The Morning Star in Solar Transit
Last week the talk was all about the Mars landing, and justifiably so. That’s a cool thing to check out with the kids. But if they are enjoying that, they might enjoy this majestic video of Venus in Solar Transit from earlier this year. (You know, if C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy is correct, King Arthur is on Venus.)
Featured Image by Jim Tiller, Daytona Beach News-Journal/AP
HT: Chris Branscome,
S. D. Smith is an author, a lover of chocolate chip cookies, and a founder of Story Warren. Sam was born and raised in West Virginia, lived in South Africa as a teenager, and returned to West Virginia for his (so-far) extensive adulthood. Sam and his beloved wife, Gina, have four children, two of whom have embarked on adulthood themselves. It was at their home in the Appalachian hills where he told his children many stories, including some featuring heroic rabbits with swords. These later became the Green Ember Series, a now-popular work of moral imagination that has delighted millions around the globe. Sam is a devoted Christian, a lifelong Mountaineer fan, and an enthusiast of sports, books, and humorous things.
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