Other Science Stuff Winter Solstice 21 Dec 202521 Dec 2025 Winter Solstice, the point at which the earth's north pole is tilted directly away from the sun, is at 10:03am today (21 December 2025). You can see the 23.5 degree…
Other Science Stuff My UFO encounters 13 Dec 202413 Dec 2024 There's a lot of talk of strange objects in the skies these days. I've had two UFO encounters in my life as a pilot and professional observer of the sky.…
Other Science Stuff… Solar Eclipse Today 2 Oct 20242 Oct 2024 In the midst of all of the fallout from Helene (which cause some comparatively minor issues like power outages and light damage here), there is a annular solar eclipse today.…
Other Science Stuff… The Bad Science of 1000 year floods, eclipses, and supermoons 17 Sep 202417 Sep 2024 A bit of a rant today about bad science and exaggeration, as two topics in the news highlight how bad reporting of science topics has become. I won't rant much…
Doomwatch!… Earthquakes, Eclipses, and Exasperation, and Exhaustion 5 Apr 20245 Apr 2024 Here are a few quick updates ... Earthquakes: yes, an earthquake in New Jersey. It happens sometimes on the east coast of the US, typically a legacy of the massive…
Other Science Stuff… Winter Solstice 2023 21 Dec 202321 Dec 2023 The angle of the Earth's tilt with respect to the sun hits its maximum southern point today at 10:28 pm, marking the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a couple…
Other Science Stuff Annual Eclipse from Savannah 14 Oct 2023 I had intended to post more in advance of today's annular eclipse, which was a partial in Savannah, but was out sick for most of the week. NASA had sites…
