McCain and the Double Dare

Virgo 2008 A note on the Autumn equinox Twice a year the sun crosses the celestial equator, once in March, which heralds the start of Spring here in the north  and once about now, ostensibly the official start of Autumn but as I write, I think the seasons might be a bit ahead of themselves. Today is one of those …

New(ish) kids on the block 

Leo 2008 Currently I am preparing new material on the now dwarf planet Ceres. When Pluto was demoted in 2006, she was again promoted to planetary status, albeit a dwarf one. So she now has the same status as Pluto, as have two others; Eris and a new one just named – Makemake, which was formerly known as the Easter …