The brightest planet Venus has been gone from Earth’s sky for a couple of months. That’s because it passed behind the sun in early June, and it’s been traveling on the far side of the solar system, lost in the sun’s glare to all earthly observers. In mid-July 2016 it became visible to the eye...
The brightest planet Venus has been gone from Earth's sky for a couple of months. That's because it passed behind the sun in early June, and it's been traveling on the far side of the solar system, lost in the sun's glare to all earthly observers. In mid-July 2016 it became visible to the eye once more. This video tracks Venus from when it reappeared again in our evening sky in July 2016 all the way to April 2017.
Moon and Venus in the evening sky forty-five minutes after sunset from July 2016 through April 2017 from Larry Koehn on Vimeo.
Hello Downtown Dog followers, As some of you might be aware by now, there is now an off-leash area in Battery Park for all dogs enjoyment in the neighborhood. I wanted to share how this all came about. Our group of dedicated volunteers, with a lot of hard work, research, patience, and lobbying at the...
The ongoing process of outreach to the community for reactions to a series of proposals for transforming South End Avenue — recently unveiled by the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) — will continue tonight (Tuesday, September 6), at a meeting of the Battery Park City Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1). This meeting will also...
August 29, 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time August 29, 1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War. August 29, 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. August 30, 1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before...
For the first time since 1994, the JOHN W. BROWN will visit New York. She’ll dock at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side (299 South St at foot of Montgomery St.) and be open for tours, starting with a fundraising reception the evening of September 9 and ending with a 6-hour living history cruise...
