The star is noticed for the first time, in the brightness above the dawn horizon. Continue reading “The glimpse that brought the flood”
Category: astronomy
The morals of the planets
Venus and Mars, our neighbors, have come to symbolize love and hate. Continue reading “The morals of the planets”
Rash youths and meteors
Geminid meteors will crash into Earth’s atmosphere tonight. But what is this falling particle? Continue reading “Rash youths and meteors”
How to touch the Moon almost
Daniel Cummings, famous for his Moon Hat and other neat products, set me a puzzle, which my brain was too weary to tackle.
Mars and Moon meet at midnight
Mars and the Moon, moving in opposite directions, will Continue reading “Mars and Moon meet at midnight”
Great sight, great observer
The Moon passes 4° south of Saturn during the night between November 28 and 29, Continue reading “Great sight, great observer”
Above and below, or, Moon and Mone
If the sky is pure, you may this evening see the three-day-old Moon spring into it. Continue reading “Above and below, or, Moon and Mone”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Lion Mooned
The Leonids, sometimes the most spectacular of all Continue reading “Lion Mooned”
Icy Moon
The Moon has sailed into the north and hangs as “an icicle in a Dutchman’s beard,” Continue reading “Icy Moon”