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Tag Archives: moon
Ultra-cool video about Thursday’s Moon landing!
As you know, Beresheet is the Hebrew word for “In the beginning”. It also is the name of Israel’s unmanned moon-landing mission! The landing is scheduled for Thursday. Here is an ultra-cool video about how they are doing it without … Continue reading
Look! Up in the Sky! MARS in opposition, MOON in bloody conjunction
On a far happier note, from SpaceWeather and from APOD come astronomical notes of interest. First, APOD says that Mars is in opposition. This mean that the entire planet is lined up against liberals, in a kind of solar systemic … Continue reading
JUST TOO COOL – Fly Over video of The Moon
Because today is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, it’s time for a trip to your planet’s largest satellite! Everyone should check out the amazing “Tour of The Moon” 4K “fly over” video, provided by the folks at NASA. HERE It makes … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged moon
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ASK FATHER: Who is in charge of the Moon?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: It occurs to me that two of the three people on Apollo 11 were in the military at the time of their trip the moon. The command module pilot, Michael Collins, and the lunar module pilot, Buzz Aldrin, … Continue reading
#gopconvention reminds me of two wonderful things
I’ve been watching the Republican National Convention speeches. Tonight, I’ve been reminded of two wonderful things, one in the past and one in the future. First, in the past, today is the anniversary of the amazing moment when man first … Continue reading
11 Oct: St. John XXIII
Today is the feast of the Pope who issued the Apostolic Constitution Veterum Sapientia. Today is the feast of the Pope who didn’t like it when people clapped in church. Today is the feast of the Pope who issued the Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Saints: Stories & Symbols
Tagged Missale Romanum of St. John XXIII, moon, St. John XXIII
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Just Too Cool: Your Earth and Your Moon
Unless you are an astronaut.. or a cosmonaut, you probably haven’t had a chance to see your Earth and Moon from this angle. From NASA Earth Observatory. The green tinge is a photographic artifact produced by the method of taking … Continue reading
“O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon”
You know… ever since February started, I have had the strangest feeling that it was the wrong day. Ever have that? Get out your red pens. Each day I turn another page of my copy of the Martyrologium Romanum, which … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged lunar, lunar table, Martyrologium Romanum, moon
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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. [wp_youtube]HCt1BwWE2gA[wp_youtube]
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 … 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 … 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 … 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
LIVE: http://venustransit.nasa.gov/transitofvenus/ 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 … 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
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, The future and our choices
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 … 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
This is simply too cool not to share. After voting for WDTPRS (which will take about 5 seconds) take a look at this. This from Astronomy Pic of the Day. About 1,300 images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft’s wide … 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!
The arrant thief, giver of memories
The summers of my youth were intense rites of watching minor league ball games with my grandfather, bare-backed horses, swimming, crackling buzzing nights with chess pieces and a short-wave radio over the sound of distant trains. Summers were given to … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Linking Back, Look! Up in the sky!, My Favorite Posts
Tagged 1969, Apollo 11, Apollo XI, Mar tranquillitatis, moon, NASA
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