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Neil Armstrong: R.I.P.
In your kindness, please stop and pray for Neil Armstrong, who has died at the age of 82.
Just Too Cool: US Flags still standing on the Moon
This is for your Just Too Cool file.
As you read this, keep in mind that The First Gay President has killed our manned space program, thus enervating our collective imaginations and making us dependent on those who don’t like us. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Apollo, flag, manned space program, moon, NASA
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Too Cool: Moon eclipses Jupiter
At Astronomy Pic Of The Day there is a great shot of the Moon about to eclipse Jupiter and his moons.
Explanation: Skygazers around planet Earth enjoyed the close encounter of planets and Moon in July 15′s predawn skies. And while … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, O'Brian Tags
Tagged APOTD, Capt. Aubrey, eclipse, Jupiter, Longitude, moon
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Pluto Augmented
At APotD I saw this interesting news: Pluto has a fifth moon!
A fifth moon has been discovered orbiting Pluto. The moon was discovered earlier this month in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for the New Horizons … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Astronomy, Hubble Telescope, moon, Pluto
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TRANSIT OF VENUS TODAY – rarest of all eclipses – 5 June 22:10 UTC – 6 June 4:50 UTC – the last in our lifetimes
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NOTE THE TIMES, below, in UNIVERSAL TIME.
Explanation: Today Venus moves in front of the Sun. One way to follow this rare event is to actively reload the above live image of the Sun during the right time interval and look for an unusual circular dark … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged 2117, eclipse, Hubble Telescope, moon, sun, Transit of Venus, Venus
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Mooooooon!
The other day the Full Moon was at perigee (the closest point during its eliptical orbit). At Astronomy Pic of the Day has a great comparison of “Supermoon” and the Sun, taken with the same equipment. You can see that “Supermoon” … Continue reading
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 exploded in the Service Module of Apollo 13 on its way to our great natural satellite’s Fra Mauro Highlands, named after the 15th c. … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Apollo, Apollo 13, Ares, Constellation, Fra Mauro, Gemini, infanticide, Mars, Mercury, moon, NASA, Pres. Obama
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QUAERITUR: Who is bishop of the Moon?
Under the recent entry about titular sees, the question arose about which bishop would have jurisdiction over the Moon.
I think there are conflicting claims. I heard once that Rome itself had jurisdiction.
However, there is another claim.
Sometimes it is said that … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Archbp. Borders, D. Orlando, jurisdiction, moon
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Shooting the Moon
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This from Astronomy Pic of the Day.
About 1,300 images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft’s wide angle camera were … Continue reading
The dark of the moon
Did you see the Partial Lunar Eclipse?
I saw on Spaceweather that a photographer in Australia, Geoff Sims, did, and shot some photos. He put them together to show the outline of Earth’s shadow!
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