Night Sky Watch: Mars helps Mommyo spot Uranus
Apparently, the moon is tired, because Mars will be our tour guide tonight. (Assuming cloud cover and light pollution in Chicago permit us to even find…
Wordless Wednesday: The Nine-Year-Old (briefly) gets a goldfish
The Nine-Year-Old and I had the chance to tag along on Daddyo’s business trip to D.C. last week, so of course we took it. Our hotel…
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Saturn
The moon is really working over time to help me spot things in the night sky this month. Tonight and tomorrow, it’s pairing up with Saturn. The…
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Jupiter and Spica
Not content with merely helping us spot Regulus earlier this month, the moon continues its guided tour of the night sky with a stop near Jupiter and Spica,…
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo find Regulus
Although I am fascinated by the stars, I’m not terribly good at identifying them. Tonight, though, the moon’s going to help me out. Andrew Fazekas, who…
Night Sky Watch: Comet passing by Earth again at Stupid O’Clock* tomorrow morning, also penumbral lunar eclipse tonight
Comet 45P/HMP passes by Earth at dawn tomorrow If you find yourself up at dawn tomorrow, go ahead and look up into the dawn sky. Who knows?…
Wordless Wednesday: Some days, you just need to pet a gerbil
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Wordless Wednesday: Happy New Year!
As you can see, The Nine-Year-Old is making quick work of her New Year’s Resolutions. “Take Darth Vader and Yoda to see Rogue One” is already…
Merry Christmas!
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Wordless Wednesday: Quiet time on Wooded Isle
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