Monthly Archives: March 2011

A Special Full Moon

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Tonight’s full moon, the Algonquin and backwoods “Worm Moon,” will be a bit special. The moon will be at lunar perigee, the closest it’s come to the earth in the past 18 years (so, the closest it’s been in Aly’s … Continue reading →

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Early Equinox

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

As I learned last year, even though the “official” Vernal Equinox, the time when we have equal amounts of darkness and daylight on our way to the Summer Solstice, falls on March 20th this year, we cross that line now. … Continue reading →

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