The Adler ‘Scope
![The Adler Planetarium with the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn in the background.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/img_20201022_193029-scaled-e1638309407474.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: November 2020
Header Image: The outside of the Adler Planetarium at night with the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn brightly lit in the background. Image Credit: Mike Smail Many of us lost an hour earlier this year, but we get back that hour this month, November 2020! Most of the United States uses Daylight Saving time, which starts […]
![An attendee looking through a telescope during a ‘Scopes In The City neighborhood event with the Adler Planetarium.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2020-10-26-at-8.35.34-AM-494x504.png)
Stargazing Resources: A Few Good Books
Header Image: An attendee looking through a telescope during a ‘Scopes In The City neighborhood event with the Adler Planetarium in 2018. Hi there! I’m Michelle Nichols the Director of Public Observing and an astronomy educator at the Adler Planetarium. Are you a sky observing beginner and want some recommendations on how to get started? […]
![Astrophotography picture of the Moon](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/vid_20200503_203511_exported_10562_1588557316993-1-655x504.jpg)
What Is A Blue Moon?
Header Image: Astrophotography picture of the Moon. Image Credit: Nick Lake What, exactly, is a blue moon, and how rare is it? This question seems like it should have a straightforward answer, but as with all things related to language, it’s complicated. Absurd, Impossible, or Rare? The phrase blue moon has been around for several […]
![Artwork of the Chicago city skyline.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Your-Night-Sky-Chicago-655x504.png)
DIY At Home: Your Night Sky
In this hands-on activity for families, we encourage you to look up at the night sky and design a night scene inspired by your memory or your imagination.
![Graph from Adler Zooniverse project Health Record Hiccups that shows how health data is recorded over time.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/efde7829-1244-4254-9041-7a09091afc4b-655x504.png)
Help Researchers Spot Suspicious Blips In Health Data With Adler Zooniverse
Image Caption: Adler Zooniverse project Health Record Hiccups analyzes graphs like this one to look for unexpected changes in health data over time. I’m not a statistician, a doctor, an elected official, or a very-recent-historian, but I would bet at least a couple of my vital organs that most of us have paid more attention to […]
![The Andromeda Galaxy taken by astrophotographer Nick Lake](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Andromeda-655x504.jpg)
Space Poetry
Image Caption: The Andromeda Galaxy taken by an astrophotographer. Image Credit: Nick Lake From galactic paintings to space poetry, everyone’s favorite out-of-this-world muse—aka our universe—inspires all kinds of stellar works of art. Our staff came together and composed a few short poems all about aspects of space that inspire them. STAGES In my youth, I […]
![Up close image of the Moon taken by an Adler Planetarium astronomer in June 2020. Image Credit: Michelle Nichols](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/moon200602205934-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: October 2020
Header Image: Up close image of the Moon taken by an Adler Planetarium astronomer in June 2020. Image Credit: Michelle Nichols The “Red Planet” is at its closest and brightest for the year this month, October 2020. On the 6th, the planet Mars reaches its closest point to Earth for the next 15 years. In […]
![Header Image: Planetarium guests attend a sky show with the Zeiss Mk II projector at the Adler c. 1955. Image Credit: The Adler Planetarium Archives](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/screen_shot_2020-09-24_at_2.24.35_pm_960-655x504.png)
The Adler Planetarium’s Original 1930 Zeiss Projector
Header Image: Planetarium guests attend a sky show with the Zeiss Mk II projector at the Adler c. 1955. Image Credit: The Adler Planetarium Archives When the Adler Planetarium opened in 1930 as America’s first planetarium, the centerpiece was a star projector made by the Carl Zeiss company of Germany, the Zeiss “Mark II”. This […]
![Image taken of Venus by NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974 Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/PIA23791_fig1-655x504.jpg)
Space News: Detection of Phosphine Molecules on Venus
Header Image: Photo taken of Venus by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Have you heard the news? On September 14, 2020, a scientific team through the Royal Astronomical Society announced the detection of phosphine molecules in clouds on Venus! This means Venus—the hottest, terrestrial planet in our solar system—is making headlines […]
![The Sun sets during Chicagohenge as a CTA train in Chicago, Illinois travels towards it. Image Credit: @cdats](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Chicagohenge-CTA-e1708719869970-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: September 2020
Header Image: The Sun sets during Chicagohenge as a CTA train in Chicago, Illinois travels towards it. Image Credit: @cdats It’s a great month for planet viewing and observing the Earth-and-sky occurrence known as “Chicagohenge”, in September 2020. Start your planet viewing during evening twilight by looking low in the southern skies to see the […]