Preparing for Mercury’s Transit 11.11.19
If ever there was a time to prepare a ceremony of the stars, then this week is it! The Moon […]
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In the Black Pool of Midnight at Halloween
Sunset October 31, 2019 is 6:30 pm edt Crescent Moon will set at 9:16 pm, which means that neither of […]
A Titan of Astronomy and His Dying Wish
This week marks the anniversary of the death of Tycho Brahe, on October 24 in 1601, the Danish astronomer whose […]
Paganini and the Stars of Halloween
“In folklore, angels tickle harps and the Devil plays the violin. So it is hardly surprising that extraordinary musical ability […]
A Tale for the Dragon’s Meteor Shower, October 8
Once upon a time there lived a man who had two sons but they did not get on at all […]
The Destiny of the Year in the Story “Catherine and Her Destiny”
When the Sun steps into the Libra scales and the starry crown begins to set, then Orion marches across the […]
Rip Van Winkle for the Gregory Days
Every year from October 4 to 15, the Storyteller’s Night Sky delights in tales of those mysterious and mischievous days […]
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 […]
Sirius and the Flooding of the Nile
Every year in August, the constellation Orion returns to northern hemisphere skies at dawn, bearing with him the brightest star […]
The Most Dramatic Tales Under the Most Beautiful Skies
There are some dramatic stories thundering through the August night sky every year, including desperate lovers bereft of one another, […]