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Welcome to the Classical Astronomy Update!
IN THIS UPDATE:
- Announcements
- FREEBIE ALERT!
- New! March Celestial Almanack!
- Schoolhouse Expo and Smartphone Reminders!
- Dance of the Planets
- Moon Passes Jupiter Tonight!
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure,
throughout all generations. He shall come down like
rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water
the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish;
and abundance of peace so long as the
moon endureth. - Psalm 72:5-7
Dear Friends,
FREEBIE ALERT!
You've been hearing about the Celestial Almanack, but haven't tried it.
Now check out a FREE back issue!
SPECIAL!
Find out what all the talking is about!
Offer ends Friday, March 2, 2012!
Pass it on! Please share this email with all your friends!
This SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION includes all the information about the upcoming conjunction of Jupiter and Venus! This rare event will not happen again for another 24 years! Don't miss it! The March edition also includes info about seeing Mars at its best, and SO MUCH MORE! Visit the product link to check out the FREE PRODUCT PREVIEW, several pages from the Almanack for to peruse!
With 24 pages of content, you won 't find a better bargain for all this information!
Thanks to the remnant of Update readers who have already checked out the Celestial Almanack. I'm grateful to all of you who are interested in learning more about the night sky, and who are willing to support our efforts to provide you with an in-depth, high-quality sky guide. Many thanks for your friendship and support.
Most people will miss this event altogether. 99% of Americans will be indoors, watching "Dancing With The Stars," rather than being outdoors, watching the dance of the stars! This is a tragedy, in my opinion. This is a beautiful sight that the LORD has made. 350 million Americans, and 6 billion people on the Earth, will have the opportunity to see this rare event for free, if only they will trouble themselves to slip on their shoes to go outside for all of 60 seconds to take a look.
So join the 1%!
Tell all your friends! Make sure your kids have the chance
to see and appreciate this rare event!
Reader Comments on the Celestial Almanack
Here are some kind words from professional astronomer Dale W. Smith, past-president of the International Planetarium Society:
Jay, the Almanack is absolutely wonderful! It combines your artistry and your love of explaining astronomy into a unique and wonderful product that only you could have created. I had intended to page through it, but instead found myself reading almost every word, even though you said I didn't have to. You've created a product that takes the reader on a walk through the sky with a wise and trusted friend, not just a clinical presentation of the phenomena, but a passionate explanation of the how-come of what we see that I think can't help but capture most readers' interest. Of course you want them to go out and see the real thing, and if this doesn't entice and inspire them to do that, nothing will.
Thanks to Dr. Smith, the TOS Homeschool Crew, and everyone else for their kind remarks. Really folks, why not at least try the free download and check out the free product preview? What do you have to lose?
FREE Schoolhouse Expo and Smartphone Reminders
Registration for this webinar is limited to 1000 live attendees. Sign up now and don't miss this event!
Also, over the years, I've gotten a lot of emails from Update readers that wanted me to send them daily reminders of sky events so they don't forget. To help you all with this problem, our friends at The Old Schoolhouse magazine have started including reminders from the Celestial Almanack in their TOS Smartphone app!
Dance of the Planets
Moon Passes Jupiter Tonight
If you didn't read the February edition of the Celestial Almanack, you might have missed the lunar conjunction where the waxing crescent Moon passed the bright planet Venus on Saturday evening, February 25. The Moon will be passing nearby Jupiter TONIGHT, Sunday evening, February 26! Here's an except from the February Celestial Almanack:
 In the evenings after the Rosh Chodesh, watch the waxing Moon as it moves high above the sunset, growing a little bit thicker each night as it draws away from the Sun. On the evening of Saturday, February 25, the Moon is in conjunction with Venus. By the next evening, Sunday, February 26, the Moon is making its closest pass to Jupiter.
These pictures are not to scale. The Moon actually will be three degrees from Venus at conjunction, six lunar diameters. And the Moon and Jupiter will be four degrees apart at their closest, eight lunar diameters. But they will still be a conspicuous sight in the evening sky, especially in a colorful twilight.
Venus will put on quite a show this winter and spring, leading up the AMAZING transit of Venus on June 5, when Venus will pass over the Sun, visible as a black dot on the Sun's surface. This is a very rare event, and will not occur again until 2117! We'll provide more details in future editions of the Celestial Almanack!
Hopefully coming soon in the Classical Astronomy Update:
- In addition to all these exciting sky events, I want to explain why I hate sky maps, and how these do more harm than good in teaching the sky to beginning stargazers.
- Homeschool Astronomy Club -- it's just a name, and I'm wondeirng how to make it a reality. Any ideas? With all these homescholars learning about the LORD's sky, there ought be a way for them to network and share the sky with their family and friends.
Til next time, God bless and clear skies!
-jay
The Ryan Family
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and
the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art
mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
- Psalm 8:3-4, a Psalm of David
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