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Observational Highlights for October 2010
Boo!
Suddenly the leaves are off the trees and carved pumpkin symbols abound - we've reached another "quarter-cross" day, which means half way between seasons. Halloween (or more properly, All Saint's Day during late Oct and early Nov mark the time half-way between the autumn equinox and winter solstice. You know other quarter-cross days as Groundhog's Day (Feb.2), May Day (May 1) and more causally, the Dog Days of early August (connected with the heliacal rising of Sirius).Read more
