The full moon is happening next Monday. So, this week I enlisted my therapist (ChatGPT) to help me process my conflicting emotions about this. My therapist was able to frame my dilemma (and perhaps yours) in a most profound manner: The moon is one of the most stunning...
Happenings this Week I was feeling remiss in sending out the Happenings each week without myself having been to a star party this spring. Thankfully the weather cooperated, and I made it to CGO for a fine night of observing. I even made a sketch of one of my...
Happenings this Week – Fashion Edition! Astronomy Fashion Week has wrapped up and this Happenings correspondent was there to learn what’s in and what’s out on runways in Paris, London, and New Y….er…I mean…Western Texas, North...
Happenings this Week Now that the Pink Moon is out of our way… Which, by the way, you might have noticed, wasn’t actually pink, but rather, was named after the PHLOX that might be coming up in your yard around this time of the year… We can turn our...
Happenings this Week Dear Diary,These cloudy and cold winter months have left me spending too much time indoors on my couch, feeling down in the dumps. I’m starting to sense my Open Clusters project binder STARING AT ME OMINOUSLY from my coffee table. And...
Happenings this Week Last Tuesday I jested about meteorology and then the weather turned out badly for the new moon weekend. Coincidence? I’m unsure. In any case, I’m skipping the hijinks this week and getting down to brass tacks. Here is what’s...
Happenings this Week I’m channeling my “inner meteorologist” to let you know about an occurrence this week called a SUPER DUPER DARK TOTALLY NOT BLOOD ORANGE “Nueva” MOON. This will happen on Saturday, March 29. Don’t miss...
Happenings this Week Using my amazing powers to peer directly into the future, with absolutely no reliance on the MAS Secretary Inbox, the MAS calendar, or meteorology (which our weather apps reveal as a pseudo-science in any case) …here is what I predict will...
Happenings this Week Using my amazing powers to peer directly into the future, with absolutely no reliance on the MAS calendar, meteorology, or even astronomy…here is what I predict will happen this week: * A Total Lunar Eclipse! * Budget discussions will...
Happenings this Week * Annual Budget Meeting (Quorum needed!) * BSIG Virtual Presentation: Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy * NCRAL Convention Please attend in-person at the Aŋpétu Téča Education Center or online using the Zoom link. The MAS will be...
