Meteors of this springtime stream Continue reading “The Lyrids tomorrow night”
Category: astronomy
Precession slide-rule
On this Good Friday, the Moon is Full and Continue reading “Precession slide-rule”
Easter, when on Earth is it?
Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the week that climaxes with Easter. Continue reading “Easter, when on Earth is it?”
A sky group this evening
The slender Moon, 3 days and 19 hours old, approaches red Mars and red Aldebaran.
Slender Moon for Saturday evening
Spring evenings are favorable for catching the Young Moon. It climbs Continue reading “Slender Moon for Saturday evening”
Map of the Starry Sky
I’ve produced a new poster – Continue reading “Map of the Starry Sky”
The subtle and the shrill
Repainting Continue reading “The subtle and the shrill”
Moon, Saturn, Jupiter in the dawn sky
Lined up to the east of the Sun are Continue reading “Moon, Saturn, Jupiter in the dawn sky”
Pisces
The Sun is in the constellation of the two Fishes from March 12 until April 20.
Clock-perversity
Turning clocks away from natural time for more than half the year was a lousy idea. Some people now want Continue reading “Clock-perversity”