The early morning of Thursday August 17.

Category: astronomy
Five and a half days to the eclipse
One week to the eclipse
The night between August 13 and 14, and the Moon is one stride nearer to its victim –

The Moon on its Way to the Eclipse
This is a scene for the night between August 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sunday).

The Perseids a-Kindle
The sparks of light called the Perseid meteors will come streaking from the northeast over the next night or two.

The sky scene, July 28 evening
A shadow-band project for August 21
Shadow bands are “elusive ripples of alternate light and dark, flitting over the ground or the sides of buildings”

Dawn Ceres
Full, then New, then Full, then Eclipse
I believe that an “email blast” has gone out Continue reading “Full, then New, then Full, then Eclipse”
An asteroid for Asteroid Day (or nearly)
I’m not sure why the United Nations picked June 30 (yesterday) as Continue reading “An asteroid for Asteroid Day (or nearly)”


