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Worried about the short days at this time of year? Here’s good news (don’t confuse this with the shortest day, Dec. 21).
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Worried about the short days at this time of year? Here’s good news (don’t confuse this with the shortest day, Dec. 21).
This is causing quite an uproar today! 🥸
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is causing quite an uproar today! 🥸
Terrible!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Terrible!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My colleague Matt Saxton has written an eye-opening blog, one that my friends in Greene County (Pa.) and near Pittsburgh should be sure to read and share. saxtonpublishing.com/2025/11/19/t...
Turning an Old Coal Mine into a New AI Data Center - Saxton Publishing
Modern data centers made for artificial intelligence barely resemble computer or server rooms of the past.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My colleague Matt Saxton has written an eye-opening blog, one that my friends in Greene County (Pa.) and near Pittsburgh should be sure to read and share. saxtonpublishing.com/2025/11/19/t...
Comparing nights from my place in #Florida: On the left is last night (Nov. 12) with the night before (Nov. 11) showing a lot of #aurora on the right. Both photos were from about 11 p.m. EST. #northernlights
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Comparing nights from my place in #Florida: On the left is last night (Nov. 12) with the night before (Nov. 11) showing a lot of #aurora on the right. Both photos were from about 11 p.m. EST. #northernlights
Unbelievable! The aurora borealis as seen from Florida! 🤯 I have seen them before, but never this far south.
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Unbelievable! The aurora borealis as seen from Florida! 🤯 I have seen them before, but never this far south.
The weather is nasty in many spots in the U.S., so tonight's (Nov. 9 late night to Nov. 10 before dawn) pairing of brilliant #Jupiter and the #Moon in #Gemini may be blotted out. If it's clear, this will be a lovely sight! Look from about 11 p.m. your time the rest of the night! 😍
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'd forgotten about this "bum-hug" blog post I'd written a few years ago; it's my way of celebrating and remembering #Halloween, the monster that I am. Come along with me again to, uh, get into the spirit! 😱https://pzapadka.blogspot.com/2022/10/much-ado-about-halloween.html
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'd forgotten about this "bum-hug" blog post I'd written a few years ago; it's my way of celebrating and remembering #Halloween, the monster that I am. Come along with me again to, uh, get into the spirit! 😱https://pzapadka.blogspot.com/2022/10/much-ado-about-halloween.html
Oh no! Am I getting cross yet again? 😍 Come with me and find out -- and see how you can experience all four seasons in a matter of seconds! 😳 pzapadka.blogspot.com/2025/10/anot...
Another line to cross
Sometimes it's difficult to contain my giddy geekishness and nerdism. It's been a long time since I used a slide rule, protractor or a poc...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Oh no! Am I getting cross yet again? 😍 Come with me and find out -- and see how you can experience all four seasons in a matter of seconds! 😳 pzapadka.blogspot.com/2025/10/anot...
The Moon will be two days past its first-quarter phase on Halloween, so keep this in mind if Dracula appears! 😍
October 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Moon will be two days past its first-quarter phase on Halloween, so keep this in mind if Dracula appears! 😍
This 💩 has to stop! 🛑
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This 💩 has to stop! 🛑
Get ready to dance with your sweetheart the evening of Oct. 6 (Monday) when the Harvest Moon occurs (exact moment is 11:47 p.m. EDT)! Cue up that Neil Young tune! Watch that pock-marked orb lie next to the Ringed Planet! 😍
In tonight's sky Vega is the brightest star very high toward the west. It's still almost overhead at nightfall. When you look at Vega while facing west, to its right you'll find Eltanin, the nose of Draco the Dragon.
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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 3 – 12
It's Harvest Moon week, when the Moon shines low and bright at nightfall for many days running. Along the way it passes edge-on Saturn.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Get ready to dance with your sweetheart the evening of Oct. 6 (Monday) when the Harvest Moon occurs (exact moment is 11:47 p.m. EDT)! Cue up that Neil Young tune! Watch that pock-marked orb lie next to the Ringed Planet! 😍
Tonight’s the night — the Moon lies near the heart of the Scorpion! Yes, that ol’ pock-marked orb appears near Antares, the giant red star in the center of Scorpius. 😍 Look southwest as night falls on Sept. 27 only. Pretty sight! 😉
September 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tonight’s the night — the Moon lies near the heart of the Scorpion! Yes, that ol’ pock-marked orb appears near Antares, the giant red star in the center of Scorpius. 😍 Look southwest as night falls on Sept. 27 only. Pretty sight! 😉
Are you ready? Fall arrives tomorrow (Sept. 22) at the moment of the autumnal equinox, 2:19 p.m. EDT. 🥰 😎
September 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Are you ready? Fall arrives tomorrow (Sept. 22) at the moment of the autumnal equinox, 2:19 p.m. EDT. 🥰 😎
This morning's stunning astronomical event inspired me! Come along if you can! 😍 And please, by all means -- turn on to the night sky! 💖 pzapadka.blogspot.com/2025/09/firs...
First Love
Perhaps it was sometime in the early 1960s when the centerfold of a magazine grabbed my eyes and sparked my imagination. Yes, there were ple...
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September 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This morning's stunning astronomical event inspired me! Come along if you can! 😍 And please, by all means -- turn on to the night sky! 💖 pzapadka.blogspot.com/2025/09/firs...
The crescent #Moon, brilliant planet #Venus, and star #Regulus will appear together in the constellation #Leo in the morning sky tomorrow (Sept. 19)! Thanks, @skyandtelescope.bsky.social! 😍
September 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The crescent #Moon, brilliant planet #Venus, and star #Regulus will appear together in the constellation #Leo in the morning sky tomorrow (Sept. 19)! Thanks, @skyandtelescope.bsky.social! 😍
There is so much misinformation about astronomy on social media. Be sure you access only trusted sources! Or you might get something like this:
September 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
There is so much misinformation about astronomy on social media. Be sure you access only trusted sources! Or you might get something like this:
Time to get mooned! Really! 😎 Remember, the eclipse of the Moon IS NOT VISIBLE in the U.S. or Canada. Instead, we can enjoy the light of the ol' pock-marked orb after sunset! It'll show the way to Saturn. Oh: Full Moon is exactly at 2:09 p.m. EDT Sept. 7. Thanks, Sky & Telescope! 😍
September 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Time to get mooned! Really! 😎 Remember, the eclipse of the Moon IS NOT VISIBLE in the U.S. or Canada. Instead, we can enjoy the light of the ol' pock-marked orb after sunset! It'll show the way to Saturn. Oh: Full Moon is exactly at 2:09 p.m. EDT Sept. 7. Thanks, Sky & Telescope! 😍
Reposted by Pittsburgh Pete!
The waxing gibbous Moon shines in the south-southeast this evening, on a line between Altair and Fomalhaut. Altair is the bright star three or four fists above the Moon.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The waxing gibbous Moon shines in the south-southeast this evening, on a line between Altair and Fomalhaut. Altair is the bright star three or four fists above the Moon.
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#astronomy #stargazing #moon #pisces #saturn
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#astronomy #stargazing #moon #pisces #saturn