We arrive on Tuesday September 22 at the equinox: when day and night hang equal. Continue reading “Concolor”
Category: astronomy
Poor Capricorn
This is an example Continue reading “Poor Capricorn”
Mars and Moon in the Morning
The Moon will pass so close north of Mars in the night of September 5/6 that there will be an occultation: a hiding of the planet.
Where are the forests of the sky?
There are no plant constellations. Continue reading “Where are the forests of the sky?”
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”