Here is the sky scene on the last evening of 2018.
Category: calendar, seasons, time
A Quiz for Christmas Eve
An online quiz is like an exam to which students can bring their phones. Continue reading “A Quiz for Christmas Eve”
Zodiac Wavy Chart for 2019
And “Astronomical Calendar Any-Year.” They’re out. Take a look – universalworkshop.com/ZOD and universalworkshop.com/ACAY
Venus hovers near Spica
Watch out for a new product, to be called the “Zodiacal Wavy Chart.” This is a snippet of it:
The Burning of the Barrels
This wild event, Continue reading “The Burning of the Barrels”
My Name is a Joke
“Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, gunpowder, treason, and plot.” And then remember, on the next day Continue reading “My Name is a Joke”
New Moon and coinciding New Years
New Moon was on September 9 (at 18h Universal Time), so the Moon is barely above the horizon at sunset.
The last high tide
This weekend’s high tides won’t really be the last, but they may be Continue reading “The last high tide”
Daylight Shifted
The night between Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25, was shortened Continue reading “Daylight Shifted”
Thanksgiving across the pond
We Americans sailed up the Thames to get to a Thanksgiving Day service.
