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A bright Quadrantid meteor flashes below the Big Dipper on Jan. 4, 2024. Bob King The Quadrantids make a bright splash at the darkest time of the year. They’re also a final opportunity to “gas up” before we enter the desert of winter and its dearth of major showers. Not until the Lyrids arrive in […]
Rich in cyclic phenomena, astronomy has always been fertile ground for metaphors. Lunar occultations are a good example. When the Moon temporarily hides and then reveals a star, death and resurrection might come to mind. Or something less profound like a game of peekaboo. Both fit. It’s one of my favorite facets of the hobby […]
Hey friends. Barbarella here. Strange Harvest: The Occult Murder in the Inland Empire is a long title for a great narrative utilizing the true-crime documentary format. The format proves so effective at tricking my brain into thinking I’m watching actual footage of crime scenes and caught-on-tape moments that I had to occasionally remind myself to relax, it’s […]