I’ve won a battle with the asteroids, and so am able to start adding them to “Astronomical Calendar 2017” Continue reading “Asteroids of 2017”
Month: November 2016
Thanksgiving evening
Clear above the horizon is Venus, becoming brighter and larger as it swings in toward us.
Last Quarter, Regulus, and the direction ahead
There is a grouping – two bright objects plus a geometrical abstraction – to be seen in the night between Sunday and Monday, November 20/21: the Moon, the star Regulus, and the Earth’s direction of travel.
Continue reading “Last Quarter, Regulus, and the direction ahead”
Leonids and the lingering Moon
Here is a diagram I made for Continue reading “Leonids and the lingering Moon”
Spoonfuls of rumor
Yes, Jack, I do ride a boiled icicle. Continue reading “Spoonfuls of rumor”
The Moon Squeezed Largest
Comets of the near future
Over the past thirteen days I’ve programmed for myself a way to use Continue reading “Comets of the near future”
Martinmas, Day of the Conscientious Veteran
November 11 is Martinmas, one of the cross-quarter days, roughly half way Continue reading “Martinmas, Day of the Conscientious Veteran”
Wrong way, World
America, having elected its first black president, could have gone on to Continue reading “Wrong way, World”
Guy and the clock
Today is Guy Fawkes Day in England, and Clock Change Eve in America. Continue reading “Guy and the clock”