It’s Spring Astronomy Day, and this is the sky scene that should greet you as evening falls.
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Tocra Pass
I was wondering when someone would ask me what that picture is, Continue reading “Tocra Pass”
Tails in the Sky
Fred Schaaf in his Sky & Telescope column for this month looks back fondly on the great comet tails that graced the May sky 33 and 30 years ago – Iras-Araki-Alcock and Halley – and then points out Continue reading “Tails in the Sky”
Vikings come raiding again
The boom of a cannon shook my window Continue reading “Vikings come raiding again”
Link to the Transit of Mercury
On Monday May 9 comes the passage of the pinpoint black planet (here shown 5 times larger than scale) across the vast boiling face of the Sun.
May Day
The London Marathon, and then May Day. In the big city, it’s certainly easier to be at happenings.
We decided to get to the great rally, Continue reading “May Day”
Longitude zero
This line
Marathon to Greenwich
Yes, Greenwich it is, not asteroid 9037 Greenwich, but the old town that is the zero point of Earth’s longitude and time.
D-Day Minus Three
We are in the last three days of worried house-packing, but I can’t resist taking time to show you this evening’s sky –
New and Near
New Moon today. Continue reading “New and Near”