Saturday October 31 is Hallowe’en, but the evening may not be much fun. Trick-or-treating, Continue reading “Shallowe’en and Clock Schlock”
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Clock restoration time
Clocks in Europe shift back an hour on Sunday October 25, from the distorted “Summer Time” to more natural time.
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.
Mars opposition in Pisces
Mars will be at opposition, the mid-point of the best time for seeing it, on October 13. Continue reading “Mars opposition in Pisces”
Draconid particles in the air
This annual meteor shower should be at its best in the night of October 7 to 8.
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?
Saturn hesitates before the Great Conjunction
On Tuesday, September 29, Saturn will become stationary – a sort of prelude to Continue reading “Saturn hesitates before the Great Conjunction”
Concolor
We arrive on Tuesday September 22 at the equinox: when day and night hang equal. Continue reading “Concolor”
International Brigade
The Jubilee Garden, where Continue reading “International Brigade”
Another application of orbital resonance
It has been shown that, when you are pulverizing soup,