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Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the March Starwatch for the WNTI listening area. Although Benjamin Franklin never invented the clock, he did invent the idea of Daylight Saving Time. He conceived of the idea when he served as a delegate to Paris, and […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the January Starwatch for the WNTI listening area. Ring in the new, and ring out the old. It’s January, the first month of the year. But was that always true? Well, a calendar is an artificial system […]
Hello! I’m Karl Hricko of United Astronomy Clubs of NJ and the National Space Society, bringing you the October Starwatch for WNTI.ORG Watch out! The Orionids are coming to the Earth this month. The Orionids are not aliens from space, but a meteor shower that appears to emanate from the background of stars in the […]
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 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 […]
