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Month: February 2015

Icy Orange

This evening, the Moon will pass just north of the star Aldebaran.

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-252016-10-30Categories astronomyTags Aldebaran, astronomy, occultations2 Comments on Icy Orange

Planet ad absurdum

Mercury will tomorrow be farthest out from the Sun Continue reading “Planet ad absurdum”

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-232016-10-30Categories astronomyTags astronomy, elongation, Mercury6 Comments on Planet ad absurdum

Dam Time

Time flows, but we keep trying to cut it into pieces, like using a sword to chop a river. Continue reading “Dam Time”

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-222016-10-30Categories astronomy, calendar, seasons, timeTags Age of Aquarius, Aquarius, astronomy, constellations, Easter, Lent, Mars8 Comments on Dam Time

Venus-Mars-Moon Trio

I already glimpsed this scene out of a train window Continue reading “Venus-Mars-Moon Trio”

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-202016-10-30Categories astronomyTags astronomy, Mars, Moon, trios, Venus4 Comments on Venus-Mars-Moon Trio

After the Thunder Sleeps

First day of spring! That is, Continue reading “After the Thunder Sleeps”

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-172016-10-30Categories calendar, seasons, timeTags astronomy, calendar, cross-quarter days, equinox, monsoon, months, Navajo seasons, quarter days, seasons, solstic, winter5 Comments on After the Thunder Sleeps

Long live whoever loves

A Friday the Thirteenth followed by a Valentine Saturday – a trough before a peak! Continue reading “Long live whoever loves”

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The late Sun

The Sun has not deceased. (At least Continue reading “The late Sun”

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Locus two

Eric David comments: “Now, my next Continue reading “Locus two”

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A Mars Cycle

Eric David has politely forced me Continue reading “A Mars Cycle”

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Locus

I’ve found a clear way of showing how Jupiter swells brighter Continue reading “Locus”

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Author GuyPosted on 2015-02-052016-10-28Categories astronomy10 Comments on Locus

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