Since so many people come across this blog in search of meaning or information about the new-age, planetary "harmonic convergence", I feel somewhat obligated to mention the latest astronomical event, the planetary alignment that's been visible this last week or so. (See the Nasa story, where they actually call the five visible planets "the FAB FIVE".) We had a great view of the line-up after the boys' birthday party on Friday. Mercury was so bright that we thought it must be an airplane or the space station or something burning on a hill far away. This kind of stellar lineup makes it easy to star-gaze - you only have to find one slot of visible sky, unhampered by trees or hills. Just make sure that the slot is the right angle of moon to horizon, and there they are, all aglow.

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