This is, or may well be, the oldest: Continue reading “World’s oldest and newest star maps”
Month: January 2022
Burns bright
In the morning sky, Continue reading “Burns bright”
Discobolus
We sometimes get breakfast at Continue reading “Discobolus”
Adjustments for precession and parenthood
Tomorrow, January 19, the Sun will enter constellation Capricornus.
Continue reading “Adjustments for precession and parenthood”
The other royal observatory
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From our window in Isleworth, we see across a forested island in the Thames to another line of trees, beyond which Continue reading “The other royal observatory”
A quasi-conjunction
Mercury comes to a conjunction with Saturn – no, not quite. Continue reading “A quasi-conjunction”
Homage to Archimedes
The Antikythera device: you’ve probably heard of this marvel. Continue reading “Homage to Archimedes”
Black holes of cyberspace
Here is the sky scene for this evening, taken from page 15 of Astronomical Calendar 2022: Continue reading “Black holes of cyberspace”
Turn-of-the-year quirks
Well, it’s December 20 already, soon be Christmas!
Apology, I’m Continue reading “Turn-of-the-year quirks”