The current ICU capacity in Southern California is 0% and most beds are filled with COVID-19 patients, according to state data. California has activated a field medical center in San Diego County to support overcrowded hospitals, as Covid-19 patients continue to fill hospital beds, Government News reported Wednesday. The Federal …
Read More »Great connection: For the first time in almost 800 years the planets visually “double-up” | The weather
About 800 years ago in 1226 the two planets were visually “arranged” in the night sky. It was a coincidence of Jupiter and Saturn. In a rare event, they appeared very close together with one-half of the apparent width of the moon. This happened on March 4, 1226 – just …
Read More »The planets will join The Sky on Monday. Is the Bethlehem star coming back?
On December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night sky and for a short moment, they will appear shining together as one body. While connections to planets like these are not everyday occurrences, they are not particularly rare. This year the alliance is different for at …
Read More »A ‘Halloween Blue Moon,’ two eclipses and a once 397-year-old sight
A “Halloween Blue Moon” is coming. Getty A new season of stargazing has begun – and it’s set as incredible. The equator signals the fall or the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday while below the equator, it is now spring. Both of these asons will stop …
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