“You have a halo that I can’t see.” I used to tell my students they had halos, when we walked from the school to the church early Friday mornings. I was responsible for the student lectors and would take them to church when the dew was often still on the grass, to practice their reading. [...]
Last year I learned of a star called T Corona Borealis that is supposed to brighten every eighty years. 2024 was the due date and the star was behaving somewhat differently than it had for the past eighty years. BUT it never popped off. This is when it’s important to settle down and realize things. [...]
Last Monday I was sitting at the kitchen table writing away, when I happened to look up and saw the top of a tree moving at high speed from the left of the window to the right. For a shocked moment I wondered if I was seeing a tree fall. As the tree flipped to [...]
This week, a comet is supposedly visible in the evening, even to the naked eye. There's some information and a beautiful picture here. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241014.html Act now! Tonight anyway. ~+~+~+~+~ Today's real topic is Sunday’s Gospel reading. It's about a rich young man who comes to see Jesus and then leaves. I never hear people commenting [...]
Solar activity has been intense this year. In May, August, September, and now October, there have been somewhat unusual auroras that can be seen much further towards the equator than is common. I do have to say, having spent a great deal of time finding pictures on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website, that [...]
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