The History of Eclipse Photography Here lie the bodies of Ho and HiWhose fate though sad was visible,Being hanged because they could not spyTh’eclipse which was invisible. Heigh ho! ’tis said, that being drunkThus brought them into trouble,But surely this is incorrect,As drunken folks see double! —Book of Documents Since the dawn of the Solar System, […]
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The Irish Calendar And then the moon, like to a silver bow New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night of our solemnities. — Willam Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream We recently explored the differences between the typical, astronomical reckoning of seasons and the meteorological method. The former employs celestial geometry cues, while the latter depends on average
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Inishfearglin, Puffin Island, & Puffin Rock In our last issue, we examined the distinctive, colorful birds of the planet’s northern oceans: puffins. These avians spend half the year on the open ocean and the other half nesting on often spectacular cliffsides. Puffins congregating on a cliff – photo by Steve Garvie One of the joys of
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Carrauntoohil – Ireland’s High Point Ireland’s western coast is strewn with fantastic mountains. The southwestern tip of the island contains the famous Ring of Kerry, a loop that tours the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry. This region is a quintessentially Irish mix of rock and green. The mountains and the sea intersect in a sensory delight. Nestled
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Giant’s Causeway In the days of ancient yore, a Scottish giant named Benandonner challenged an Irish giant named Fionn mac Cumhaill to a fight. Fionn accepted the summons, but the giants had a problem. A sea lay between the two colossi, so Fionn constructed a causeway across the North Channel. The exact details are sketchy