Freeman Dyson died in 2020. I was lucky to have a long talk with him Continue reading “Dyson and the archipelago of the asteroids”
Tag: asteroids
Retrograde motions
Ceres will be at opposition on October 2. Continue reading “Retrograde motions”
Asteroid 3505 Byrd
is at opposition today.
I’ve realized this only belatedly. Continue reading “Asteroid 3505 Byrd”
Rash youths and meteors
Geminid meteors will crash into Earth’s atmosphere tonight. But what is this falling particle? Continue reading “Rash youths and meteors”
Juno the betrayed
Asteroid 3 Juno is at an ironic opposition. Continue reading “Juno the betrayed”
The Geminids and the son of the Sun
This is annual meteor shower is one of the most reliably strong. It will be at its peak in the night of December 13/14.
Ceres is at opposition
The first asteroid is hovering near the stars that form the face of the Bull constellation.
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Friction
June 30 is Asteroid Day, being the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event.
Vesta, vests, and the fallibility of poets
Everyone’s favorite asteroid, Vesta, is taking its apparent retrograde path, across the hind leg of Leo the lion, as we pass nearest to it.
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Vesta at opposition
Vesta, the fourth asteroid, is at opposition, the middle of its Continue reading “Vesta at opposition”