Bob Riddle

Lunar Eclipse The Moon in the Earth's Shadow

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The Milky Way Galaxy On one of those clear and possibly cold, winter evenings, go outside and look toward the south.

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Have a sweet day today!

Be careful today!

Along the River During the winter months, there is a wealth of celestial objects to observe.

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A High Altitude Animal Encounter On one of our trips to Ecuador, me, our son, and the son of our Ecuador friends spent the day hiking up to around 17000 feet on Volcan Chimborazo, a 20500 foot snow-capped volcano near the city of Gua...

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January 30 - 7pm CDT
A conjunction with the Moon, Jupiter, and the 'Twin' stars.

It's International Education Day today, January 24th.
Thank a Teacher for their service.

The slightly more waxing crescent Moon is moving in on the planet Saturn.

If the skies are clear enough and the temperature is not too low for your liking then step outside to see the thin waxing crescent over the western horizon.

On Top of the World Is there a top or bottom to the Earth?

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Perihelion, Aphelion and the Solstices Earth is closest to the Sun two weeks after the December solstice and farthest from the Sun two weeks after the June Solstice.

Earth closet to the Sun today - known as perihelion.
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Despite all that's been thrown at me I am still standing!

Watch for the waxing crescent Moon to be near Saturn this evening. Jupiter is still near the Gemini Twins, but rises a little later.

Not really us. but our wishes for a Merry Christmas are for real from us- Heidi. Sam, Monty, Bob, and Susan.

Where have I been and why?
2 months ago I had spine surgery that unfortunately didn't go as planned.
Now in a medical rehab facility for rehab and on antibiotics to deal with other complications.
But the Sun still shines and the winter stars and constellations are doing their thing at night.

The Earth has 2, Maybe 3, Moons One is our full-time Moon; the others are a 'quasi-satellite' or are they a Mini-Moon?

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Storms from the Sun Incoming!!!

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Be sure to thank a Veteran. We did it for you.

Something to share. Like the saying goes, "It's our home, our only home."
NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its Earth flyby to capture this Oct. 9. 2013
Key details:
• Distance: Approximately 4,000 km from Earth.
• Region visible: South America and Antarctica.
• Source: NASA’s Juno mission.

A late night get together! Should be fun, the Twins are here!!

Been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks
However the universe didn't take a break.
If you have a clear look toward the west this evening or tomorrow right around sunset you may able to see Mercury and Mars in a fairly close conjunction.

The crew says go Chiefs, and let's get Bob discharged from the hospital so he can come and see us, Sue, and watch the Chiefs win.

Here's a short video showing the path of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from October 15-23. Set at 1-day intervals at 8pm CDT.

Messier 8, Messier 20, and Messier 21 are all located in the constellation Sagittarius.
M8, aka the Lagoon Nebula, is an emission nebula.
M20, aka The Trifid Nebula, is three different types of nebulae: emission, reflection, and dark nebula.
M21, aka NGC 6531, is an open star cluster.

It's Earth Science Week and the Crew says, "Love your Mother!"
Here's an interesting article about 'Mother Earth'.
"What a Wonderful World! 75 Absolutely Fascinating Facts About Planet Earth"

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Here’s my latest essay - about comets and information about C/2025 A^ (Lemmon) and its appearance in the evening skies now.
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YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA Fly over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express

Lunch Time?
Take a mellow flight across some of Martian terrain compliments of the ESA.
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