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Tag: Moon
The Eclipse is Just Two Lunations Away
What is new in this view of Friday’s evening sky?
The sky scene, June 20 morning
The Speed of the Barycenter Settled?
I thought I should wait at least a day to let your answers Continue reading “The Speed of the Barycenter Settled?”
The Speed of the Barycenter
Here is a puzzle to amuse you. It’s a smallish question on which you might like to test your math. Continue reading “The Speed of the Barycenter”
Moon, Regulus, Jupiter
The Moon will pass south of Regulus in the night of April 6/7,
Where Earth is heading From
If Earth is a car, and we now look out of the rear window, Continue reading “Where Earth is heading From”
Crescent Moon and planets
The Moon on its way out into December’s evening sky passes as many as six planets in as many days (if you count Pluto as a planet).
Last Quarter, Regulus, and the direction ahead
There is a grouping – two bright objects plus a geometrical abstraction – to be seen in the night between Sunday and Monday, November 20/21: the Moon, the star Regulus, and the Earth’s direction of travel.
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Leonids and the lingering Moon
Here is a diagram I made for Continue reading “Leonids and the lingering Moon”