The coming Full Moon will be one of the nearest and largest-looking. The Full moment is April 27 at about 3:30 Universal Time, which is 4 or more hours earlier by American clocks, so the evening on which to gaze at it is that of Monday April 26. Continue reading “Syzygy and Novichok”
Category: human rights and animal rights
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”
Good things are starting to happen
The civil war in Yemen is the most intense current humanitarian tragedy. Continue reading “Good things are starting to happen”
World Smiles Tentatively
On Wednesday January 20 comes the inauguration of Joe Biden, 46th president of the United States of America.
Luck and unluck
Last Saturday, when the US election was decided, was a lucky and unlucky day, depending on what you think. This coming Friday Continue reading “Luck and unluck”
Orion and the right to insult
You may notice a few Orionid meteors in the after-midnight sky any time from about October 2 to November 7, but they should be at their best in the night between October 20 and 21.
RBG and RGB
Acronyms trip us up. AI: you think you’re about to learn something about Artificial Intelligence, but it’s Amnesty International. RGB is one I have to worry about, when making colored illustrations – should I be using Red-Green-Blue mode, or Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, CMYK?
Intercepting the Perseids and the water
I’ve been so dazzled by Venus Continue reading “Intercepting the Perseids and the water”
Hada
I saw the eclipse of 1997 March 9 through a snowstorm near the northern edge of Mongolia. These objects –
Rebounding Sun
Solstice morning Sun, at its lowest, burning a hole in the clouds over the bay. Continue reading “Rebounding Sun”