Ancient peoples feared eclipses. The experience of having one of the lights of the world–Sun or Moon–blotted out for a time evoked stories of dragons, jaguars, and monsters who swallowed the light and had to be fought, or charmed, to … Continued
Tuesday, March 8, the New Moon in Pisces arrives with a total solar eclipse. We won’t see the eclipse in North America. The full show will only be visible over the open Pacific and Indonesia, with areas of Australia, and South and … Continued
The Moon is already illuminating the night sky as she waxes toward full. If she seems larger and more luminous than usual, she is––tomorrow’s Full Moon is also a Super Moon, the first of three we will experience over the … Continued