Storyteller's Night Sky 2025-08-16 (Tennyson's Telescope)
As a calendarist, I love the convergence of things that takes place very year in the first week of August: August 1st is the seasonal cross quarter, or halfway point, highlighting a dynamic turning point in the cycle of the year; August 6th brings the Christian Feast of the Transfiguration, narrated in chapter 9 of the Luke Gospel and dramatically articulated through renaissance master Raphael’s final work of art, which stood at the foot of his bed when he died; and, August 6 is also the anniversary of the birth of Victorian poet Alfred Tennyson, whose love of astronomy is readily in apparent…
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