Everyone’s favorite asteroid, Vesta, is taking its apparent retrograde path, across the hind leg of Leo the lion, as we pass nearest to it.
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Category: astronomy
What is a remhurl?
Tilly and I just now finished publishing another remhurl – “remhurl” is our abbreviation for Continue reading “What is a remhurl?”
Mercurial appearances: not what they claim
Mercury is at its greatest distance out into the morning sky (its greatest western elongation).
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The Sirius-Canopus Hour and Yemen
We contemplated the Coma Hour and the limiting latitude for seeing the Southern Cross. The other lantern that can lurk at the southern horizon is Canopus, second brightest of stars. Continue reading “The Sirius-Canopus Hour and Yemen”
Crux, the Coma Hour, and school exams
We’ve had discussion about how far south you have to be to see the small, brilliant, and charismatic constellation of the Southern Cross. Continue reading “Crux, the Coma Hour, and school exams”
Extremes, Cosmic and Political
I’m gradually revising my Albedo to Zodiac, and just now I came to a spot under H that needed attention and have had to work up a paragraph: Continue reading “Extremes, Cosmic and Political”
Valentine’s morn
February may be the coldest month – it’s feeling Continue reading “Valentine’s morn”
A new planet? and a new policy?
This is a possible detection of a planet in the star system nearest to us.
Tantalization in the morning sky
A great grouping in the pre-dawn sky: the three brightest planets and the extremely slender Moon. Continue reading “Tantalization in the morning sky”
Venus and Vaccine in Lancashire
Toxteth is a central part of Liverpool. Though I l Continue reading “Venus and Vaccine in Lancashire”