A Guide to this Upcoming Celestial Event Looking out my window one recent night, I noticed the crescent moon with three other bright points of light trailing in an arc. I had often seen Venus and, less often, Mars and Jupiter. I hadn’t noted that arc before, though I must have seen it. What was… Continue reading The Parade of Planets:
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Watching the Moon
I often watch the moon and the sky at night from a second-floor west-facing window. The different phases of the moon as it cycles through the crescent quarters night by night grow more familiar. On a cloudy San Francisco evening, I may not see any moon. Or only for moments during breaks in the clouds… Continue reading Watching the Moon