There will be an annular eclipse of the Fun, on Tuesday February 17. Continue reading “First eclipse of 2026”
Category: astronomy
Valeat Valentine
Valentine’s Day morning sky, Continue reading “Valeat Valentine”
Luck and Beethoven
This 13th day of February falls on a Friday,as will happen again Continue reading “Luck and Beethoven”
Groundhog and harvest
February 2 is Candlemas, Continue reading “Groundhog and harvest”
Future Earths
You are standing on our planet, gazing forward Continue reading “Future Earths”
Fairose
The Moon, the Pleiades, and dim Uranus Continue reading “Fairose”
Hovering low over the garden planet
Further to the subject of large colorful information-packed posters Continue reading “Hovering low over the garden planet”
Black hole of the canyons
If information, such as photons of light, falls into a black hole, it can’t get back out. It’s lost to the world.
Jupiter and the Twins
The massive planet’s most northerly opposition, Continue reading “Jupiter and the Twins”
First shower of the year
The Quadrantids, like the meteors of many other annual showers, are best seen after midnight Continue reading “First shower of the year”