Moon Gazing

Tonight the moon is supposed to look really, really big. Expect cloud cover.

Why Does The Moon Look So Big Tonight?



Commence howling.

Wanna Give Your Scroll Button a Good Run?

Here's a whole new perspective on the Solar System.

Requires patience and a good scrolling finger.

Cloud Cover

Need I say more:

Saturn, moon and star offer triple night sky treat Thursday

Get ready for Saturday’s supermoon, astronomy fans

We've had cold, rainy, gloomy weather here for the past several days with no letup in sight. Bummer!

How Much Do You Wanna Bet...

...there will be cloud cover that day:

 Last chance to see Venus transit for over 100 years

And besides, didn't your mother always tell you not to look directly at the sun?

And by golly, if that doesn't put in mind of some music:
I can't help it.

Those Mayans...

...must have had a calendar that we just don't understand. The world is not coming to an end this year. It's scheduled for 2020 or so. Should be interesting.

Here Comes the Sun.

And while we're on that topic, I hear tell the lead singer of the Monkees croaked today. Only 66 he was. I had a friend in high school who was all agaga about the Monkees. I was much more in to the fad four and Bob Dylan, tho. But here's to some great music from my youth:



We're all gonna die, but the world keeps turning, even with a blast from the Sun every so often.

2:00 A.M. Tonight

Should be worth it. The skies are clear, but can I stay awake that late?

Tres Cool!

Go here. Notice in the bottom right corner you can flip from Nicolaus Copernicus's view of the solar system to Tycho Brahe's view. Stare. Mesmerize.

IPPC is Investigating the Sun...

...as a driver of climate change ....FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!

Speaking of Planet Earth

...and life versus extinctions, it seems we may be the only ones!

Yay!! Pluto Lives!!

The argument for Pluto: Why the Tiny Dwarf is Still a Planet

All those kids books and science texts will have to be rewritten again. But she's worth it.