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Another Flare Report, Likely Atmospheric Event
A reported flare sighting last night [Dec 23] resulted in a police land unit requested to make observations but reported nothing unusual, and Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said “what was observed may have been atmospheric,” markin the second report of this nature in the past few days. A spokesperson said, “On Tuesday 23rd December... Read more of this article
Flare Sighting “Possibly Atmospheric In Nature”
A reported flare sighting this past Sunday [Dec 21] “was most likely not marine distress flares but possibly something atmospheric in nature,” the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre [BMOC] was notified of suspected flares sighted between Church Bay and The Great Sound.... Read more of this article
Unmannned Rocket Explodes After Launch
An unmanned supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded shortly after its launch in Virginia last night [Oct 28]. The rocket had originally been scheduled to launch last week, however it was delayed due to Hurricane Gonzalo impact on the tracking site located in Bermuda. Last night the $200 million rocket and spacecraft —... Read more of this article
NASA: Gonzalo Stirred Up Our Ocean Sediment
[Updated] NASA has released ‘before and after’ satellite photos of Bermuda and our surrounding waters, revealing how Hurricane Gonzalo stirred up the sediment from the ocean bottom. The statement from NASA said, “NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites captured before and after images of Bermuda and surrounding waters before and after... Read more of this article
NASA Posts Mini Video Of Gonzalo From Space
Following the satellite images they released of Hurricane Gonzalo, NASA has also posted a Vine showing Gonzalo as seen from the Space Station as it orbited above. Vine is a short-form video sharing app, which allows people to share 6 second videos. For all our coverage of Tropical Storm Fay click here, for all our coverage of Hurricane Gonzalo click... Read more of this article
NASA Satellite Images Of Hurricane Gonzalo
[Updated] NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Gonzalo near Puerto Rico this morning [Oct 14], a few days ahead of its predicated passage to Bermuda. The latest forecast from the NHC said Gonzalo is now a Category 3, and is about 770 miles south of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. “Additional strengthening... Read more of this article
Photos: Lunar Eclipse Graces Bermuda Sky
Sky gazers were treated to a relatively rare sight overnight, with a so-called “blood moon” – the result of a total lunar eclipse – gracing the sky. Occurring only twice this year, the eclipse takes its inventive name from the fact that the moon appears to take on a reddish hue as it passes through the Earth’s shadow, called... Read more of this article
Third Consecutive “Supermoon” In Night Sky
The final “supermoon” of the summer graced the skies last night, with the full moon completing a celestial triple play of consecutive supermoons over the past three months. The moon reached its full phase when it reached the spot in the sky opposite from the sun, which occurred on Monday at 10:38pm Bermuda time, Space.com reports. The full... Read more of this article
NASA Field Campaign Aircraft On Island
An aircraft from the National Aeronautics And Space Administration [NASA] has been on island for a couple of days taking flights around the Bermuda area. NASA have embarked on a coordinated ship and aircraft observation campaign off the Atlantic coast of the United States, an effort to advance space-based capabilities for monitoring microscopic plants... Read more of this article
Photos: NASA Research Aircraft In Bermuda
An aircraft from the National Aeronautics And Space Administration [NASA] has been on island for a few days taking flights around the Bermuda area. The Beechcraft Super King Air 200 [twin-turboprop] arrived on Monday afternoon [June 9] and has flown three flights around the Bermuda area in different quadrants according to online tracking websites.... Read more of this article
Honey Moon Illuminates Bermuda’s Night Sky
An unusually amber-tinted moon graced the sky last night [June 12] and into the early hours this morning [June 13], making for a beautiful sight for sky-gazers. Typically called a “honey moon” for its unique colour, this phenomenon takes place each year around the time of the summer solstice, but this year’s occurrence was particularly... Read more of this article
Lunar Eclipse Creates “Blood Moon” Effect
Anyone who was skygazing last night would have caught a glimpse of a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse caused what is known as a “blood moon”, with the name stemming from the fact the moon takes on a reddish appearance. CNN describes the “blood moon” by saying, “In a total lunar eclipse, the full moon turns a coppery... Read more of this article
