The December 29, 2010
PinFeed Almanack
Ephemeris

  Astronomers record their celestial observations in tables called ephemerides. 
  The ephemeris for last week included several entries that caught the interest of
  the general public, mostly because of their near-synchrony:  Sol passed the
  polar axis, marking the beginning of winter; Luna aligned with Earth and Sol,
  resulting in a full moon; and this alignment was sufficiently precise that
  Earth's shadow of the light from Sol caused a lunar eclipse.  Just a coincidence,
  but such a thing won't happen again until 2094. 
  
  Once upon a time, a coincidence in the heavens was thought to signal a momentous
  event in the affairs of men.  And nobody cared about the affairs of women,
  unless they were bothering men.  Of course we know better now. 
  
  Another entry in last week's ephemeris was noted with some ecstasy among the
  cognoscenti:  Evan Fox Hiniker reached escape velocity and established his own
  solar orbit, about 10 hours before the aforementioned full moon.  Coincidence? 
  We think not. 
  
  Sightings of Evan Fox Hiniker.
  Other views of Evan Fox. . .
  
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