Category Archives: Look! Up in the sky!

A Titanic Fata Morgana

By now most of you know that today was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of … Continue reading

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EXPLOSION ABOARD ODYSSEY! 42 years ago on Friday 13th

Jimmy Akin reminded me today that it is the anniversary of the day an oxygen tank … Continue reading

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Geostationary satellites and the Sun rising in the West

I had a flight yesterday evening that took off just at sunset. Thus, I had the … Continue reading

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St. Richard of Chichester. Another Richard remembered.

The feast of St. Richard of Chichester cannot go by without my remembering a limerick my … Continue reading

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One of the coolest measurements of all: Zettameters!

Learn something new everyday, is what I always say.
Today I learned that there is a zettameter, … Continue reading

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ALERT! INCOMING CME!

From SpaceWeather:
INCOMING CME: As Earth’s magnetic field reverberates from the impact of one CME on March … Continue reading

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Going for a spin

Time elapsed, from the ISS.

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Felix Bisextilis!

It is Leap Year Day.  In Latin this is bisextilis.
For this intercalary day in the Roman … Continue reading

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Things Solar

There was a partial eclipse of the Sun today, Spaceweather reports, but you had to be … Continue reading

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Spirit spotted on Mars

The intreprid little Mars rover Spirit, which began its mission in 2004 died, mired in sand, … Continue reading

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