and their experience while fasting during the holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says that it takes a bit more effort to create this environment here in the U.S. compared to Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country. She’s planning to attend the annual moon-sighting event in the Bay Area with her family — an event they try not to miss — and also to read and reflect more on the teachings of the Quran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afaf Steiert, a longtime Bay Area resident and local business owner who’s originally from Egypt, says that she views Ramadan as a month for spiritual growth and grounding. Steiert has lived in the Bay Area for over 20 years, and says she’s looking forward to focusing on her fasting, connecting with the community and reflecting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes I don’t manage to fast,” Steiert said. “But I’m still cautious about [my] behavior and thinking.” Ramadan feels like it always comes and goes so quickly, she says — but she nonetheless hopes to “really take the extra step to connect with the Quran” this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11912177\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11912177\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of dates on a table, next to a page of the Quran\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/pexels-khats-cassim-7427851-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Ramadan, Muslims usually break their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. \u003ccite>(khats cassim/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In previous years, Steiert has spent time in Egypt to celebrate Ramadan with family there. Although she equally enjoys observing the period here in the United States, Steiert says it feels like there’s more time to focus on prayers back in Egypt during Ramadan, and there’s a more “celebratory vibe” there. When she misses home, she turns on her TV and tunes in to Egyptian channels, to catch up with the special coverage aired there during Ramadan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows the monthly cycles of the moon’s phases. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or waxing crescent moon — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years, before satellites and telescopes were created, Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather), it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-acrescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-andkindness\">Bay Area spiritual leader Alauddin El-Bakri told KQED in 2022\u003c/a>. A religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910487\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910487\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg\" alt=\"A pale white and grey crescent moon hangs against a black background. There are craters and pock marks on the sliver of moon.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/waxing-crescent-moon-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A waxing crescent moon is shown on Dec. 18, 2020, in New Jersey. In 2020, Ramadan began on Thursday, April 23 and ended on Saturday, May 23. \u003ccite>(Corey Perrine/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they’re following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri said. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar have only 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or Gregorian calendar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it will begin on March 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association of the Bay Area\u003c/a> offers daily iftars for the general public — Muslim and non-Muslim alike; donations are recommended but not required. \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/\">The MCC East Bay also has a schedule for iftars\u003c/a>, and all are encouraged to join; registrations are encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">See a list of Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 A.D. It is, says imam El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan therefore “is the birth month of Islam,” and that the “night of destiny” — \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a> — is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Usually it’s during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for a way to support Muslim communities in need in the Bay Area this Ramadan, the best way to do so is to contact your local mosque or Muslim community associations. Further afield, you may also consider donating to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11940413/an-emergency-within-an-emergency-how-to-help-syria-and-turkey-earthquake-rescue-and-relief-efforts#earthquakedamage\">ongoing fundraising and relief efforts for those still affected in Turkey and Syria\u003c/a> by the devastating earthquake that struck the region back on Feb. 6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet us at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\">@KQEDNews\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\">@KQEDScience\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11944136/be-proud-of-who-you-are-bay-area-muslims-welcome-ramadan-in-2023","authors":["11631"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_1006","news_442","news_32707","news_27987","news_32556","news_1768","news_1767"],"featImg":"news_11944170","label":"news"},"news_11910408":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11910408","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11910408","score":null,"sort":[1649360811000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness","title":"Ramadan Begins on a Crescent Moon, Ushering in a Holy Month of Fasting and Kindness","publishDate":1649360811,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Right now, Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan — a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing, and practicing mindfulness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most, it’s a time to connect with God through prayers, learn about the teachings of the Quran, reflect on the challenges of those in need and partake in charitable activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan: the historical, astronomical and spiritual meanings behind this holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the monthly cycles of the moon's phases\u003c/a>. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/waxing-crescent.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">waxing crescent moon\u003c/a> — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years — before satellites and telescopes were created — Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather) it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” says Alauddin El-Bakri, a Bay Area spiritual leader, religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they're following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri says. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar only have 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or \u003ca href=\"https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/calendars.html\">Gregorian calendar\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it began on the evening of April 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 AD. It is, says El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan \"is the birth month of Islam. And the night of destiny happened on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “night of destiny,” or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque. Usually it's during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El-Bakri says that during Ramadan, the fasting actually occurs on multiple levels. It’s not just about fasting from food and water — it's also about fasting from nafs, or ego, which defines a person’s desires and wants; fasting from devastating emotions like anger, hatred, fear and extreme sadness; fasting the mind from negative thoughts; and fasting from negative elements that don’t benefit the soul. During a fast, “the goals are to always speak the truth, establish justice on Earth, and be merciful in every way, whether with your own family, humanity or with the planet,” says El-Bakri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association\u003c/a> of the Bay Area offers daily iftars for the general public, and donations are recommended but not required. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCC East Bay\u003c/a> also has a schedule for iftars and all are encouraged to join — registrations are usually encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When is Eid al-Fitr?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, will occur on Sunday, May 2, this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moonsighting events at mosques and community centers will again take place in the Bay Area to confirm this date. The morning of Eid al-Fitr usually begins with a prayer at the mosque, followed by food and festivities with family and friends. In the Bay Area, you might see communities celebrating in local parks, at community centers or at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join in the festivities during Eid al-Fitr, check out your local mosque or Muslim community center for more information. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">Find Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED News\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Science\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The historical, astronomical and spiritual meanings behind Ramadan, plus where to mark the holy month in the Bay Area.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1679348113,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":1025},"headData":{"title":"Ramadan Begins on a Crescent Moon, Ushering in a Holy Month of Fasting and Kindness | KQED","description":"Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing, and practicing mindfulness. Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan: the historical, astronomical, and spiritual meaning behind the holy month.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Ramadan Begins on a Crescent Moon, Ushering in a Holy Month of Fasting and Kindness","datePublished":"2022-04-07T19:46:51.000Z","dateModified":"2023-03-20T21:35:13.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Right now, Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan — a holy month of fasting, spiritual healing, and practicing mindfulness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most, it’s a time to connect with God through prayers, learn about the teachings of the Quran, reflect on the challenges of those in need and partake in charitable activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s all you need to know about Ramadan: the historical, astronomical and spiritual meanings behind this holy month.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The astronomy of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar follows\u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the monthly cycles of the moon's phases\u003c/a>. The beginning and end of a lunar month are determined when the newborn crescent moon — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/waxing-crescent.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">waxing crescent moon\u003c/a> — is seen in the night sky, appearing one night after the new moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For thousands of years — before satellites and telescopes were created — Ramadan was determined by moon sightings by the naked eye. If the newborn crescent moon was sighted, then that evening during sunset marked the first night of Ramadan. But if it wasn’t directly observed (for example, because of inclement weather) it was assumed that Ramadan would begin the next night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, due to technological advancements, the calculation of the first day of a lunar month can be accurate and dependable, without seeing the actual newborn crescent moon with the naked eye. So because there are two methods of determining a new lunar month or Ramadan — through astronomical calculations and moon sightings — Muslims around the world sometimes observe the beginning of Ramadan (and its end, Eid al-Fitr) on different days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people follow just the astronomical calculations of the new lunar month to determine Ramadan, and some “do a combination of the calculations and the moon sighting, a combination of science and sighting,” says Alauddin El-Bakri, a Bay Area spiritual leader, religious director, teacher and imam, and a member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). El-Bakri is based at the West Valley Muslim Association in Saratoga, and speaks at seven other mosques in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have people either following the astronomical calculation, which is accurate, or they're following their eyes — which is also accurate,” El-Bakri says. That the community can have two different days to mark the start of Ramadan and two different Eids is “normal, natural and actually beautiful,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why do Ramadan and Eid dates change every year?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s all about the moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The months in a lunar calendar only have 29 or 30 days, with 354 days in a lunar year — which is 11 days shorter than the solar or \u003ca href=\"https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhelp/calendars.html\">Gregorian calendar\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of this, every year Ramadan falls 10 to 11 days earlier than the previous year. Back in 2010, Ramadan began in November, and this year it began on the evening of April 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A brief history of Ramadan\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and was said to be the month the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad in the year 610 AD. It is, says El-Bakri, “the birth month of the Quran.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that Ramadan \"is the birth month of Islam. And the night of destiny happened on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “night of destiny,” or \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimaid.org/what-we-do/religious-dues/the-night-of-power-laylat-ul-qadr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laylat al-Qadr\u003c/a>, is said to be the specific day the Quran was revealed. And while El-Bakri says the exact night itself is not specifically known, it took place “on one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan.” This period therefore has a special significance to Muslims, and is usually observed by performing special nightly prayers at home or at the mosques.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, usually breaking their fasts with dates and fruits, before continuing their iftar of a full meal. Later in the night — only during Ramadan — there are special prayers called tarawih that are performed either at home or at the mosque. Usually it's during Ramadan that Muslims make their annual, obligatory charitable donations to those who need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El-Bakri says that during Ramadan, the fasting actually occurs on multiple levels. It’s not just about fasting from food and water — it's also about fasting from nafs, or ego, which defines a person’s desires and wants; fasting from devastating emotions like anger, hatred, fear and extreme sadness; fasting the mind from negative thoughts; and fasting from negative elements that don’t benefit the soul. During a fast, “the goals are to always speak the truth, establish justice on Earth, and be merciful in every way, whether with your own family, humanity or with the planet,” says El-Bakri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join your local Muslim community for the breaking of the fast, you can check out community or mosque calendars in your area. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.mcabayarea.org/\">Muslim Community Association\u003c/a> of the Bay Area offers daily iftars for the general public, and donations are recommended but not required. The \u003ca href=\"https://mcceastbay.org/ramadan-22/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCC East Bay\u003c/a> also has a schedule for iftars and all are encouraged to join — registrations are usually encouraged so organizers can ensure the right amount of food is available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When is Eid al-Fitr?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, will occur on Sunday, May 2, this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moonsighting events at mosques and community centers will again take place in the Bay Area to confirm this date. The morning of Eid al-Fitr usually begins with a prayer at the mosque, followed by food and festivities with family and friends. In the Bay Area, you might see communities celebrating in local parks, at community centers or at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join in the festivities during Eid al-Fitr, check out your local mosque or Muslim community center for more information. \u003ca href=\"https://www.muslimfomo.com/\">Find Ramadan and Eid events around the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramadan Mubarak to all celebrating, and may you have a wonderful month ahead. What are you excited about this Ramadan? Tweet at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED News\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDscience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Science\u003c/a> and share with us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11910408/ramadan-begins-on-a-crescent-moon-ushering-in-a-holy-month-of-fasting-and-kindness","authors":["11631"],"categories":["news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_442","news_30909","news_30908","news_22484","news_1767"],"featImg":"news_11910487","label":"news"},"news_11905732":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11905732","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11905732","score":null,"sort":[1645228053000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"from-total-eclipses-to-meteor-showers-the-2022-dates-stargazers-should-know","title":"From Total Eclipses to Meteor Showers, the 2022 Dates Stargazers Should Know","publishDate":1645228053,"format":"audio","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>There’s nothing better than staring up at the clear, dark, dazzling, starry skies with a cup of hot chocolate and good company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with the weather beginning to warm up, perhaps you're already thinking about planning future trips around the Bay Area — and opportunities to get outdoors and revel in those night skies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ben-burress\">Ben Burress, staff astronomer at Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center\u003c/a>, about the astronomical events he’s excited to witness in 2022, and the celestial wonders he recommends marking your calendars for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a clear night, these events all can be seen from the Bay Area and surrounding places. So for all you astronomy buffs, moon chasers and stargazers out there, the following guide is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#meteorshower\">When to see a meteor shower\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#totaleclipse\">When to see a total eclipse\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#supermoon\">When to see a supermoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Where to see the best night skies for the following astronomical events\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unless you live somewhere remote, you'll probably have to leave the comfort of your own home to see the full splendor of the astronomical events on Burress's recommendation list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Getting away from city lights as much as possible, if you can, is the most important thing,\" he said. And since that might mean being in an unfamiliar (and dark) location, remember to stay aware of your surroundings and \"make sure you're in a safe place,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One place to avoid? As beautiful as coastal areas can be during the day, they don't make the best stargazing spots, says Burress, \"because if there's a fog pattern going on, you get fogged out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also want to consider timing. \"You can only really view a meteor shower after midnight, past two or three in the morning,\" said Burress. \"So you do have to put in some late night hours.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, remember to dress warmly and bring something to separate your body from the cold ground. \"Bring chairs or something to lay down on, or a blanket on the ground,\" he recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905851\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two stargazers with a telescope, silhouetted against the night sky. \u003ccite>(Yuting Gao/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>An astronomer's favorite spots for night skies in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For general stargazing and viewing meteor showers\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Chabot Space and Science Center in the Oakland hills\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Twin Peaks, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Point Reyes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Redwood Regional Park, Oakland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grizzly Peak, Berkeley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mount Diablo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lick Observatory, San Jose\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (Preserve closes ½ hour after sunset. \u003ca href=\"http://openspace.org/permits\">Free permit\u003c/a> required to remain later)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muir Beach Overlook, Muir Beach\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For seeing a supermoon\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Dumbarton+Bridge,+Newark,+CA/@37.5068751,-122.14852%5B%E2%80%A6%5D5c9fb38dc3:0xe4ea31c0ed0392d9!2m2!1d-122.1204075!2d37.5047568\">Under the Dumbarton Bridge\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Coyote Point Recreation Area\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Silicon Valley Vista Point\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also consult \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/blog/supermoon/\">the Peninsula Open Space Trust's guide to moongazing spots around the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"meteorshower\">\u003c/a>Meteor showers to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>April: Lyrid meteor shower\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Lyrids are among the oldest known meteor showers and have existed in our skies for over 2,700 years. They appear to come from a point within the constellation of Lyra — near its brightest star, Vega — but like other meteors, they can appear anywhere in the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyrids originate from dust particles left by Comet Thatcher, discovered in 1861. The Lyrid meteor shower usually produces only 10-15 meteors per hour at its peak, so catching sight of them might take a bit of patience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best time to see the Lyrids is after sunset on April 21, and before moonrise in the early morning. The shower will last from around April 15 through April 29, according to \u003ca href=\"https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide/\">EarthSky\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>August: Perseid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nProbably the most popular meteor shower out there, and the most reliably bountiful, the Perseids will be visible from the Bay Area's night skies in mid-August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perseids originate from Comet Swift-Tuttle, discovered in 1862. This comet was said to have a nucleus of about 16 miles across — twice the size of the asteroid that brought about the extinction of dinosaurs. Perseids radiate from a point in the Perseus the Hero constellation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The predicted peak, where the shower is expected to produce the most meteors, is in the wee hours of Aug. 11-13, before dawn on those days. But the shower has a long range — from July 14 to Sept. 1 — and it's \"very reliable,\" Burress said. If you're somewhere with nice dark skies, your chances of seeing even the fainter meteors at a rate of \"50 or 60 meteors per hour\" are rather good, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You might expect to see one every minute or so. So that's pretty exciting,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905834\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905834\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1451\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-800x605.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-1020x771.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-160x121.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-1536x1161.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. \u003ccite>(Bill Ingalls/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>November: Leonid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Leonids' point of origin is in the constellation of Leo, the lion. They’re associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle, discovered in 1865, and are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that occur about every 33 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 1966, viewers saw a dazzling shower of thousands of meteors per minute, lasting for about 15 minutes. The last meteor storm happened in 2002 — so although this year won’t be \u003cem>as\u003c/em> spectacular as 2002, on average you can still hope to see about 15 meteors per hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best time to see the Leonids is on November 17 or 18 when they peak. Burress said at that time of year we get \"really nice, dark night skies\" that stay clear if we don't have rain, making the Leonids a particularly good shower to spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>December: Geminid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Geminids are considered one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, offering a chance to see some 120 meteors per hour at their peak — and you can hope to see them from the Bay Area in December, weather permitting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Geminids owe their name to the constellation Gemini, from which they emerge. Unlike many other meteor showers that originate from comets, Geminids are said to originate from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can expect to see the peak of the showers Dec. 13-14, but the showers will be taking place Dec. 4-Dec. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"totaleclipse\">\u003c/a>Total eclipses to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A total lunar eclipse is often called a blood moon, because of the reddish color the full moon takes on. This red cast is caused by the same mechanism (called \u003ca href=\"https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/\">Rayleigh scattering\u003c/a>) that causes the colorful sunrises, sunsets and blue skies that we love so much. And from the Bay Area, you can view two total lunar eclipses this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905832\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut.jpg\" alt='A large, full \"Beaver Moon\" in the night sky, tinged a dark rust red.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nearly total eclipse of November’s full 'beaver moon' occurs over the city of New Orleans in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The 97% eclipse clocked in at 3 hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds, making it the longest partial moon eclipse in 580 years. \u003ccite>(Michael DeMocker/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>May: Blood moon No. 1\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe first one will be on May 15, beginning around 8 p.m. Earth's shadow will cover the moon at around 9 p.m. and the eclipse will last until about midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the moon rises at around 8 p.m., \"the eclipse will already be happening at that point,\" said Burress. \"It will be dark or kind of dark red in color, and will be really amazing if you can get a good view of the eastern sky where it's rising,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>November: Blood moon No. 2\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can also enjoy another view of a total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8. This one, Burress said, will last longer and give you a better opportunity for viewing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During this November event, \"you will actually be able to see the entire eclipse from beginning to end,\" Burress said. \"It'll last quite a number of hours, so it'll begin just after midnight. And it gets best around two and three in the morning, roughly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As sunrise draws closer, the eclipse will, of course, draw to its end — \"but the whole eclipse will happen while it's dark at night, so that that's actually a good one, [with] plenty of time,\" Burress said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"supermoon\">\u003c/a>Supermoons to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When a full moon is closest to the Earth — what's known as its perigee — that’s what's called a supermoon. But what’s so special about a supermoon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A supermoon will be 30% brighter — maybe 15% brighter — than your average full moon,\" said Burress. \"And when the supermoon occurs at the same time as a lunar eclipse, or even solar eclipse, those eclipses are even more amazing. The lunar eclipse will last longer and then will get darker during totality.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, among the many full moons we’ll be able to witness, there will be two supermoons we can look forward to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>June and July: Two supermoons\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can see the super strawberry moon starting June 14, and the super buck moon starting on July 13. Supermoons look to the human eye to be larger than your average full moon because of the \"\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1191/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/#:~:text=So%2C%20remember%20when%20you%20see,it's%20a%20zoomed%2Din%20view.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moon illusion\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Our perception of the size of the moon in the sky changes so much. This is what they call 'the moon illusion,'\" Burress said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When the moon is near the horizon, your brain compares it to the trees or the buildings, or the landscape you see, and you get sort of a mental perception that's different from when you see the moon high in the sky by itself with nothing to compare it to,\" explains Burress. \"It's just our brains perceive it as bigger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Spacecraft launches in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In addition to meteor showers, total lunar eclipses and supermoons, Burress said he's also looking forward to the August launch (exact date TBD) of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977331/nasa-to-explore-what-could-be-the-iron-core-of-a-former-planet\">NASA’s spacecraft Psyche, which will explore an asteroid that \u003cem>might \u003c/em>be a former planet\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905833\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905833\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist concept of NASA's Psyche spacecraft orbiting its destination asteroid. \u003ccite>(Peter Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/Space Systems Loral)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"What's special about this asteroid is that it appears to be mostly made of iron,\" Burress said, \"and they think maybe it was the core of a planet that got kind of blasted apart in the past. So they're really interested in it as possibly being a piece of a planet that was or was forming.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burress said he'll also be keeping an eye out for the launch of JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) by the European Space Agency in May. JUICE will travel to Jupiter, to focus on the planet's moons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In particular, scientists are interested in Jupiter's moon Europa, on which \"they've discovered a really big ocean of water underneath this icy crust,\" said Burress. \"So I'm very excited about that — and the possibilities of finding possible life there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget to tag \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqedscience\">@KQEDScience on Twitter\u003c/a> to share some of your memorable astronomical experiences!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: Ben Burress is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ben-burress\">regular contributor to KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Love stargazing? Planning future trips around the Bay Area? Mark your calendars for these spectacular celestial events to know in 2022. 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So for all you astronomy buffs, moon chasers and stargazers out there, the following guide is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#meteorshower\">When to see a meteor shower\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#totaleclipse\">When to see a total eclipse\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#supermoon\">When to see a supermoon\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Where to see the best night skies for the following astronomical events\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unless you live somewhere remote, you'll probably have to leave the comfort of your own home to see the full splendor of the astronomical events on Burress's recommendation list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Getting away from city lights as much as possible, if you can, is the most important thing,\" he said. And since that might mean being in an unfamiliar (and dark) location, remember to stay aware of your surroundings and \"make sure you're in a safe place,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One place to avoid? As beautiful as coastal areas can be during the day, they don't make the best stargazing spots, says Burress, \"because if there's a fog pattern going on, you get fogged out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You also want to consider timing. \"You can only really view a meteor shower after midnight, past two or three in the morning,\" said Burress. \"So you do have to put in some late night hours.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, remember to dress warmly and bring something to separate your body from the cold ground. \"Bring chairs or something to lay down on, or a blanket on the ground,\" he recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905851\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/pexels-yuting-gao-1567069-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two stargazers with a telescope, silhouetted against the night sky. \u003ccite>(Yuting Gao/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>An astronomer's favorite spots for night skies in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For general stargazing and viewing meteor showers\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Chabot Space and Science Center in the Oakland hills\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Twin Peaks, San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Point Reyes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Redwood Regional Park, Oakland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Grizzly Peak, Berkeley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mount Diablo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lick Observatory, San Jose\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (Preserve closes ½ hour after sunset. \u003ca href=\"http://openspace.org/permits\">Free permit\u003c/a> required to remain later)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Muir Beach Overlook, Muir Beach\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>For seeing a supermoon\u003c/strong>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Dumbarton+Bridge,+Newark,+CA/@37.5068751,-122.14852%5B%E2%80%A6%5D5c9fb38dc3:0xe4ea31c0ed0392d9!2m2!1d-122.1204075!2d37.5047568\">Under the Dumbarton Bridge\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Coyote Point Recreation Area\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Silicon Valley Vista Point\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also consult \u003ca href=\"https://openspacetrust.org/blog/supermoon/\">the Peninsula Open Space Trust's guide to moongazing spots around the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"meteorshower\">\u003c/a>Meteor showers to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>April: Lyrid meteor shower\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Lyrids are among the oldest known meteor showers and have existed in our skies for over 2,700 years. They appear to come from a point within the constellation of Lyra — near its brightest star, Vega — but like other meteors, they can appear anywhere in the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lyrids originate from dust particles left by Comet Thatcher, discovered in 1861. The Lyrid meteor shower usually produces only 10-15 meteors per hour at its peak, so catching sight of them might take a bit of patience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best time to see the Lyrids is after sunset on April 21, and before moonrise in the early morning. The shower will last from around April 15 through April 29, according to \u003ca href=\"https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide/\">EarthSky\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>August: Perseid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nProbably the most popular meteor shower out there, and the most reliably bountiful, the Perseids will be visible from the Bay Area's night skies in mid-August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perseids originate from Comet Swift-Tuttle, discovered in 1862. This comet was said to have a nucleus of about 16 miles across — twice the size of the asteroid that brought about the extinction of dinosaurs. Perseids radiate from a point in the Perseus the Hero constellation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The predicted peak, where the shower is expected to produce the most meteors, is in the wee hours of Aug. 11-13, before dawn on those days. But the shower has a long range — from July 14 to Sept. 1 — and it's \"very reliable,\" Burress said. If you're somewhere with nice dark skies, your chances of seeing even the fainter meteors at a rate of \"50 or 60 meteors per hour\" are rather good, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You might expect to see one every minute or so. So that's pretty exciting,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905834\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905834\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1451\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-800x605.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-1020x771.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-160x121.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53778_NHQ202108100009_orig-qut-1536x1161.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. \u003ccite>(Bill Ingalls/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>November: Leonid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Leonids' point of origin is in the constellation of Leo, the lion. They’re associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle, discovered in 1865, and are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that occur about every 33 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 1966, viewers saw a dazzling shower of thousands of meteors per minute, lasting for about 15 minutes. The last meteor storm happened in 2002 — so although this year won’t be \u003cem>as\u003c/em> spectacular as 2002, on average you can still hope to see about 15 meteors per hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best time to see the Leonids is on November 17 or 18 when they peak. Burress said at that time of year we get \"really nice, dark night skies\" that stay clear if we don't have rain, making the Leonids a particularly good shower to spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>December: Geminid meteor showers\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Geminids are considered one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, offering a chance to see some 120 meteors per hour at their peak — and you can hope to see them from the Bay Area in December, weather permitting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Geminids owe their name to the constellation Gemini, from which they emerge. Unlike many other meteor showers that originate from comets, Geminids are said to originate from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can expect to see the peak of the showers Dec. 13-14, but the showers will be taking place Dec. 4-Dec. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"totaleclipse\">\u003c/a>Total eclipses to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A total lunar eclipse is often called a blood moon, because of the reddish color the full moon takes on. This red cast is caused by the same mechanism (called \u003ca href=\"https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/\">Rayleigh scattering\u003c/a>) that causes the colorful sunrises, sunsets and blue skies that we love so much. And from the Bay Area, you can view two total lunar eclipses this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905832\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905832\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut.jpg\" alt='A large, full \"Beaver Moon\" in the night sky, tinged a dark rust red.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53777_MAF_20211119_LunarEclipse01_orig-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nearly total eclipse of November’s full 'beaver moon' occurs over the city of New Orleans in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. The 97% eclipse clocked in at 3 hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds, making it the longest partial moon eclipse in 580 years. \u003ccite>(Michael DeMocker/NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>May: Blood moon No. 1\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe first one will be on May 15, beginning around 8 p.m. Earth's shadow will cover the moon at around 9 p.m. and the eclipse will last until about midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the time the moon rises at around 8 p.m., \"the eclipse will already be happening at that point,\" said Burress. \"It will be dark or kind of dark red in color, and will be really amazing if you can get a good view of the eastern sky where it's rising,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>November: Blood moon No. 2\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can also enjoy another view of a total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8. This one, Burress said, will last longer and give you a better opportunity for viewing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During this November event, \"you will actually be able to see the entire eclipse from beginning to end,\" Burress said. \"It'll last quite a number of hours, so it'll begin just after midnight. And it gets best around two and three in the morning, roughly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As sunrise draws closer, the eclipse will, of course, draw to its end — \"but the whole eclipse will happen while it's dark at night, so that that's actually a good one, [with] plenty of time,\" Burress said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"supermoon\">\u003c/a>Supermoons to see in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When a full moon is closest to the Earth — what's known as its perigee — that’s what's called a supermoon. But what’s so special about a supermoon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A supermoon will be 30% brighter — maybe 15% brighter — than your average full moon,\" said Burress. \"And when the supermoon occurs at the same time as a lunar eclipse, or even solar eclipse, those eclipses are even more amazing. The lunar eclipse will last longer and then will get darker during totality.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, among the many full moons we’ll be able to witness, there will be two supermoons we can look forward to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>June and July: Two supermoons\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can see the super strawberry moon starting June 14, and the super buck moon starting on July 13. Supermoons look to the human eye to be larger than your average full moon because of the \"\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1191/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/#:~:text=So%2C%20remember%20when%20you%20see,it's%20a%20zoomed%2Din%20view.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moon illusion\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Our perception of the size of the moon in the sky changes so much. This is what they call 'the moon illusion,'\" Burress said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When the moon is near the horizon, your brain compares it to the trees or the buildings, or the landscape you see, and you get sort of a mental perception that's different from when you see the moon high in the sky by itself with nothing to compare it to,\" explains Burress. \"It's just our brains perceive it as bigger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Spacecraft launches in 2022\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In addition to meteor showers, total lunar eclipses and supermoons, Burress said he's also looking forward to the August launch (exact date TBD) of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1977331/nasa-to-explore-what-could-be-the-iron-core-of-a-former-planet\">NASA’s spacecraft Psyche, which will explore an asteroid that \u003cem>might \u003c/em>be a former planet\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905833\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905833\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53776_PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Arizona-State-Univ-Space-Systems-Loral-Peter-Rubin-copy-1-qut-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist concept of NASA's Psyche spacecraft orbiting its destination asteroid. \u003ccite>(Peter Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/Space Systems Loral)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"What's special about this asteroid is that it appears to be mostly made of iron,\" Burress said, \"and they think maybe it was the core of a planet that got kind of blasted apart in the past. So they're really interested in it as possibly being a piece of a planet that was or was forming.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Burress said he'll also be keeping an eye out for the launch of JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) by the European Space Agency in May. JUICE will travel to Jupiter, to focus on the planet's moons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In particular, scientists are interested in Jupiter's moon Europa, on which \"they've discovered a really big ocean of water underneath this icy crust,\" said Burress. \"So I'm very excited about that — and the possibilities of finding possible life there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget to tag \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kqedscience\">@KQEDScience on Twitter\u003c/a> to share some of your memorable astronomical experiences!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: Ben Burress is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/ben-burress\">regular contributor to KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11905732/from-total-eclipses-to-meteor-showers-the-2022-dates-stargazers-should-know","authors":["11631"],"categories":["news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_442","news_1770","news_30696","news_1855"],"featImg":"news_11905759","label":"news"},"news_11899353":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11899353","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11899353","score":null,"sort":[1639781153000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"einstein-and-hubble-once-looked-into-these-iconic-la-telescopes-now-you-can-rent-them","title":"Einstein and Hubble Once Looked Into These Iconic LA Telescopes. Now, You Can Rent Them","publishDate":1639781153,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report Magazine | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":26731,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>When night falls, you can stand almost anywhere in the San Gabriel Valley, look to the north at Mt. Wilson in the distance, and see the glowing lights of TV and radio antennae spiking into the darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that’s not all that’s up there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the pine trees and coyotes, high above the humdrum, terra firma existence of Los Angeles mortals, sits the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtwilson.edu/\">Mt. Wilson Observatory\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For over a century, it’s been a gateway to the heavens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The twin, chalk-white domes atop the ridge are home to two aging but still mighty telescopes. The 60- and 100-inch machines are arguably the most important in the history of astronomy.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003cbr>\nSuperstars of astro science like Edwin Hubble, George Ellery Hale and Albert Einstein have looked through them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you can, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, anyone can rent the scopes for the whole night. The rental includes an astronomer to guide your trip through the astonishing wonders of the dark and endless firmament. And snacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 100-ton dome wails like a metallic banshee as it slowly turns to accommodate the view of the 60-inch telescope, a move it’s been making since things began here so long ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In 1908, it was the largest telescope in the world,” said telescope operator Tom Mason. He’s one of a devoted cadre of amateur astronomers and retired engineers who keep things going atop Mt. Wilson. He’s been volunteering at the observatory for 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899383\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899383 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses sits on a chair in front of a desk and several computer screens. He looks at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Mason has been guiding visitors through the heavens for 17 years. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was the first telescope placed on a mountain this size,” he continued. “It was the first real enactment of the mirror-reflecting-type telescope. So you have a lot of history here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early part of the 20th century, conventional wisdom held that refracting telescopes were the only professional-grade instruments. Mt. Wilson’s mirror-based, reflecting technology proved that notion untrue, setting a new industry standard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The telescope is a sight to behold. It’s an industrial latticework of tubular steel angled toward a crack in the dome like a cannon. It’s about the size of a crouching Tyrannosaurus rex. It’s painted baby blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tube got here 113 years ago on the back of a truck that barely made it up the winding dirt road from Pasadena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899385\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1705px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899385 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Albert Einstein wears a suit and stands on the steps leading to the Observatory\" width=\"1705\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-scaled.jpg 1705w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1020x1532.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1364x2048.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Einstein at the Mt. Wilson Observatory in 1931 on one of his many research visits. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The unbelievably delicate, 60-inch mirror that’s the reflecting heart of the scope arrived by a team of pack mules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the machine opened its enormous eye on the skies, it’s lived to become the grandparent of virtually every modern scope in existence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while Los Angeles constantly grows and mutates upon itself, demolishing and building, again and again, year after year, on Mt. Wilson, things barely change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now, do we have the technology to hook this up to a computer and guide it?” asks Mason. “Yes. But Mt. Wilson is not willing to trust it to a computer and that’s why we still operate it by hand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>They don’t trust it to a computer.\u003c/em> It’s a notion that’s absolutely breathtaking in this day and age. The observatory operates on a DC power system that’s been refurbished over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The operator’s desk is a simple control center that features buttons. Buttons you press to make things move. That’s it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t even think about cell reception up here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means you can look down the scope’s eyepiece at an ancient, long-dead star still beaming its ghost light toward Earth, but you can’t text anyone about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899370\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11899370\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A large metallic building wit a dome on top of the ceiling in a green, rural setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The home of the 60-inch telescope atop Mt. Wilson, one of the most historic scopes on the planet. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>This little dust spot, Earth\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many celestial mysteries were solved at the observatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientist Harlow Shapley worked at Mt. Wilson from 1914 to 1921. He used the telescopes to determine the size of the Milky Way galaxy. Yes, the size of the galaxy. This guy you’ve never heard of did that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Tom Mason, telescope operator\"]'So as big as it is out there, and everything that's out there, you just keep going.'[/pullquote]He also found that Earth was not the center of that galaxy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So what did that do? That moved us out here off one of the arms of the galaxy,” said Mason. “Great discovery right here with the 60-inch telescope.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And a blow to the ego of those who thought Earth was king of the hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, our ego's been blown a couple of times up here, 'cause we thought we were the only galaxy, and then Edwin Hubble came along and discovered that, yes, there is another galaxy out there. And now we're in the billions-of-galaxies type thing,” said Mason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s enough to make a person feel a bit tiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, it does,” Mason said. “Because of how big this is, but also as a Christian, it also brings my attention to something. The Scripture says, ‘Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what is man that you are mindful of him, compared to this great universe you made?'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So as big as it is out there, and everything that's out there, you just keep going and keep going and keep going, and we keep learning about it. And [there’s] this little dust spot, the Earth, and then I'm a dust spot on that Earth. And He's mindful of me. That's also exciting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Stories' tag='science']Mason is a member of Christ Community Church in West Covina. Tonight some of his fellow church members are renting the telescope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vicki Heim is part of the congregation. When it comes to her favorite heavenly sighting, she doesn’t hesitate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oh, I just love Saturn. That’s my favorite,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Heim, the God-versus-science question is a nonissue. “To me, it just couldn’t be anything else but God’s creation,\" she said. \"Just no possibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that includes the telescope? Heim glances at the contraption peeping at the heavens. “Yeah,\" she said, laughing. \"Yeah.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A sanctuary of science\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the 60-inch scope, your rental tab is $1,050 for a half-night and $1,700 for the entire night. Plus, you get coffee, cold cuts and brownies to go with the quasars, nebulas and white dwarfs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how did this sanctuary of science become a fun night out for anyone with a credit card? Just too much light. Astronomy loves the darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the late 1990s, Los Angeles had become ground zero for light pollution. As scientific research was moving from Mt. Wilson to low-wattage places like Chile, the decision was made to open the facility to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This rare opportunity has drawn all kinds of people up the mountain. Some come to marvel, and — though there’s a strict no-booze policy — others come to party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a matter of fact, in the other dome tonight, there’s even a birthday party going on,” said Mason. “We’ve had engagements here, we’ve even had a wedding party that stopped by after the wedding before they started their honeymoon. Now, they didn’t stay too long, but that’s up to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A \"divine order to things\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sunshine Daye came from Long Beach with an open mind and no real idea of what she would experience. She’s not part of the church group. A friend gave her a ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she stepped away from gazing through the telescope, she looked stunned — even with her mask on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899388\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899388 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands in front of a very large telescope and holds their face mask in their hands.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like Albert Einstein before her, Sunshine Daye traveled up Mt. Wilson to gaze through the scope. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wow. I’m looking at what appears to be like dots, but they’re actually the planets, and as I fine-tune the eyepiece, I can actually see how different the two planets are. It’s amazing to be able to see that far,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, looking through this mountaintop window into the distant reaches of space, what does she think about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think about what’s happening out there in the sky is actually happening inside of me. Like all my cells and capillaries, my organs, how things are just kind of orbiting and rotating, how my lungs fill with air. There’s just like this divine order to things,” said Daye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those are things I get to think about when I come to places like this. Having it to rent out and to be able to come and see this is absolutely awesome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally broadcast on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/observatory-la-sheriff-alex-villanueva-oc\">KCRW's Greater LA\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Thanks to a devoted team of volunteers, the Mt. Wilson Observatory, located outside Los Angeles, keeps its doors open to the public, making this important piece of scientific history available to all.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1639811534,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":48,"wordCount":1556},"headData":{"title":"Einstein and Hubble Once Looked Into These Iconic LA Telescopes. 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Now, You Can Rent Them","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/9a86d1bd-9cfc-4812-9dfe-ae0100403fe9/audio.mp3","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/news/11899353/einstein-and-hubble-once-looked-into-these-iconic-la-telescopes-now-you-can-rent-them","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When night falls, you can stand almost anywhere in the San Gabriel Valley, look to the north at Mt. Wilson in the distance, and see the glowing lights of TV and radio antennae spiking into the darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that’s not all that’s up there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the pine trees and coyotes, high above the humdrum, terra firma existence of Los Angeles mortals, sits the \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtwilson.edu/\">Mt. Wilson Observatory\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For over a century, it’s been a gateway to the heavens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The twin, chalk-white domes atop the ridge are home to two aging but still mighty telescopes. The 60- and 100-inch machines are arguably the most important in the history of astronomy.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nSuperstars of astro science like Edwin Hubble, George Ellery Hale and Albert Einstein have looked through them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you can, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, anyone can rent the scopes for the whole night. The rental includes an astronomer to guide your trip through the astonishing wonders of the dark and endless firmament. And snacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 100-ton dome wails like a metallic banshee as it slowly turns to accommodate the view of the 60-inch telescope, a move it’s been making since things began here so long ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In 1908, it was the largest telescope in the world,” said telescope operator Tom Mason. He’s one of a devoted cadre of amateur astronomers and retired engineers who keep things going atop Mt. Wilson. He’s been volunteering at the observatory for 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899383\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899383 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses sits on a chair in front of a desk and several computer screens. He looks at the camera.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52421_IMG_3416-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Mason has been guiding visitors through the heavens for 17 years. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was the first telescope placed on a mountain this size,” he continued. “It was the first real enactment of the mirror-reflecting-type telescope. So you have a lot of history here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early part of the 20th century, conventional wisdom held that refracting telescopes were the only professional-grade instruments. Mt. Wilson’s mirror-based, reflecting technology proved that notion untrue, setting a new industry standard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The telescope is a sight to behold. It’s an industrial latticework of tubular steel angled toward a crack in the dome like a cannon. It’s about the size of a crouching Tyrannosaurus rex. It’s painted baby blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tube got here 113 years ago on the back of a truck that barely made it up the winding dirt road from Pasadena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899385\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1705px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899385 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Albert Einstein wears a suit and stands on the steps leading to the Observatory\" width=\"1705\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-scaled.jpg 1705w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-800x1201.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1020x1532.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52424_p15150coll2_1549_full-qut-1364x2048.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1705px) 100vw, 1705px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Einstein at the Mt. Wilson Observatory in 1931 on one of his many research visits. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The unbelievably delicate, 60-inch mirror that’s the reflecting heart of the scope arrived by a team of pack mules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the machine opened its enormous eye on the skies, it’s lived to become the grandparent of virtually every modern scope in existence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while Los Angeles constantly grows and mutates upon itself, demolishing and building, again and again, year after year, on Mt. Wilson, things barely change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now, do we have the technology to hook this up to a computer and guide it?” asks Mason. “Yes. But Mt. Wilson is not willing to trust it to a computer and that’s why we still operate it by hand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>They don’t trust it to a computer.\u003c/em> It’s a notion that’s absolutely breathtaking in this day and age. The observatory operates on a DC power system that’s been refurbished over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The operator’s desk is a simple control center that features buttons. Buttons you press to make things move. That’s it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t even think about cell reception up here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means you can look down the scope’s eyepiece at an ancient, long-dead star still beaming its ghost light toward Earth, but you can’t text anyone about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899370\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11899370\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A large metallic building wit a dome on top of the ceiling in a green, rural setting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52420_IMG_3395-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The home of the 60-inch telescope atop Mt. Wilson, one of the most historic scopes on the planet. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>This little dust spot, Earth\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many celestial mysteries were solved at the observatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientist Harlow Shapley worked at Mt. Wilson from 1914 to 1921. He used the telescopes to determine the size of the Milky Way galaxy. Yes, the size of the galaxy. This guy you’ve never heard of did that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'So as big as it is out there, and everything that's out there, you just keep going.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Tom Mason, telescope operator","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He also found that Earth was not the center of that galaxy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So what did that do? That moved us out here off one of the arms of the galaxy,” said Mason. “Great discovery right here with the 60-inch telescope.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And a blow to the ego of those who thought Earth was king of the hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Well, our ego's been blown a couple of times up here, 'cause we thought we were the only galaxy, and then Edwin Hubble came along and discovered that, yes, there is another galaxy out there. And now we're in the billions-of-galaxies type thing,” said Mason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s enough to make a person feel a bit tiny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yes, it does,” Mason said. “Because of how big this is, but also as a Christian, it also brings my attention to something. The Scripture says, ‘Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what is man that you are mindful of him, compared to this great universe you made?'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So as big as it is out there, and everything that's out there, you just keep going and keep going and keep going, and we keep learning about it. And [there’s] this little dust spot, the Earth, and then I'm a dust spot on that Earth. And He's mindful of me. That's also exciting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Stories ","tag":"science"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Mason is a member of Christ Community Church in West Covina. Tonight some of his fellow church members are renting the telescope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vicki Heim is part of the congregation. When it comes to her favorite heavenly sighting, she doesn’t hesitate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oh, I just love Saturn. That’s my favorite,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Heim, the God-versus-science question is a nonissue. “To me, it just couldn’t be anything else but God’s creation,\" she said. \"Just no possibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that includes the telescope? Heim glances at the contraption peeping at the heavens. “Yeah,\" she said, laughing. \"Yeah.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A sanctuary of science\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For the 60-inch scope, your rental tab is $1,050 for a half-night and $1,700 for the entire night. Plus, you get coffee, cold cuts and brownies to go with the quasars, nebulas and white dwarfs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how did this sanctuary of science become a fun night out for anyone with a credit card? Just too much light. Astronomy loves the darkness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the late 1990s, Los Angeles had become ground zero for light pollution. As scientific research was moving from Mt. Wilson to low-wattage places like Chile, the decision was made to open the facility to the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This rare opportunity has drawn all kinds of people up the mountain. Some come to marvel, and — though there’s a strict no-booze policy — others come to party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a matter of fact, in the other dome tonight, there’s even a birthday party going on,” said Mason. “We’ve had engagements here, we’ve even had a wedding party that stopped by after the wedding before they started their honeymoon. Now, they didn’t stay too long, but that’s up to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A \"divine order to things\"\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sunshine Daye came from Long Beach with an open mind and no real idea of what she would experience. She’s not part of the church group. A friend gave her a ticket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she stepped away from gazing through the telescope, she looked stunned — even with her mask on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899388\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11899388 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands in front of a very large telescope and holds their face mask in their hands.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/RS52422_IMG_3417-qut-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like Albert Einstein before her, Sunshine Daye traveled up Mt. Wilson to gaze through the scope. \u003ccite>(Peter Gilstrap)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Wow. I’m looking at what appears to be like dots, but they’re actually the planets, and as I fine-tune the eyepiece, I can actually see how different the two planets are. It’s amazing to be able to see that far,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, looking through this mountaintop window into the distant reaches of space, what does she think about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think about what’s happening out there in the sky is actually happening inside of me. Like all my cells and capillaries, my organs, how things are just kind of orbiting and rotating, how my lungs fill with air. There’s just like this divine order to things,” said Daye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those are things I get to think about when I come to places like this. Having it to rent out and to be able to come and see this is absolutely awesome.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally broadcast on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/observatory-la-sheriff-alex-villanueva-oc\">KCRW's Greater LA\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11899353/einstein-and-hubble-once-looked-into-these-iconic-la-telescopes-now-you-can-rent-them","authors":["11275"],"programs":["news_26731"],"categories":["news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_442","news_30393","news_4","news_30391","news_30404","news_3187","news_3892","news_30392","news_30162"],"featImg":"news_11899387","label":"news_26731"},"science_1956918":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1956918","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1956918","score":null,"sort":[1582240623000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"nasa-aiming-to-send-woman-to-moon-and-really-soon","title":"NASA Plans to Send a Woman to the Moon ... and Really Soon","publishDate":1582240623,"format":"standard","headTitle":"NASA Plans to Send a Woman to the Moon … and Really Soon | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told his country, “We choose to go to the moon!” It took another seven years before the first two men of the Apollo program set foot there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote]As glass ceilings go, this one is 240,000 miles high, and with any luck, it will be broken forever.[/pullquote]But now, have you heard? NASA plans to return human beings to the moon, and in only four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But wait, it gets better! The next “manned” mission to the moon’s surface will put the next man on the moon, yes, but also the first \u003cem>woman\u003c/em> ever to voyage farther into space than the International Space Station. As glass ceilings go, this one is 240,000 miles high, and with any luck, it will be broken forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/\">Artemis\u003c/a> program plans to deliver its coed crew to the moon by 2024, and establish a regular program of lunar exploration with commercial partners by 2028. Its ultimate goal is to channel the knowledge and experience gained toward launching a human mission to Mars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Artemis, by the way, is the moon goddess in Greek mythology, twin sister of the sun god Apollo. What better name for humanity’s second visit to the moon, one in which the first woman will stand on lunar soil?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956927\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-800x1058.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-160x212.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-768x1016.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the next astronauts bound for the moon from Earth to lunar orbit. \u003ccite>(NASA/Radislav Sinyak)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The ambitious project includes designing and building a new generation of launch vehicles, human-crewed spacecraft and landers, along with the Lunar Gateway, a moon-orbiting station that will serve as a depot for spacecraft arriving from Earth and landers traveling to and from the moon’s surface.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do You Have the Right Stuff?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you interested in joining the ranks of NASA astronauts as part of a new generation of space explorers heading for the moon, some asteroids, possibly, and maybe even Mars?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet the demand of its expanding human space exploration endeavors, NASA’s astronaut candidate program is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/explorers-wanted-nasa-to-hire-more-artemis-generation-astronauts\">accepting applications\u003c/a> from March 2 to the end of the month. Now is a good time to polish up that resume if a space-bound career appeals to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, women, the Artemis moon-shot isn’t a guys-only club. \u003cem>Anyone\u003c/em> with the right stuff is eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Designing Spacecraft With Wind Tunnels and Supercomputers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Artemis astronauts will ever set boot on lunar soil, the space agency will have to do a lot of preliminary work. That’ll include deploying an array of scientific instruments on the moon’s surface to lay the groundwork for that historic return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956928\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956928\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three of the 16 scientific robotic landers, provided by commercial partners of NASA, that will be sent to the moon in 2021, paving the way for the next astronauts to land there in 2024.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>NASA just finalized 16 experiments to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/feature/first-commercial-moon-delivery-assignments-to-advance-artemis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent to the moon in 2021,\u003c/a> provided by two commercial partners — Astrobiotic and Initiative Machines — in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another large playing piece to set on the game board of moon exploration is the launch vehicle that will get the astronauts there. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html\">Space Launch System\u003c/a> is NASA’s next heavy lifter. It will be the most powerful rocket ever built, capable of delivering human-crewed spacecraft to the moon and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might think that after successful launches of the Saturn 5 rocket in the 1960s, which propelled the Apollo spacecraft and astronauts to the moon more than half a dozen times, NASA engineers already know how to do this. But they can’t design a new rocket that will carry a new spacecraft by copying notes from previous missions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New aerospace materials, propulsion technologies, and fuel and combustion systems all give shape to a new vehicle the space agency must test for safety, efficiency and capability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956929\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956929\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The aerodynamic test model of NASA’s SLS rocket being tested in a high-speed wind tunnel at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The pink coating is a press-sensitive layer that changes color with air pressure, offering continuous real-time imagery that is processed in Ames’ Pleiades super-computing facility. \u003ccite>(NASA/Ames Research Center/Dominic Hart)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[pullquote] NASA can’t copy notes from previous missions to design a new rocket that will carry a new spacecraft. This one will require new materials and design tools. [/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA engineers are testing their SLS design by \u003ca href=\"https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/02/12/ames-wind-tunnels-put-nasas-new-moonshot-to-the-test\">subjecting an engineering model of the rocket to high-speed wind \u003c/a>in one of its \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/orgs/aeronautics/windtunnels/index.html\">wind tunnel facilities\u003c/a> at Ames Research Center, in Mountain View.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing exactly how the dynamic pressures of the high-velocity passage out of Earth’s atmosphere will affect the launch vehicle and its nose-borne payload are critical to their aerodynamic design. So, putting a physical model to the test in actual high-speed wind pushes the design’s limits in a way that computer simulations can only approximate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The enormous amounts of test data the wind tunnel tests generate are processed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/resources/pleiades.html\">Pleiades supercomputer\u003c/a> housed at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at Ames, a warehouse-sized building filled with rack upon rack of linked computers comprising tens of thousands of core processors. As an ensemble, the supercomputer is capable of performing up to 7 quadrillion calculations per second.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA’s Pleiades super-computing facility at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. \u003ccite>(NASA/Ames Research Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one can say NASA doesn’t do its homework.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"NASA's Artemis mission will send the next man and first woman to the moon — and only four years from now.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704847756,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":941},"headData":{"title":"NASA Plans to Send a Woman to the Moon ... and Really Soon | KQED","description":"NASA's Artemis mission will send the next man and first woman to the moon — and only four years from now.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"NASA Plans to Send a Woman to the Moon ... and Really Soon","datePublished":"2020-02-20T23:17:03.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T00:49:16.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Space Exploration","sticky":false,"path":"/science/1956918/nasa-aiming-to-send-woman-to-moon-and-really-soon","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told his country, “We choose to go to the moon!” It took another seven years before the first two men of the Apollo program set foot there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"As glass ceilings go, this one is 240,000 miles high, and with any luck, it will be broken forever.","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But now, have you heard? NASA plans to return human beings to the moon, and in only four years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But wait, it gets better! The next “manned” mission to the moon’s surface will put the next man on the moon, yes, but also the first \u003cem>woman\u003c/em> ever to voyage farther into space than the International Space Station. As glass ceilings go, this one is 240,000 miles high, and with any luck, it will be broken forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/\">Artemis\u003c/a> program plans to deliver its coed crew to the moon by 2024, and establish a regular program of lunar exploration with commercial partners by 2028. Its ultimate goal is to channel the knowledge and experience gained toward launching a human mission to Mars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Artemis, by the way, is the moon goddess in Greek mythology, twin sister of the sun god Apollo. What better name for humanity’s second visit to the moon, one in which the first woman will stand on lunar soil?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956927\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-800x1058.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-160x212.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak-768x1016.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/Orion_Spacecraft_ArtemisI_DEC2019_PBS-NASA_Radislav-Sinyak.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the next astronauts bound for the moon from Earth to lunar orbit. \u003ccite>(NASA/Radislav Sinyak)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The ambitious project includes designing and building a new generation of launch vehicles, human-crewed spacecraft and landers, along with the Lunar Gateway, a moon-orbiting station that will serve as a depot for spacecraft arriving from Earth and landers traveling to and from the moon’s surface.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do You Have the Right Stuff?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you interested in joining the ranks of NASA astronauts as part of a new generation of space explorers heading for the moon, some asteroids, possibly, and maybe even Mars?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To meet the demand of its expanding human space exploration endeavors, NASA’s astronaut candidate program is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/explorers-wanted-nasa-to-hire-more-artemis-generation-astronauts\">accepting applications\u003c/a> from March 2 to the end of the month. Now is a good time to polish up that resume if a space-bound career appeals to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, women, the Artemis moon-shot isn’t a guys-only club. \u003cem>Anyone\u003c/em> with the right stuff is eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Designing Spacecraft With Wind Tunnels and Supercomputers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Artemis astronauts will ever set boot on lunar soil, the space agency will have to do a lot of preliminary work. That’ll include deploying an array of scientific instruments on the moon’s surface to lay the groundwork for that historic return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956928\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956928\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/800px-NASA_Selects_First_Commercial_Moon_Landing_Services_for_Artemis_Program_47974872533-nasagsfc-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three of the 16 scientific robotic landers, provided by commercial partners of NASA, that will be sent to the moon in 2021, paving the way for the next astronauts to land there in 2024.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>NASA just finalized 16 experiments to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/feature/first-commercial-moon-delivery-assignments-to-advance-artemis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent to the moon in 2021,\u003c/a> provided by two commercial partners — Astrobiotic and Initiative Machines — in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another large playing piece to set on the game board of moon exploration is the launch vehicle that will get the astronauts there. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html\">Space Launch System\u003c/a> is NASA’s next heavy lifter. It will be the most powerful rocket ever built, capable of delivering human-crewed spacecraft to the moon and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might think that after successful launches of the Saturn 5 rocket in the 1960s, which propelled the Apollo spacecraft and astronauts to the moon more than half a dozen times, NASA engineers already know how to do this. But they can’t design a new rocket that will carry a new spacecraft by copying notes from previous missions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New aerospace materials, propulsion technologies, and fuel and combustion systems all give shape to a new vehicle the space agency must test for safety, efficiency and capability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956929\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956929\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-800x526.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-768x505.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart-1020x671.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/acd16-0195-013NASA-Ames-Dominic-Hart.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The aerodynamic test model of NASA’s SLS rocket being tested in a high-speed wind tunnel at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The pink coating is a press-sensitive layer that changes color with air pressure, offering continuous real-time imagery that is processed in Ames’ Pleiades super-computing facility. \u003ccite>(NASA/Ames Research Center/Dominic Hart)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":" NASA can’t copy notes from previous missions to design a new rocket that will carry a new spacecraft. This one will require new materials and design tools. ","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA engineers are testing their SLS design by \u003ca href=\"https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2020/02/12/ames-wind-tunnels-put-nasas-new-moonshot-to-the-test\">subjecting an engineering model of the rocket to high-speed wind \u003c/a>in one of its \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/orgs/aeronautics/windtunnels/index.html\">wind tunnel facilities\u003c/a> at Ames Research Center, in Mountain View.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing exactly how the dynamic pressures of the high-velocity passage out of Earth’s atmosphere will affect the launch vehicle and its nose-borne payload are critical to their aerodynamic design. So, putting a physical model to the test in actual high-speed wind pushes the design’s limits in a way that computer simulations can only approximate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The enormous amounts of test data the wind tunnel tests generate are processed by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/resources/pleiades.html\">Pleiades supercomputer\u003c/a> housed at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at Ames, a warehouse-sized building filled with rack upon rack of linked computers comprising tens of thousands of core processors. As an ensemble, the supercomputer is capable of performing up to 7 quadrillion calculations per second.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/pleiades_top_view_large-nasa-arc-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA’s Pleiades super-computing facility at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. \u003ccite>(NASA/Ames Research Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one can say NASA doesn’t do its homework.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1956918/nasa-aiming-to-send-woman-to-moon-and-really-soon","authors":["6180"],"categories":["science_28","science_40"],"tags":["science_628","science_3370","science_351","science_5175"],"featImg":"science_1956926","label":"source_science_1956918"},"science_1956964":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1956964","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1956964","score":null,"sort":[1581693831000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-valentine-from-space-plutos-heart-beats-to-the-tune-of-the-winds","title":"Pluto's Got a Heart! Sure, It's an Icy Plain of Nitrogen, But Still ...","publishDate":1581693831,"format":"image","headTitle":"Pluto’s Got a Heart! Sure, It’s an Icy Plain of Nitrogen, But Still … | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003ch4>One of the most stunning discoveries of the 2015 New Horizons flyby mission to Pluto was a big, heart-shaped region full of canyons, plains and mountain chains.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s you may remember, Pluto lost its status as a planet a few years ago. Now, astronomers call it a “dwarf” planet. Despite that rejection, this planet has heart — a big heart-shaped region known as Tombaugh Regio. One of the most stunning discoveries of the 2015 New Horizons flyby mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to imagine that everybody expected a flat ball covered with ice,” said Tanguy Bertrand, a postdoctoral research fellow at NASA Ames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956972\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956972\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The left “lobe” of Pluto’s heart-shaped region is an icy plain of nitrogen known as Sputnik Planitia. \u003ccite>(NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Instead, astronomers saw a beautiful, diverse landscape that includes canyons, plains and mountain chains. Tombaugh Regio in particular got a lot of attention because it was so visually striking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bertrand is lead author on a \u003ca href=\"https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019JE006120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new paper\u003c/a> that examines how the west lobe of the heart, an area known as Sputnik Planitia, controls the dwarf planet’s winds. While the eastern half of the lobe is scraggly mountains and the western half is a frozen plane of nitrogen. And not just any nitrogen. This pulses with a kind of beat that makes the winds flow westward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the day, with the heat of the sun, the nitrogen ice warms and turns into vapor, creating a pressure that flows toward a darker, cooler region, where it condenses and re-forms as ice. This creates a flow from north to south and back. The planet is also spinning eastward. This rotation (because of the Coriolis effect) deflects the winds and they flow in a westward direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A similar process generates winds on Earth, but it’s slightly more complicated. Air rises in the equatorial zones, flows toward cooler polar regions, drops down and returns toward the equator in what scientists call “Hadley cells.” This circulation creates the trade winds, tropical rain-belts and hurricanes, subtropical deserts and the jet streams. On our planet, though, winds don’t flow in any one given direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interesting fact: NASA researchers found this effect on Pluto by applying weather forecast models made for Earth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[This] gives us some perspective and gives us a natural laboratory to improve our knowledge,” Bertrand said. “It gives us a chance to test theories, learn more about fluid dynamics, and climate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately what they learn can improve how those weather models work for Earth and, possibly, for habitable exo-planets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"One of the most stunning discoveries of the 2015 New Horizons flyby mission to Pluto was a big, heart-shaped region full of canyons, plains and mountain chains.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704847774,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":11,"wordCount":445},"headData":{"title":"Pluto's Got a Heart! 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Now, astronomers call it a “dwarf” planet. Despite that rejection, this planet has heart — a big heart-shaped region known as Tombaugh Regio. One of the most stunning discoveries of the 2015 New Horizons flyby mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have to imagine that everybody expected a flat ball covered with ice,” said Tanguy Bertrand, a postdoctoral research fellow at NASA Ames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1956972\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1956972\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/02/us7V64YEL5L34P64EetPx-1024-80.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The left “lobe” of Pluto’s heart-shaped region is an icy plain of nitrogen known as Sputnik Planitia. \u003ccite>(NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Instead, astronomers saw a beautiful, diverse landscape that includes canyons, plains and mountain chains. Tombaugh Regio in particular got a lot of attention because it was so visually striking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bertrand is lead author on a \u003ca href=\"https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019JE006120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new paper\u003c/a> that examines how the west lobe of the heart, an area known as Sputnik Planitia, controls the dwarf planet’s winds. While the eastern half of the lobe is scraggly mountains and the western half is a frozen plane of nitrogen. And not just any nitrogen. This pulses with a kind of beat that makes the winds flow westward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the day, with the heat of the sun, the nitrogen ice warms and turns into vapor, creating a pressure that flows toward a darker, cooler region, where it condenses and re-forms as ice. This creates a flow from north to south and back. The planet is also spinning eastward. This rotation (because of the Coriolis effect) deflects the winds and they flow in a westward direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A similar process generates winds on Earth, but it’s slightly more complicated. Air rises in the equatorial zones, flows toward cooler polar regions, drops down and returns toward the equator in what scientists call “Hadley cells.” This circulation creates the trade winds, tropical rain-belts and hurricanes, subtropical deserts and the jet streams. On our planet, though, winds don’t flow in any one given direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Interesting fact: NASA researchers found this effect on Pluto by applying weather forecast models made for Earth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[This] gives us some perspective and gives us a natural laboratory to improve our knowledge,” Bertrand said. “It gives us a chance to test theories, learn more about fluid dynamics, and climate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately what they learn can improve how those weather models work for Earth and, possibly, for habitable exo-planets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1956964/a-valentine-from-space-plutos-heart-beats-to-the-tune-of-the-winds","authors":["11088"],"categories":["science_28","science_40","science_3423"],"tags":["science_3370","science_5191"],"featImg":"science_1956966","label":"source_science_1956964"},"science_1956395":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1956395","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1956395","score":null,"sort":[1580752733000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"close-up-video-shows-turbulent-gas-covering-the-suns-surface-in-new-detail","title":"Close-Up Video Shows Turbulent Gas Covering the Sun’s Surface in New Detail","publishDate":1580752733,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Close-Up Video Shows Turbulent Gas Covering the Sun’s Surface in New Detail | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nieF-e0OOs&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The world’s largest and most powerful solar telescope has captured the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface ever taken, say scientists at the National Solar Observatory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">The images show roiling plasma transporting heat from inside the sun to its surface.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>They’re the first to be released from the National Science Foundation’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\">Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Researchers say the new telescope will generate a revolution in the scientific\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>understanding of the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">The new technology will improve researchers’ understanding of what drives space weather, says Matt Mountain, president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which manages the telescope. It also will help forecasters predict solar storms that can cause power blackouts and other disruptions on Earth, \u003cspan class=\"s2\">93 million miles away\u003c/span>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“On Earth, we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately, and space weather just isn’t there yet,” he said in a statement. “Our predictions lag behind terrestrial weather by 50 years, if not more. What we need is to grasp the underlying physics behind space weather, and this starts at the sun, which is what the Inouye Solar Telescope will study over the next decades.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">In another statement, France Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, said,“NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope will be able to map the magnetic fields within the sun’s corona, where solar eruptions occur that can impact life on Earth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p4\">“The world’s most powerful solar telescope has opened its eyes,” Alexandra Witze \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00224-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">wrote\u003c/span>\u003c/a> in Nature.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p4\">The telescope captured the images in December. Read more about it in the \u003cspan class=\"s4\">National Solar Observatory’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nso.edu/press-release/inouye-solar-telescope-first-light/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan class=\"s3\">release\u003c/span>\u003c/a>. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The images were the first to be taken by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the world’s largest and most powerful solar telescope. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704847832,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":3,"wordCount":316},"headData":{"title":"Close-Up Video Shows Turbulent Gas Covering the Sun’s Surface in New Detail | KQED","description":"The images were the first to be taken by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, the world’s largest and most powerful solar telescope. 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It also will help forecasters predict solar storms that can cause power blackouts and other disruptions on Earth, \u003cspan class=\"s2\">93 million miles away\u003c/span>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“On Earth, we can predict if it is going to rain pretty much anywhere in the world very accurately, and space weather just isn’t there yet,” he said in a statement. “Our predictions lag behind terrestrial weather by 50 years, if not more. 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The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander during its first week of operations at Mars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wind is estimated to be blowing 10 mph to 15 mph. These are the first sounds from Mars that are detectible by human ears, according to the researchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/IkpZXYrOCyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Reminds me of sitting outside on a windy summer afternoon...In some sense, this is what it would sound like if you were sitting on the InSight lander on Mars,\" Cornell University's Don Banfield told reporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists involved in the project agree the sound has an otherworldly quality to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934922/insight-affirmation-people-still-go-gaga-for-mars\">InSight Affirmation: People Still Go Gaga for Mars\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934922/insight-affirmation-people-still-go-gaga-for-mars\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/11/insight-reentry-nasajplcaltech-1180x664.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Thomas Pike of Imperial College London said the rumbling is \"rather different to anything that we've experienced on Earth, and I think it just gives us another way of thinking about how far away we are getting these signals.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The noise is of the wind blowing against InSight's solar panels and the resulting vibration of the entire spacecraft. The sounds were recorded by an air pressure \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3cxuIsEFRM\">sensor\u003c/a> inside the lander that's part of a weather station, as well as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3cxuIsEFRM\">seismometer\u003c/a> on the deck of the spacecraft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The low frequencies are a result of Mars' thin air density and even more so the seismometer itself — it's meant to detect underground seismic waves, well below the threshold of human hearing. The seismometer will be moved to the Martian surface in the coming weeks; until then, the team plans to record more wind noise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1976 Viking landers on Mars picked up spacecraft shaking caused by wind, but it would be a stretch to consider it sound, said InSight's lead scientist, Bruce Banerdt, of JPL in Pasadena, California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11710935\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-954986424-e1544223149282.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11710935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-954986424-e1544223149282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The NASA InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \"really unworldly\" sounds from InSight, meanwhile, have Banerdt imagining he's \"on a planet that's in some ways like the Earth, but in some ways really alien.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934826/watch-live-coverage-of-mars-insight-landing\">InSight landed on Mars\u003c/a> on Nov. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're all still on a high from the landing last week...and here we are less than two weeks after landing, and we've already got some amazing new science,\" said NASA's Lori Glaze, acting director of planetary science. \"It's cool, it's fun.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"NASA's new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the 'really unworldly' Martian wind.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1544227782,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":425},"headData":{"title":"New NASA Lander Captures First Sounds of Martian Wind | KQED","description":"NASA's new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the 'really unworldly' Martian wind.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"New NASA Lander Captures First Sounds of Martian Wind","datePublished":"2018-12-08T00:09:42.000Z","dateModified":"2018-12-08T00:09:42.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11710948 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11710948","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/12/07/new-nasa-lander-captures-first-sounds-of-martian-wind/","disqusTitle":"New NASA Lander Captures First Sounds of Martian Wind","source":"Associated Press","nprByline":"Marcia Dunn\u003cbr>Associated Press","path":"/news/11710948/new-nasa-lander-captures-first-sounds-of-martian-wind","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>NASA's new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the \"really unworldly\" Martian wind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u003c/a> released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander during its first week of operations at Mars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wind is estimated to be blowing 10 mph to 15 mph. These are the first sounds from Mars that are detectible by human ears, according to the researchers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/IkpZXYrOCyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Reminds me of sitting outside on a windy summer afternoon...In some sense, this is what it would sound like if you were sitting on the InSight lander on Mars,\" Cornell University's Don Banfield told reporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists involved in the project agree the sound has an otherworldly quality to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934922/insight-affirmation-people-still-go-gaga-for-mars\">InSight Affirmation: People Still Go Gaga for Mars\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934922/insight-affirmation-people-still-go-gaga-for-mars\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2018/11/insight-reentry-nasajplcaltech-1180x664.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Thomas Pike of Imperial College London said the rumbling is \"rather different to anything that we've experienced on Earth, and I think it just gives us another way of thinking about how far away we are getting these signals.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The noise is of the wind blowing against InSight's solar panels and the resulting vibration of the entire spacecraft. The sounds were recorded by an air pressure \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3cxuIsEFRM\">sensor\u003c/a> inside the lander that's part of a weather station, as well as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3cxuIsEFRM\">seismometer\u003c/a> on the deck of the spacecraft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The low frequencies are a result of Mars' thin air density and even more so the seismometer itself — it's meant to detect underground seismic waves, well below the threshold of human hearing. The seismometer will be moved to the Martian surface in the coming weeks; until then, the team plans to record more wind noise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1976 Viking landers on Mars picked up spacecraft shaking caused by wind, but it would be a stretch to consider it sound, said InSight's lead scientist, Bruce Banerdt, of JPL in Pasadena, California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11710935\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-954986424-e1544223149282.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11710935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/12/GettyImages-954986424-e1544223149282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The NASA InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket on May 5, 2018, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \"really unworldly\" sounds from InSight, meanwhile, have Banerdt imagining he's \"on a planet that's in some ways like the Earth, but in some ways really alien.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1934826/watch-live-coverage-of-mars-insight-landing\">InSight landed on Mars\u003c/a> on Nov. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're all still on a high from the landing last week...and here we are less than two weeks after landing, and we've already got some amazing new science,\" said NASA's Lori Glaze, acting director of planetary science. \"It's cool, it's fun.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11710948/new-nasa-lander-captures-first-sounds-of-martian-wind","authors":["byline_news_11710948"],"categories":["news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_442","news_23164","news_2762","news_355","news_1770"],"label":"source_news_11710948"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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