Two beautiful nebulae, bright clouds about 5,000 light-years distant Continue reading “Lagoon-Trifid gateway and the nebula of names”
Category: language
Vernal equinox
We have to be careful about calling it the spring equinox, Continue reading “Vernal equinox”
Dizzying distances
It’s not surprising that the eyes begin their warning Continue reading “Dizzying distances”
AI
AI. That pair of letters, when I first encountered it, was a Bronze Age city.
Euphemisms
American clocks, which have Continue reading “Euphemisms”
Small worlds, small words
About once a year comes a perigean full Moon, an event popularly called a Supermoon because the Moon is nearest and thus appears largest. Continue reading “Small worlds, small words”
Draco and the law
Meteors of the annual Draconid shower Continue reading “Draco and the law”
Plants of a summer morning
Today will seem long, in that sunset comes latest, Continue reading “Plants of a summer morning”
A goldmine of legends uncovered in the sky
The sky lore of European countries is largely lost Continue reading “A goldmine of legends uncovered in the sky”
Sunstanding
If you were to look at the Sun (but don’t!) this afternoon, you would be seeing it against a remote background of stars on the border of Taurus and Gemini. Continue reading “Sunstanding”