Summer wind & the tempestuous summit of Mount Washington
At night, a warm summer breeze is heaven. A howling, bitter winter wind is the enemy. Moving air influences our
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Minimal Moon makes for vivid Perseid meteor shower this weekend
It’s that time again: Meteors will rip through the sky this weekend. And chances are, this will be the best
Mysterious Aristarchus: Hunting for the man who first got it right
Like people even today, the ancients had to deal with verisimilitude: the appearance of truth. Something that appears true may
Moon/Venus/Aldebaran/Jupiter conjunction this Sunday
There’s something special about conjunctions. They’re surreal, like laughter in a dark hallway. Rather suddenly, two or more celestial luminaries
A sooner solstice
This Wednesday, June 20, is the Solstice. It happens at 7:09 p.m. What’s so special about it? It’s the earliest
Don’t miss this Tuesday’s Transit of Venus
Once in a blue moon, Venus passes in front of the Sun. It’s then a black dot crossing the solar
Get your eye protection ready for transit of Venus
Much media hoopla will be made of next weekend’s “Annular Solar Eclipse” on May 20. Should you travel to California
When it’s 73 degrees, Woodstock moves at speed of sound – literally
I don’t know why I never realized this before: Woodstock happens to move exactly at the speed of sound. Given
Spy in the sky: ‘Tis the season for satellite-spotting
Satellites have now returned to our skies. These brilliant drifting lights cross the sky every few minutes – even if
Sky high: see it now while the moon and planets perform
Late summer, you’ll wonder what happened. The evening sky will seem empty. Not a single bright planet will be found