“No quarter” means no mercy, “first quarter” means the phase the Moon has reached. Continue reading “No Quarter”
Category: human rights and animal rights
Book a holiday in Ukraine!
Blue and yellow (complementary colors) make the Ukrainian flag. Blue and yellow are also the colors of one of the most famous of double stars. Continue reading “Book a holiday in Ukraine!”
The Inner Mongolia of the planets
In February the planets are all over on the sunward side of Earth.
Moon and migrants in the cold north
The Moon is northernmost in the year, today at Continue reading “Moon and migrants in the cold north”
Roar with Outrage
The Leonids will charge at us in the night between November 17 and 18 Continue reading “Roar with Outrage”
In the Days of the Comet
That was the title of the 1906 eu-topian novel Continue reading “In the Days of the Comet”
Ayotzinapa
Here we are on a bright Friday, holding up 43 solemn young men’s faces Continue reading “Ayotzinapa”
A star sets
I’ve found this sketch of a street scene in Qandahar (home of the Taliban) that I made while hitch-hiking through Afghanistan Continue reading “A star sets”
An international day, and then the longest day?
Sunday June 27 will be the day that seems longest. That is, sunset will be latest (for latitude 40° north).
Why does latest sunset Continue reading “An international day, and then the longest day?”
Shadow over the north pole and the free city
On Thursday, June 10, the Sun will appear as a burning ring around the darkened Moon.
Continue reading “Shadow over the north pole and the free city”