Meteor shower helps kick off the new year
    The first meteor shower of 2009 should peak on the mornings of Jan. 3 and Jan. 4.    It’s called the Quadrantid meteor shower, named for the extinct constellation Quadrans Muralis. Stardate.org reports that the shower is fairly ...

Waning days of 2008 offer evening gems
   The next few evenings will offer interesting viewing for sky watchers.    Starting Monday evening, step outside just after sunset and look to the southwest.    The two bright points of light to the lower right of the moon ...

Tide, sun and moon information
   If you need to know when the moon will rise or the sun will set in 2009, that information is just a few keystrokes away.    The National Weather Service has posted that data and more on its home ...

Wild holiday weather
    The chances of having a white Christmas are slim. No surprises there.    But it’s certainly possible as anyone living here in 2004 will tell you. That’s when Victoria received 12.5 inches of snow Christmas Eve into Christmas ...

Where did the time go?
   If it seems your timepiece has been running a little slow, that could be so.    Most people think of a day as consisting of 24 hours. Actually a day is 24.0000003 hours.    To make up for that ...

Just How Dangerous is the Weather?
    Well, a recent piece in the Weather Club E-news newsletter from Davis Instruments answers that question this way:    We all worry about being struck dead by lightning or freezing to death while out shoveling the driveway. We ...

Not all full moons are the same
    The biggest, brightest full moon of the year will make its debut Friday night.    To be exact, it will be 14-percent bigger in appearance and 30-percent brighter, according to science@nasa.    The best time to view the ...

Is winter here yet?
   What a wild swing in the weather.    Victoria’s temperature peaked at a balmy 84 degrees about 4 p.m. Tuesday, tying the record high for the date set in 1939.    About 12 hours later the temperature dipped to ...

Get a glimpse of the stunning sky tonight
    I’m hoping for a clear sky tonight.    Venus, Jupiter and the moon will be in conjunction, meaning they will have their least apparent separation. Should be a pretty impressive sight in the southwest sky after sunset.    ...