A detached bit of night Published on March 12, 2024March 10, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The solar eclipse We remind you of an opportunity next month. Read More
Eclipse planning Published on September 19, 2023September 17, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Choosing one’s data We contemplate activity during a very short time span. Read More
Looking at and looking through Published on November 28, 2017November 27, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Ways of seeing What you see depends on how you look. Read More
The Sun, clouds and people Published on September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Levels of predictability The recent solar eclipse demonstrates much more than astronomy. (Image: one page of Guy Ottwell’s The Under-Standing of Eclipses, available here) Read More
The Crescent Sun Published on August 29, 2017August 28, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Enjoying a partial eclipse We didn’t make it to the path of totality last week. But we found that a partial eclipse can be just as enjoyable, for unexpected reasons. Read More
Non-spectacular spectacles Published on August 1, 2017July 30, 2017 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Seeing astronomical events A total solar eclipse is an amazing spectacle. You might not even notice other astronomical events. Read More