Our Christmas Letter! (December 2020 Diary)
Every year we send out a real, paper, Christmas letter to all our supporters; if you have supported us in the past you should have received it by now. But just in case… and for the rest of you… here’s what we mailed out! Have you had a chance to look at the evening sky this month? As winter approaches, so do the wonderful constellations of Taurus, Orion, and Gemini rising in the east. To the west, brilliant Jupiter and pale-yellow Saturn are moving closer and closer together; just before Christmas, on December 21, they’ll be so close together that you won’t be able to tell them apart with the naked eye. (If you miss this conjunction, you can look for it again in sixty years’ time.) Some imaginative types claim this alignment of the planets is a re-enactment of the Star of Bethlehem, though I have my doubts! In turbulent times like these I find great comfort in watching … Continue reading →