When Venus Slips Behind the Scenes

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Venus–

The planet Venus is one of the brightest objects in the sky, but right now Venus is on a journey[…]

The Waning Gibbous and the Bull

Mary Stewart Adams–Uncategorized–

The Moon was Full on Sunday, October 9the, which means that all week long, it’ll be a waning gibbous, and[…]

Speaking with the Stars

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates–

Now it’s October, and there’s a dynamic cosmic positioning happening all month. Mercury just resumed direct motion, and soon Saturn[…]

Michaelmas and the Moon

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Moon, stories in the stars–

The Moon was New on Sunday, first New Moon of the new season, and by Thursday, it will have “shed[…]

Astronomical Agility at Equinox

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, poetry–

Mercury is not visible to us at inferior conjunction with the Sun, but will soon emerge in the morning sky.[…]

Mars and Dante’s Vision of Christ

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Mars, Moon–

This week marks the anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, 701 years ago on September 14th in 1321. And[…]

The Sun’s Secret Retreat of Light

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Moon, stories in the stars–

The Moon came to New Phase early Saturday morning, and this week, we’ll see it as a beautiful waxing crescent[…]

The Ceremony of Our Deeper Needs at Dawn

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Moon, Venus–

This week it’s worth getting up for the ceremony of dawn when the crescent Moon crowns Venus as the morning[…]

There is Time

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, poetry–

This week in the sky it’s all about time, with Saturn peeking up over the eastern edge of the world[…]

To Birth with the Stars

Mary Stewart Adams–celestial updates, Moon–

In a season when Full Moon coincides with one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year, it’s easy[…]