The equinox comes on Friday September 23. Continue reading “Northern autumn starting”
Category: astronomy
Kings of the sea and the Saxons
Neptune will be at opposition on September 16 Continue reading “Kings of the sea and the Saxons”
Juno the betrayed
Asteroid 3 Juno is at an ironic opposition. Continue reading “Juno the betrayed”
Fickle planet
Mercury reaches today its farthest out from the Sun into the evening sky. Continue reading “Fickle planet”
The Lion goes to bed
I’ve been steeling myself to discard Continue reading “The Lion goes to bed”
Looking back to the Greenville eclipse
Will Madeline remember this? It’s what Continue reading “Looking back to the Greenville eclipse”
Perseids through moonlight
The Perseids, most famous of the annual meteor showers, come around again in the night between August 12 and 13. Here is our scene Continue reading “Perseids through moonlight”
Jupiter at standstill
Today, July 28, Jupiter reaches one of its stationary points; that is, begins Continue reading “Jupiter at standstill”
Southeast View from the Southwest
ALCON, the annual conference of the Astronomical League, will be from July 28 to 30 at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Continue reading “Southeast View from the Southwest”
Small nether world
Pluto is like a departed friend. Continue reading “Small nether world”