Why "What Is Up" Has Been Down ...

.....I have not had a post go up since September for a couple of reasons that I wanted to share with you (though this is an aberration - the whole point of this blog is the sky, not me).  At the end of September, I had a bicycle accident that resulted in a hairline fracture of the S4 vertebra, which led to a couple of weeks of intense pain, which was much worse at night.  At the same time, my work situation became extremely negative, a full-fledged cautionary tale about the total lack of protection the worker has without a union.

.....In any event, the continuing evolution of a look for the monthly star map is coming very soon, and I will also begin looking toward the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun on June 5th, 2012.  It will be possible to actually watch the disk of the planet Venus cross the Sun.  This is definitely something to try to see, since we won't be able to see this happen again until December of 2117!