I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
half moon, stars, sun, are borrowed from Revelations 12,1. Early representations of Ecclesia (10-12c) show her as the apocalyptic woman with the dragon. The motif of the apocalyptic woman is applied ...
Another year of skywatching is upon us, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2025!
The 16th brightest star in the night sky ... Spica will be occulted by a First Quarter Moon (appearing half-lit as seen from Earth) between 21:40 EDT on Saturday, July 13 and 00:58 EDT on Sunday ...
Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...