The eclipse that will blaze across America a month and a day from now will follow a trail blazed in 2006. Continue reading “Appalachian Dragon”
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Pale light on leap day
The coming Thursday will not be March 1, as it would Continue reading “Pale light on leap day”
An ashy Valentine
Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s Day, and it’s also Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. As it dawns, the planet of love will be coming up into view, followed by her bloodstained brother. Continue reading “An ashy Valentine”
If the Sun steps here
It occurred to me, while I was watching Sisyphus Continue reading “If the Sun steps here”
Moon treads on Scorpion
In the morning sky, the waning Moon slides down through Scorpius and Sagittarius. Continue reading “Moon treads on Scorpion”
The Sisyphean task
Sisyphus, for his sly sins against the divine order, had to be punished by the gods. He had Continue reading “The Sisyphean task”
East and Middle East
Half a dozen solar-systems events are listed in Astronomical Calendar 2024 for January 27 (with their Universal Times): Continue reading “East and Middle East”
Comets of 2024
The “hairy stars” have been absent from the last few Astronomical Calendars – as some readers have lamented! Continue reading “Comets of 2024”
Late to rise
Tomorrow, Friday January 5, you will see the year’s latest sunrise, Continue reading “Late to rise”
Quadrantid meteors 2024
May this new year be the start of an era of well-being for you and for the planet of life!
The first of the major annual meteor showers should be at its peak in the night between January 3 and 4, Continue reading “Quadrantid meteors 2024”