Category Archives: night sky

Seize the Day – Summer Solstice

Posted on June 19, 2015 by SharonJoss

Boy howdy, the year is flying by…summer solstice is already upon us. Longest day of the year coming right up; Sunday, June 21st at 9:39am, PDT (if you live in Oregon).  Nature lover that I am, I always try to … Continue reading →

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Looking Up

Posted on August 30, 2012 by SharonJoss

In this instance, it’s not actually blue, it’s rare.  Tomorrow night is the second full moon in the month, a blue moon, something that happens only once every 2.7 years.  The last one occurred on 12/21/09.    Farmers Almanacdescribes the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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