Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb?: 91% of the way to L2. Big news now. Each hexagonal mirror segment deploys. And, they deploy at different rates to ensure a good fit. They will keep slowly … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 791ooo miles from home. 108000 miles to L2 insertion. 88% of the way. .1769 mps. Sunshield: 131 F. Primary Mirror: -328 F. Saturday gratefuls: Snow. Fresh and … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Where is the Webb? 2/3rds of the way to L2! 597000 miles from Home. 302,000 to orbital insertion. Still slowing at .2964 mps. Secondary mirror deployment begins. Mission day 11. Full mirror deployment scheduled … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the Winter Solstice Where is the Webb? Three days and two hours into its flight. Still slowing at .6555 miles per second. 296000 miles from Earth and 603000 miles to L2 insertion. 33% of its … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the Winter Solstice Where is Webb? At this moment it is 157000 miles from Earth, 742,000 miles to its orbit, and cruising at a stately 1084 miles per second. Sunday gratefuls: The Webb. 17% of … Continue reading
Yule and the Winter Solstice Moon Tuesday gratefuls: My slab, all fabricated, comes home. Jodi and Blue Mountain Kitchens. Jon. Birthday dinner at the Black Hat tonight. The darkest, longest, deepest night. Yule. The Winter Solstice. First tarot reading. Max, … Continue reading
Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Monday gratefuls: Paul. Ego te absolvo. Christmas. Yule. The Winter Solstice. Another snowless Monday. Rigel protecting us from the runner with a light on his head. Electric blanket. Cold bedroom. Ahh. Putting that snowrake … Continue reading
Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Thursday gratefuls: Second cousin Ginny getting married, live stream internationally. Saturday. Max, growing. Paul and Sarah, grandma and grandpa. Colorado cold, 24. Snow. Kitchen. Coyote HVAC. Bowe and Jodi. Taj Mahal. My slab of … Continue reading
Samain and the waxing Winter Solstice Moon Sunday gratefuls: Shabbat. The Morning Service. Rabbi Jamie and his grief. The Minyan. The Snow. The cold. Rigel and Kep try to understand the kitchen remodel. Jon. His long nap. Gabe. Ruth. Sarah … Continue reading
Samain and the waxing Winter Solstice Moon Friday gratefuls: Tom’s visit. Happy Camper. Cutthroat Cafe. Tradition! Lunch with Marilyn and Irv at Aspen Perks. Bowe and his helper. Lower cabinets in place. Microwave up and plugged in. Sink in but … Continue reading