Time flows, but we keep trying to cut it into pieces, like using a sword to chop a river. Continue reading “Dam Time”
Tag: astronomy
Venus-Mars-Moon Trio
I already glimpsed this scene out of a train window Continue reading “Venus-Mars-Moon Trio”
After the Thunder Sleeps
First day of spring! That is, Continue reading “After the Thunder Sleeps”
Quasi
Mercury just fails to kiss Venus.
Sun looks down
This illustration from the new edition of To Know the Stars (my book for children) shows Sun and Earth, and the distance between them as a folded line. Continue reading “Sun looks down”
Crashing through the night
Most flights across the Atlantic from Europe to North America Continue reading “Crashing through the night”
Equinox sunrise along the cliffs
I go out most mornings before sunrise, ride down a narrow lane Continue reading “Equinox sunrise along the cliffs”
Greatest libration of the year
Greatest liberation of the year, did you say? Continue reading “Greatest libration of the year”
Venus and Regulus in the dawn
On August 17 or 18 you saw (if you were up early enough in the morning) a conjunction of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. Continue reading “Venus and Regulus in the dawn”
A trio of lights
Perhaps you took a look at the after-sunset sky and saw Mars passing Saturn Continue reading “A trio of lights”