As Mars passed Jupiter early today, a gong sounded, or so I whimsically imagined. But how often does that happen?
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In the night between November 30 and December 1, Mars and Jupiter will be at heliocentric conjunction. Is that interesting?
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A density of meetings
Tomorrow morning the Moon will finish its plunge past a bright star and three bright planets by gliding less than a degree from little Mercury.
Just as you end your all-night vigil
The dawn scene on the other side of the Sun will be rising into your weary view:
Venus-Mars-Cancer
Venus is slowing in its climb away from the Sun into the pre-dawn sky, but manages to pass Mars.
Happenings at Leo’s Front
The year’s closest conjunction of a planet with a first-magnitude star occurs during our August 11 daytime, which, Continue reading “Happenings at Leo’s Front”
Four-body problem
A changing pattern made by two or three celestial bodies that move past each other at angles or in curves can be quite complex; what about four?
Triple Act, Part One
Yes, I was away during the best planetary conjunction of the year.
The central event of the seasons
The summer solstice looms – Sunday, June 21 – but on that day I shall be embarking for an adventure in northwestern Spain, Continue reading “The central event of the seasons”