Will Madeline remember this? It’s what Continue reading “Looking back to the Greenville eclipse”
Category: astronomy
Perseids through moonlight
The Perseids, most famous of the annual meteor showers, come around again in the night between August 12 and 13. Here is our scene Continue reading “Perseids through moonlight”
Jupiter at standstill
Today, July 28, Jupiter reaches one of its stationary points; that is, begins Continue reading “Jupiter at standstill”
Southeast View from the Southwest
ALCON, the annual conference of the Astronomical League, will be from July 28 to 30 at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Continue reading “Southeast View from the Southwest”
Small nether world
Pluto is like a departed friend. Continue reading “Small nether world”
Full near
The Moon will be full, and at its nearest to Earth this year, on Wednesday July 13. Continue reading “Full near”
Eight light-seconds farther out
Monday will be July 4, celebrated as a birthday Continue reading “Eight light-seconds farther out”
Nearly a planet parade
Paul Davis sent me this photograph
Short night, long Knight
On Monday June 27 will come another variant of the peak of summer: the latest sunset, a Continue reading “Short night, long Knight”
Solstice and more
Tuesday, June 21, will bring the solstice, peak of summer for our northern hemisphere. Usually Continue reading “Solstice and more”