The Moon Wakens Mars with a Kiss on Tuesday, February 18
This week the Moon will cascade down a stair of morning planets in her silvery gown as the Titan Goddess […]
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Friday the 13th, Dante, and the Eve of Harvest Moon
Whenever a month begins on a Sunday, then there will always be a Friday the 13th, and this month, that […]
Fragaria vesca* and the mystery of the Moon
This terrific photo of the Strawberry Moon over Lake Superior was taken by Grant Johnson in 2016. You can check […]
When We’re Perpendicular to the Milky Way ~ from the archives
In the land of the “Storyteller’s Night Sky” there’s a lot of whimsy and rhyme and ‘once upon a time’, […]
Mercury and the Moon Make Rare Moves May 16 and 18 in 2019
At the middle of this week, Mercury comes to what I’ll call its “Full” phase, and at the end of […]
The Crescent Moon Opens a Door Through History This Week
Nearly 1000 years ago, a star went super nova in the region of the Bull’s Horns, in Taurus, and this […]
Secrets of Sun and Moon When Earth Regains the Center this Week
There’s a Full Moon this week, and even though it’s not the first Full Moon of the season, it is […]
Walking on the Moon ~ A Year of Space Anniversaries
July this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, the first space mission […]
The Daughter of Heaven in the Stars
At midnight this week, the constellation Virgo appears high in the east, holding the star Spica in her arms, and […]
When the Moon Refuses to Yield the Northern Celestial Stage
A magic moment is upon us this week when the Sun appears to cross the Celestial Equator heading north, bearing […]