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  Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute announce that at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 3, the Earth, in its annual orbit around the sun will be at its farthest point from the Sun.  Astronomers call this point aphelion. The average distance of the earth from the sunContinue Reading

by Bob Hayward – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute point out that at 11:48 p.m. EST on Monday, December 21, 2015 the Sun will be at its most southern point in the sky for the year. This is the winter solstice and marks the first moment of winter.Continue Reading

Bob Hayward – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) remind the public of the annual Orionid Meteor Shower in October. Meteors result from particles of dust causing the atmosphere to glow as the particles enter the upper atmosphere of the Earth. The Orionid (pronounced Or-e-ah-nid) meteors, or “Orionids,”Continue Reading