The slender Young Moon will be close to Venus on the evening of June 11-
But first, I want to warn you Continue reading “An evening scene, and an eclipse warning”
Category: astronomy
Shadow over the north pole and the free city
On Thursday, June 10, the Sun will appear as a burning ring around the darkened Moon.
Continue reading “Shadow over the north pole and the free city”
The year’s first eclipse
Today’s eclipse of the Moon is visible across and around the Pacific Ocean.
The Damascus Gate
The worst result of the ongoing horror in Israel-Palestine could be an increase of “antisemitism” (as anti-Jewishness is called, though both Arabic and Hebrew are Semitic languages).
If I were living now where I once lived for a year, I would be terrified. Continue reading “The Damascus Gate”
Swimming up sky and up river
Little Mercury, elusive in the Sun’s glare, is becoming more and more findable Continue reading “Swimming up sky and up river”
The stars need Approval Voting
In Orionland, the politic spectrum runs from Red to Blue. Continue reading “The stars need Approval Voting”
Aquarids and anagrammoids
These fragments of Halley’s Comet may be seen as “shooting stars” between midnight and dawn of Thursday May 6.
Syzygy and Novichok
The coming Full Moon will be one of the nearest and largest-looking. The Full moment is April 27 at about 3:30 Universal Time, which is 4 or more hours earlier by American clocks, so the evening on which to gaze at it is that of Monday April 26. Continue reading “Syzygy and Novichok”
Earth Day and a dusty day
Earth has seldom been in more need of its Day. Continue reading “Earth Day and a dusty day”
