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Cosmic Curiosities

“Every book is its own black hole. Don’t fight the pull; find out where it takes you.”
- Richelle E. Goodrich, American Writer

Shedding Light on the Black Hole

Cosmic Curiosities

“These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to

Mercury makes its best evening appearances in late February and all of June. For morning watchers, the best time to catch the smallest planet is late July/early August and mid-November.

Venus slowly becomes visible in the evening sky about mid-February. Look for the brightest planet all spring and summer as it fades back toward the sun in mid-September. Venus quickly returns to the morning sky in November and December.

Cosmic Curiosities

"I do not find that anyone has doubted that there are four elements. The highest of these is supposed to be fire, and hence proceed the eyes of so many glittering stars."
- Pliny the Elder, Roman Scholar

Cosmic Curiosities

“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
- Wendell Berry, American writer

The Three Faces of Venus

Humans have been looking at planet Venus, the “wandering star,” for thousands of years. Perceptions vary from person to person, culture to culture, and Venus views change over time.

Here are three faces I see when I ponder Venus…

SKY FACE

Cosmic Curiosities

"We are stardust,
We are golden,

Cosmic Curiosities

“Time comes into it. Say it. Say it.
The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
- Muriel Rukeyser, American Poet

Stories of the Aurora