Venus, brighter than any star, can cast a reflection on water, and even a shadow. Continue reading “One confused groundhog”
Tag: seasons
An international day, and then the longest day?
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?”
Shortshadow
Tomorrow is the June solstice, one of the points that divide the natural year into four quarters.
Through the gates of spring
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 gateway, doubled daytime, troubled clocktime
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”
Groundhog Quarantine
What more can we say about Groundhog Day that we didn’t say in 2015?
The Christmas sky
With Jupiter and Saturn still close enough to pose as a joint “Star of Bethlehem.”
A Month of No
Today, November 5, started with a fog over the River Thames. The day may be Continue reading “A Month of No”
Concolor
We arrive on Tuesday September 22 at the equinox: when day and night hang equal. Continue reading “Concolor”
The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford
We are coming to the time of the latest sunset, which makes the day Continue reading “The longest evening, and the battle of Brentford”