This morning before what should have been sunrise, I was riding along the Continue reading “Quarter and Carter”
Category: astronomy
The Geminids and where they come from
The particles that make the Geminid meteor stream come in across Continue reading “The Geminids and where they come from”
Officious Moon and declining island
On this unlucky Friday December 13, the Moon is at its northernmost point Continue reading “Officious Moon and declining island”
Conjunction puzzle; Australia burning; tactical voting
The Venus-Saturn conjunction is still to come – day after tomorrow Continue reading “Conjunction puzzle; Australia burning; tactical voting”
Venus-Saturn conjunctions
You can see space but you can’t see time – “Time is an ice that instantly sublimes.” Continue reading “Venus-Saturn conjunctions”
Moon-Venus-Jupiter gathering
Venus is still close to Jupiter, Continue reading “Moon-Venus-Jupiter gathering”
Venus-Jupiter conjunction
The two brightest planets will be less than two degrees apart in the night of November 23-24, Saturday-Sunday. Continue reading “Venus-Jupiter conjunction”
A meteor outburst from the Unicorn?
The usually sparse annual Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower may be a sensational Continue reading “A meteor outburst from the Unicorn?”
Leonid meteors this weekend
This most famously erratic of the annual meteor showers comes around Continue reading “Leonid meteors this weekend”
Vesta at opposition
Vesta, the fourth asteroid, is at opposition, the middle of its Continue reading “Vesta at opposition”