Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 09, 2024
October 07, 2024
October 11, 2024
Transcript:
havarti vestibule i-95 to baltimore curtainrod dental floss impetego grocery store conveyor belt purchase divider big mickey june skywatch the june sky is crammed with easily visible object & constellations, including havarti the artisanal cheese & big mickey the copyright violation. man: ooh! west east man: star light star bright, first star i see toni- what th- and, of course, the 21st is the summer solstice, the year's shortest night. on the 28th the starry firmament will fill with auspicious signs & portents: comets, meteors, wheels of fire, knotwork rainbows, kabbalistic symbols writ in lightning, stock quotations formed in the cold discharge of the aurora borealis, rain of frogs, etc. but nbc-4 weatherman bob ryan predicts rain. sorry!
gigagrouch 12 days ago
The more rare or spectacular an astronomical event, the more likely the weather will be bad.
TheWildSow 12 days ago
Also when we astronomers get new optical equipment, you can pretty much guarantee the clouds will roll in. Last year when I had my cataract surgery – which certainly counts as new optical equipment! – our star parties were clouded out all spring!
But if you want to see a great aurora, just wait till I go home (one of my nicknames is Aurora Jinx.) And if you want to see a great meteor, just talk to my friend Bill and look over his shoulder – there will be one.