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Category Archives: Look! Up in the sky!
Typo on the first day in the Catholic Book Publishing Company edition
From a priest reader: The Roman Missal for the Catholic Book Publishing Company (large edition) has a typo on the First Sunday of Advent. The Introit adds a word that should not be there: “Nor let “not” my enemies exult … Read More
EAS and EAS… ?!? Coincidence? You decide!
Something odd happened today. I watch very little TV during the day but sometimes if I am making lunch or doing something in the kitchen I switch it on to see if something interesting is going on. As I watched, … Read More
The Hammer and The Feather
I remember watching this when I was a kid and thinking that it was very cool indeed. Today I picked it up from Astronomy Pic of the Day, which is on my daily checklist. A famous experiment compliments of Apollo … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged 1971, Apollo, Galileo, gravity, POTUS NASA, Pres. Obama, space program
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6 Comments
Curiouser and curiouser!
A reader sent a link to a photo of the new Mars Rover, Curiosity, just as it was being sealed into its capsule for the ride to Mars! Another great shot HERE. For more, HERE.
Of things astronomic and thanks to readers on the Autumnal Equinox
Firstly, as I reported before there is a huge piece of flaming hurtling death-inflicting space junk falling to earth even as I write. I calmly explained the facts here in my post entitled “RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! FALLING BURNING … Read More
RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! FALLING BURNING SPACE BUS! AAAAH!
From Space Weather: RE-ENTRY ALERT: NASA reports that UARS, an atmospheric research satellite the size of a small bus, will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 23rd plus or minus one day. [AAHHHG! We don’t even know WHEN we’re ALL GOING … Read More
About Galileo, churches and the sun
I was recently alerted to a blog, The Deeps of Time, which deals with science and the Catholic faith. Even as I am starting at a book on my desk about Galileo (sent by a kind reader from my wish … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, Preserved Killick
Tagged Dog Star, Galileo, J.R. Heilbron, Sirius, solar noon, sun
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18 Comments
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a… giant balloon rosary!
Did you all by now see the giant pro-Life balloon rosary that floated over Chicago? No? Click.
Are you going to take your children out to look at meteors?
Are you going to take your children out to look at meteors? Think about it. You can tell them the true story of St. Lawrence and the myth of Perseus as you watch them. My favorite memory of watching the … Read More
Opportunity has reached Endeavour!
We’ve lost poor Spirit, but intrepid little Opportunity keeps motoring along. NASA reports that Opportunity has after a 3 year portion of its already 8 year anabasis has crawled up to Endeavour crater, 14 miles in diameter. We should be … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Mars Rover, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit, Zagnut
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10 Comments
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