The photos below show three views taken over a period of seven minutes from the hermitage at the Desert House of Prayer north of Tucson where I did my annual eight day retreat the end of last month. Can you see what’s changing in the sky? I’ll explain it… but you’ll have to be a subscriber to find out what it’s all about!

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Now, about those photos… Most of our day to day life, we live in a flat world where we are at the center and the most important question is what's for lunch. But both religion and astronomy are in the business of reminding us that we in fact live in a much more interesting universe. That's why I am an astronomer, and also someone who takes time out to pray (as at retreat houses). In this case, the two were combined...

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