In the night of Tuesday-to-Wednesday (November 17-18) our planet will meet the Leonid meteors, head-on.
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Dive into Infinity
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina will be at perihelion tomorrow, Nov. 15. —Please see note at end.
Propositions Underfoot
When the pilgrims arrived at the scene of my Astronomical Calendar 2016 cover picture, they had walked more than five hundred miles Continue reading “Propositions Underfoot”
Friggatriskaidekaphobia
Here’s the news from the evening sky: Continue reading “Friggatriskaidekaphobia”
A confession about the Final Astronomical Calendar
If you could have looked down through my ceiling during the evenings – not just the evenings – of Continue reading “A confession about the Final Astronomical Calendar”
Bonfire of the planets
The Moon, tomorrow morning, cruises down past Mars and Venus.
Venus-Mars-Jupiter splayed in space
You may have seen, or contemplated, the three planets in today’s pre-dawn sky, with the Last Quarter Moon hanging above them. This is how they came to be so beautifully grouped for us.
Tomorrow morning
A welcome to you if you’ve just learned about this blog. Here’s a welcome from the sky.
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