Total Lunar Eclipse Weekend
by Adam Esposito • September 24, 2015
On Sunday, September 27, there will be a spectacular total lunar eclipse over the Bay Area and you may be able to see it if the weather cooperates.
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Blog: Adam Esposito
Adam has been at the Exploratorium since 2007, working on exhibits as a designer, engineer, woodworker, and technician. In that time he has traveled to public science institutions around the country and the world, from a summer science festival in Saudi Arabia to a mid-winter museum event in...
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Venus and Jupiter: The Brightest Become the Closest
by Adam Esposito • June 29, 2015
June 30 and July 1 will be a great time to see the two brightest planets in our night sky exceptionally close to each other.
Bright Objects in the Sky
by Adam Esposito • April 17, 2015
Cure your text-neck with some healthy, upwards sky watching this Friday night, April 17, 2015. At sunset, and even a little before, Venus and Jupiter will the brightest, and second brightest objects in the sky respectively.
Concrete Canvas
by Adam Esposito • April 13, 2015
We experimented with a new material, Concrete Canvas, for the seating benches of our Ciencia Pública: Agua parklet.
Site Visit: CUREE: Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering
by Adam Esposito • January 27, 2015
SPS visits a lab devoted to earthquake safety engineering.
Resonating Rings at Snoqualamie Falls, WA
by Adam Esposito • January 27, 2015
Snoqualamie Falls outside of Seattle has active hydroelectric power generation stations. Old rusty sections of pipe had been arranged at the lower falls. They were very inviting, and I helped myself to a stick from the woods to hit them with (naturally). The sign only said 'no climbing'.
LIZ Pedal Generator
by Adam Esposito • November 11, 2014
Found this picture of a young woman and her mother using Pedal Generator at LIZ right after Steve and I finished install. She had a power cord and dying phone. It worked right on cue! She said to her mom, 'I wish these things were everywhere'.
Partial Solar Eclipse October 23, 2014
by Adam Esposito • October 23, 2014
Thursday October 23rd, 2014 marked a unique opportunity to view our host star, the Sun. Starting in the early San Francisco afternoon, our only natural satellite, the Moon, passed in front of the disc of the Sun resulting in a partial solar eclipse.
Annular Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012
by Adam Esposito • May 20, 2012
Annular Solar Eclipse as seen from ASTRONOMICAL! Members event at Crissy Field Center.
