The technical names for the night time displays are aurora borealis (northern lights) for the northern hemisphere and aurora australis (southern lights) for the southern hemisphere. In this article, the term northern lights will predominantly be used, but the same science applies to the southern l...
This year has been named the year of the Aurora, with the UK lucky enough to see another incredible display of the Northern Lights on Thursday. Known as theaurora borealis, they are typically seen further north in countries like Iceland and...
During a lunar eclipse the sun, Earth and moon align so that Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon and casts a shadow across the lunar surface. Whether the moon sits in the penumbra or umbra will dictate the type of lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse, the umbra completely ...
Jack Frost isn’t nipping at anyone’s nose. If the balmy weather has put a damper on your holiday cheer, a visit to a magical production of The Nutracker might put you in the spirit. With the mixed bag of productions performing across the New York City area there’s one for every a...
One sees a lightheartedness, a disposition to play, that is not visible on regular days. Traffic is seriously diminished for one thing. People are strolling, often in family groups or in couples. Every other day (including Saturday), we see children being walked home from school by their ...
So tonight I’m celebrating the anniversary of the day I had the courage to break the mold and set off into unfamiliar territory. What an adventure it’s been, and I’m confident that the best has yet to come. Two years down, a lifetime to go. Onward! March 29, 2013 | Categories...
But joy comes in the morning.” ~~~ ”Those who wait on the Lord, Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” Thank you for your Holy Word this day Lord! 1-30-...
The most visible Travelers now prefer trailers and RVs, camping here and there, moving on as the mood and calendar takes them, and staging weddings for their young which(to judge from TV and the Mail)explore the farthest boundaries in flashy bad taste. It also seems that a good portion ...
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It is a vast, sombre cavern of a room, some thirty feet high and sixty feet square, and so thick with the dust of centuries that the mudbrick walls and vaulted roof are only dimly visible. In this cavern are three massive stone wheels, each with a huge pole through its centre as an...