As Jupiter continues to catch up with Saturn, the Moon comes by, this time passing Continue reading “Jupiter, Saturn, Moon. amd Time”
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Venus in waiting
June 3 is a hinge date for Venus.
The difference made by two thousand years
On Wednesday May 20 the Sun enters the sign Gemini. This gives us a rather good way of seeing the difference between “signs” and constellations.
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The Swan in Heaven’s River
I opened my eyes around half past three in the morning and saw a drop of dew Continue reading “The Swan in Heaven’s River”
Moon-Jupiter-Saturn trio
On the morning of Tuesday May 12 comes this concentration of three bright bodies within a circle less than 5 degrees wide.
Venus northernmost, couch awkwardmost
Venus will reach the most northerly point in its whole eight-year cycle, on the evening of Monday May 3 for America.

The sky from Gislher’s Piece
The evening sky has changed –
Conjunctions banned from Isleworth
We’ve succeeded in moving from rural Dorset, where this was the view out of our window –

Pleiades passage
One of the benefits of a year when Venus is heading for its northernmost point in the eight-year cycle is that on the way it visits the most famous of star clusters.
Cheery Thought for a Scary Time
In spring the Earth is smiling