Category: The World
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Pink skies and Moonrise…
I’ve just discovered that in 1638 there was a Total Lunar Eclipse that fell on the same day as the Winter Solstice. 372 years later and we have another one. Lunar Eclipses happen quite regularly, and there is nothing unusual in that. It is much more rare that they occur on the Solstice. What is…
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Blizzards!
It’s snowing again here at Aquatom Mansion. It takes a while for the snow to normally reach this neck of the woods, but yesterday lunchtime we found ourselves in the middle of a blizzard, and Scotland were basking in glorious sunshine. OK, maybe basking is the wrong word to use, but it was bright there.…
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Scams – beware!
To most people, this time of the year is about goodwill to all men, and joy to the world! To most people. To some, it is a time for them to get what they can at any cost, regardless of any moral code they may pretend to have. I received a letter a couple of…
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Bright lights and fuzzy colours!
Last night I got to see the Geminids! 😀 I only saw half a dozen or so, and they appeared as sparks in the sky against the backdrop of Orion’s Belt. I had two little obstacles that prevented me from viewing them any longer than the hour or so I was transfixed with the heavens.…
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1642, Galleons and Galileo
During my conversation with my Mum the other day about past lives, I mentioned that I occasionally get an image in my mind of an old galleon either coming in to port, or sailing away. It’s a strange thing to randomly think of, as I don’t live near to a port and I don’t think…
The Mansionic Perspective 