I’ve found this sketch of a street scene in Qandahar (home of the Taliban) that I made while hitch-hiking through Afghanistan Continue reading “A star sets”
Category: human rights and animal rights
An international day, and then the longest day?
Sunday June 27 will be the day that seems longest. That is, sunset will be latest (for latitude 40° north).
Why does latest sunset Continue reading “An international day, and then the longest day?”
Shadow over the north pole and the free city
On Thursday, June 10, the Sun will appear as a burning ring around the darkened Moon.
Continue reading “Shadow over the north pole and the free city”
Syzygy and Novichok
The coming Full Moon will be one of the nearest and largest-looking. The Full moment is April 27 at about 3:30 Universal Time, which is 4 or more hours earlier by American clocks, so the evening on which to gaze at it is that of Monday April 26. Continue reading “Syzygy and Novichok”
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”
Good things are starting to happen
The civil war in Yemen is the most intense current humanitarian tragedy. Continue reading “Good things are starting to happen”
World Smiles Tentatively
On Wednesday January 20 comes the inauguration of Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States of America.
Luck and unluck
Last Saturday, when the US election was decided, was a lucky and unlucky day, depending on what you think. This coming Friday Continue reading “Luck and unluck”
Orion and the right to insult
You may notice a few Orionid meteors in the after-midnight sky any time from about October 2 to November 7, but they should be at their best in the night between October 20 and 21.
RBG and RGB
Acronyms trip us up. AI: you think you’re about to learn something about Artificial Intelligence, but it’s Amnesty International. RGB is one I have to worry about, when making colored illustrations – should I be using Red-Green-Blue mode, or Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, CMYK?
