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A stylized illustration of a solar eclipse with a bright corona and light beam over dark, jagged mountains.

Today, Rare Books. Tomorrow, the Moon!

“Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra...

19 July, 2019 / 0 Comments

Text on a yellow background reads, "Adore the sun, rising with all his rays, receiving the obeisance." The tone is uplifting and reverent.

The Cosmic Sidereal Galactic Abecedarium of the Universe & Other Tangential Star Ephemera

“Adore the sun, rising with all his rays, receiving the obeisance of gods and demons, the shining maker of light.” — The Ramayana The Cosmic Sidereal Galactic Abecedarium of the Universe & Other Tangential Ephemera Sibyl Rubottom and Jim Machacek San Diego: Bay Park Press, 2001 N7433.4 R73 C67 2001 From...

16 August, 2017 / 0 Comments