There are no plant constellations. Continue reading “Where are the forests of the sky?”
Category: astronomy
Musca
Flies are nasty little nuisances, right?
They drag the world’s diseases on their feet.
Their eggs grow into maggots in our meet.
But here is a handsome small object:
Goosenecks
The field beside the road through Syon Park is usually empty; sometimes it’s used for public events such as drive-in movies; sometimes there’s a flock of blackbirds; yesterday the Syon herd of cattle was there. Today they are replaced by wild geese.
Overshoot
The Moon will be at First Quarter Continue reading “Overshoot”
Your Sign has slipped
The Sun enters the astrological sign Virgo on Saturday August 22, at 16 hours by Universal Time. But, astronomically, it is still in Leo. It crossed the boundary into Leo on Aug. 10, and will not cross the next boundary, into Virgo, until September 16.
Goddess greets goddess in the east
Diana, the Moon, nods to Venus, queen of planets, in the morning sky of Saturday, August 15 – Continue reading “Goddess greets goddess in the east”
Intercepting the Perseids and the water
I’ve been so dazzled by Venus Continue reading “Intercepting the Perseids and the water”
Morning Venus over Khajuraho
Venus will reach on Wednesday August 12 i Continue reading “Morning Venus over Khajuraho”
Blemish-free Venus
Venus, who has been our Morning Star since June 3 –
– is in a bad temper Continue reading “Blemish-free Venus”
Long and longer
The longest star names I can think of are Continue reading “Long and longer”