We all know that the winter solstice has the shortest daylight of the year. But you might be surprised to learn that this solstice has neither the earliest sunset, nor the latest sunrise, of any day throughout the year. This past year, Portland’s earliest sunset occurred on December 10, while Portland’s latest sunrise occurred on […]
A Supermoon Lunar Eclipse!
Sunday, September 27, 2015 6:03 pm Credit: NASA We’ve all heard of supermoons… after all, we’ve had three of them this year. The same goes for lunar eclipses… we had one this past April. They are both fascinating events. But what if you were to combine the largest supermoon of the year with a total […]