Here is the scene in early twilight.
Category: astronomy
Venus passages compared
The brightest planet will on October 26 rush between us and the Sun.
I’m early in getting this to you, because Continue reading “Venus passages compared”
The speed of sound and the speed of day
Earth is a spinning ball, we are insects Continue reading “The speed of sound and the speed of day”
Kepler’s Equation
What is it? That was the last question in my Continue reading “Kepler’s Equation”
Moon Ahead!
We’re looking ahead in more than one sense: the Moon will be at its Last Quarter Continue reading “Moon Ahead!”
Re-equinox
The September equinox got postponed. Continue reading “Re-equinox”
Equinox evening
The cosmic trumpet announcing the equinox will sound on Saturday,
Quiz answers
I didn’t handle my quiz perfectly, as I realized Continue reading “Quiz answers”
Quiz
In the email arrived this crafty piece of temptation:
New Moon and coinciding New Years
New Moon was on September 9 (at 18h Universal Time), so the Moon is barely above the horizon at sunset.
