Last night was hot – the first throw-off-the-blanket night of the year!
An unlikely reason was Continue reading “The mercury rises”
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Last night was hot – the first throw-off-the-blanket night of the year!
An unlikely reason was Continue reading “The mercury rises”
Entries from page 26 pf Astronomical Calendar 2022:
Venus, brighter than any star, can cast a reflection on water, and even a shadow. Continue reading “One confused groundhog”
Sunday June 27 will be the day that seems longest. That is, sunset will be latest (for latitude 40° north).
Why does latest sunset Continue reading “An international day, and then the longest day?”
Tomorrow is the June solstice, one of the points that divide the natural year into four quarters.
Here’s the sky on this first evening of northern spring.
See the end note about enlarging illustrations. Continue reading “Through the gates of spring”
Red Mars is passing red Aldebaran, and the Moon will sweep between the two on Friday March 19.
Continue reading “Red gateway, doubled daytime, troubled clocktime”
What more can we say about Groundhog Day that we didn’t say in 2015?
With Jupiter and Saturn still close enough to pose as a joint “Star of Bethlehem.”
Today, November 5, started with a fog over the River Thames. The day may be Continue reading “A Month of No”