Syzygy*
an Astronomical Website
* "One of two opposite points in the orbit of a celestial body when it is in conjunction with or opposition to, the sun; especially, the points on the moon's orbit when the moon is most nearly in line with the earth and the sun." - Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary
(Also, the only English word I know that has 3 y's and no other vowels.)
Some thoughts about binoviewers (7/7/2008)
Lunar eclipse photos (11/8/2003)
Comet Holmes
11/4/2007 11/12/2007
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Mars passing through the Beehive Cluster
May 23, 2008
Orion 120mm ST Refractor at 24x
Thomas C. Bretl
tcbretl@mac.com
Last update: July 7, 2008