A few minutes before 5:00 this morning, I stood on my back deck, sipping coffee and oooh-ing at the beauty lined-up directly south of me. Jupiter, brilliantly shining with a steady "star-burst" type of light, led the parade across the sky. Our waning, gibbous Moon glided in stately splendor a short distance behind. Saturn brought up the rear at a ( Read more... )

Last night after studying the detailed forecast for this early morning on wunderground.com, MyJeff and I decided that--as interesting as it sounded--we really aren't up for standing around in minus 9 F (about minus 23 C) temperatures with--and this is the real problem--minus 18 or minus 20 F (minus 29 C) wind chills. So ... we either wimped out or ( Read more... )

It looks like this Saturday will be clear and cold in the early morning. Good viewing for the Penta-Planetary Parade around 6 a.m. to see the line of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury. But the temperature is currently looking to be something like minus 9 degrees F (~ minus 22 C). I'm feeling my enthusiasm for the early morning planet and ( Read more... )

Here's something interesting. The image below comes from the Facebook page of the Minnesota Astrological Society and illustrates a very cool and rare phenomenon now occurring. I hope it doesn't mess up anyone's page, but I don't know just how to make it smaller.


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What to these wondering eyes did appear at about 6:00 this morning when I peeked out my back door?


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