Greatest liberation of the year, did you say? Continue reading “Greatest libration of the year”
Category: astronomy
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”