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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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April Skies

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Dave

April Skies The first of April, some do say, Is set apart for All Fools Day, But why the people call it so, Nor I, nor they themselves, do know. Poor Robin’s Almanac, 1760 No one knows where the tradition of “April Fools” came from. It’s origin has been wrapped in obscurity for a long…

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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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Earth Reaches Midpoint in Orbit Between Solstice and Equinox

Posted on January 25, 2023January 29, 2023 by Dave

Earth Reaches Midpoint in Orbit Between Solstice and Equinox: February 2nd is an astronomical Cross-Quarter Day, one of four days in the year when the Earth is midway between the the Equinoxes and the Solstices. This month’s Cross-Quarter Day is called Groundhog Day in the USA, and I’ll bet that 99.9% of the population has…

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January Skies are Incredible for Learning the Stars

Posted on January 1, 2023December 20, 2022 by Dave

It isn’t easy, this star business, and it’s terrifically hard to learn the night sky in any season, unless you have someone with you who knows it well already, and can tell the tales that make the forgetting impossible. Well, January’s a good month to get started. Around 8 p.m. local time, there are constellations…

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Winter Solstice

Posted on December 1, 2022November 30, 2022 by Dave

December 21st (2022) is the 54th anniversary of Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968), the first manned flight to the Moon. On that day astronauts Lovell, Anders and Borman left the Earth for a 6 day mission to the moon for a live close-up view, as well as the first complete look at the Earth from…

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Leonid Meteor Shower

Posted on November 4, 2022November 16, 2022 by Dave

November’s Meteors On the night of November 16th/17th the Leonid Meteor Shower will peak in the wee hours of the morning. This shower is maddeningly unpredictable. In 1933, it was described as ‘like a child’s sparkler held against the sky.’  In 1966 it burst forth over the central western states in the greatest meteor display…

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A Crack in Time

Posted on October 1, 2022October 3, 2022 by Dave

Halloween The last night of October was traditionally celebrated as the eve of Winter by the ancient Celts. Moreover, it was also the beginning of their New Year. In ancient Ireland, a new and sacred fire was kindled on this night, from which all the fires of Ireland would be lit. The Celts believed this…

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Selling the Night Sky

Posted on September 1, 2022August 21, 2022 by Dave

Selling the Night Sky… An Observatory astronomer here once had a great idea for making a fast buck. He’d nab a copy of the city’s list of fire hydrants and sell them one at a time to anyone who’d send him a check for $50. He’d promise to name a plug after anyone whose check…

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Cheap Thrills!

Posted on August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 by Dave

Cheap Thrills! When you were a kid, ever have one of those warm summer nights when there was nothing to do, and you didn’t have any money to do anything even if there was something to do, and your folks wouldn’t let you do it even if there was, and you did? So, maybe you…

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