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Month: March 2023

A Brightly Lit Killing Field

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 by Dave

“A Brightly Lit Killing Field…” A wrap-up in Washington, DC of a series of talks dealing with the problems in modern-day astronomy of light pollution, radio interference and space debris. Much of the information has been pondered for two decades now.. But, the eloquence with which the problems were presented, are daunting. On the problem…

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The Vernal Equinox

Posted on March 1, 2023March 2, 2023 by Dave

The Vernal Equinox aka The First Point of Aries The March Equinox occurs In Corvallis, Oregon on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 2:24 pm PDT This corresponds to Monday, March 20, 2023 at 21:24 UTC. What do you get in Springtime (or thereabouts; that’s how we define it), when the Earth rolls around in its…

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The Moon is Waxing Crescent (30% of Full)

Yachats
May 31, 2025, 7:17 pm
57.0
°F
74.5
°F
54.5
°F
30.23
inHg
86
%
0.30
UV
3.0
mph
4.0
mph
max
0.00
in/h
0.00
in
today
0
22
mi
900
ft
52.9
°F
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    Big Freezing Moon

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    12/04/2023-01/03/2024

    The Full Moon this month is traditionally called the Christmas, Yule or Long Night Moon, being the full moon nearest the longest night of the year.

    The Lakota Sioux called it the Moon of the Popping Trees. The Cheyenne called it: Big Freezing Moon.

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