A long title, isn’t it? And those who enjoy the Indiana Jones movies know what it’s based on. Although apparently, Charlemagne never said anything of the kind. Reptiles of the sky? Really? You betcha. Reptiles are much on our minds these days at the Virginia…
Okay, okay…not quite. But it is Groundhog Day tomorrow. And the Bill Murray movie is great fun, so it deserved a shout-out. Have you ever thought about Groundhog Day? What a funny little holiday. We wait to see if a little critter pops out of…
Happy New Year everyone! Once again, I shall ride the current bandwagon, and this post will feature a list of things coming in 2012 that, if at all possible, you should not miss. Mark these five dates on your calendar now! March 3, 2012: The…
It’s that time of year, isn’t it folks? Everyone is doing a “Year in Review.” Well, who I am to miss that bandwagon! So in this final installment of Cosmic Strings for 2011, I give you my personal five favorite astronomy stories of 2011. Enjoy!…
Hey folks! We started talking holidays two weeks ago, so I thought I’d keep it up, as we get a lot of calls around this time of year about good astronomy Christmas gifts. My Dad loved Christmas. He loved shopping…especially if he could get a…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Since I’ll be off tomorrow, preparing to enjoy the holiday with my family, I figured I’d post a day early, and keep it all on the Thanksgiving theme. As you’ve likely come to expect from this blog, there also needs to be…
Oh yes indeed. Halloween is this coming Monday. If you have little kids in your house, like I do, your days are filled with costume prep, costume changes, plans to meet friends and trick-or-treat the best neighborhoods (the ones where you can get the most…
Actually, I’m kind of not. We had an amazing night last Saturday, observing the Moon. The NASA exhibit was awesome…I touched a piece of the Moon! Our Moon is incredible! And that got me thinking…what about all the other moons? Does anybody realize how incredibly…
There is no dark side of the Moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark. Pink Floyd had it correct, you know. The Moon doesn’t generate its own light…like all the planets and moons of our solar system, it merely reflects the Sun’s light. But…
Oops. You know, I’ve been so proud of myself for keeping this up…even posting a day early when I know I won’t be around on a Wednesday… So imagine my shock when I looked ay my calendar and saw the “Update Blog” icon proudly displayed…
