The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

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Sat, 12/27/2025 - 12:00pm

Can you tell that today is a solstice by the tilt of the Earth?


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A Solstice Sun Tattoo

Fri, 12/26/2025 - 8:00am

A Solstice Sun Tattoo


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Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Thu, 12/25/2025 - 8:00am

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus


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Jupiter and the Meteors from Gemini

Wed, 12/24/2025 - 4:00am

Jupiter and the Meteors from Gemini


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Tue, 12/23/2025 - 4:00am

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of


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Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:01am

What’s happening over that tree?


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Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:01am

Where are all of these meteors coming from?


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Sun, 12/21/2025 - 12:00am

What would it be like to fly over the


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Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Fri, 12/19/2025 - 8:00pm

On December 5, 2022,


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Northern Fox Fires

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 8:00pm

Northern Fox Fires


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Galaxies in the River

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 4:00pm

Large galaxies grow by eating small ones.


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The Horsehead Nebula

Tue, 12/16/2025 - 12:00pm

Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, this dusty interstellar


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Mon, 12/15/2025 - 8:00am


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Sun, 12/14/2025 - 4:00am

Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night.


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