Astronomy
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Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society bringing you the January Starwatch for the WNTI.ORG audience. HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are now beginning a new orbit around the Sun. That’s how we measure a year. January was placed as the first month of the year by the […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of the United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society bringing you the December Starwatch for WNTI.ORG It appeared to be a brightly shining star in the East. It was what we now call the “Christmas Star”. The travelers following this “star” were said to be Magi, kings or […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of the United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the November Starwatch for the WNTI listening area. Although there’s no turkey among the stars, you are able to see a turkey foot. This group of stars as seen by some Native Americans, actually is a piece […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko for the United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the September Starwatch for WNTI.ORG. Did you know that the Sphinx has an astronomic riddle? What happens when the Sun sets on the right shoulder of the Sphinx? It marks the spring and the autumn equinoxes. It’s […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of the United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the August Starwatch for WNTI-The Sound of Centenary It was on the “Starry Night” that Venus is seen surrounded by a myriad of scintillating bright stars, while the Moon is in crescent phase. This is a scene […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the July starwatch for WNTI.ORG Summer is here! And so are the Dog Days of summer. We normally think of them as being hot and humid days. For the Egyptians, these days are when the Nile floods and […]
