On Thursday, June 10, the Sun will appear as a burning ring around the darkened Moon.
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Category: history, archaeology
Heavenly rivers and earthly canals
Here is the sky on Palm Sunday evening.
Turkey new edition – and conspiracy theories
This is another publication announcement.
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The Sirius-Canopus Hour and Yemen
We contemplated the Coma Hour and the limiting latitude for seeing the Southern Cross. The other lantern that can lurk at the southern horizon is Canopus, second brightest of stars. Continue reading “The Sirius-Canopus Hour and Yemen”
Forty days
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Crosses are painted with ash on foreheads. Continue reading “Forty days”
International Brigade
The Jubilee Garden, where Continue reading “International Brigade”
The Hazaras
“We are from Changîzistân!” joked one of the Hazaras who befriended me Continue reading “The Hazaras”
Which is obsolete, the liberal or the despotic?
Putin opines that “liberalism is obsolete.” Interviewed by Continue reading “Which is obsolete, the liberal or the despotic?”
Ravens of the Tower
Why is the prime meridian of Earth at Greenwich? Well, while I was living Continue reading “Ravens of the Tower”
Comments: Cato, Stereo
Prose is linear, but the blog-and-comment system, Continue reading “Comments: Cato, Stereo”