This illustration from the new edition of To Know the Stars (my book for children) shows Sun and Earth, and the distance between them as a folded line. Continue reading “Sun looks down”
Category: astronomy
Crashing through the night
Most flights across the Atlantic from Europe to North America Continue reading “Crashing through the night”
Equinox sunrise along the cliffs
I go out most mornings before sunrise, ride down a narrow lane Continue reading “Equinox sunrise along the cliffs”
Greatest libration of the year
Greatest liberation of the year, did you say? Continue reading “Greatest libration of the year”
Venus and Regulus in the dawn
On August 17 or 18 you saw (if you were up early enough in the morning) a conjunction of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. Continue reading “Venus and Regulus in the dawn”
A trio of lights
Perhaps you took a look at the after-sunset sky and saw Mars passing Saturn Continue reading “A trio of lights”
Mars vs. Saturn
There’s a bright-planet conjunction that you can see Continue reading “Mars vs. Saturn”
The Love Princess Glides over the Thunder King
Venus is about to position herself less than a quarter of a degree – less than a quarter of the width of your little finger held at arm’s length – above Jupiter. Continue reading “The Love Princess Glides over the Thunder King”
High tide this Sunday – and Bertha
The Moon on Sunday August 10 will reach its perigee at 17:48, and its Full phase at 18:10 – only 22 minutes apart. Continue reading “High tide this Sunday – and Bertha”
The Multiverse
A person named Eilidh Macdougall is flossing her teeth and notices Continue reading “The Multiverse”