December Tide Table

OXFORD, MD JANUARY 2022

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AM PM AM PM 1:25 2:30 2:23 3:25 3:20 4:20 4:16 5:13 5:11 6:06 6:07 6:56 7:05 7:44 8:06 8:30 9:09 9:16 10:15 10:01 11:18 10:48 12:17pm 11:38 - 1:09 12:29 1:55 1:19 2:36 2:08 3:13 2:53 3:49 3:35 4:24 4:16 4:59 4:57 5:34 5:39 6:11 6:25 6:51 7:16 7:32 8:10 8:18 9:09 9:08 10:11 10:05 11:14 11:06 - 12:18 12:10 1:20 1:12 2:20 2:11 3:17 7:39 8:35 9:34 10:33 12:33 1:19 2:05 2:48 3:30 4:10 4:49 5:27 6:06 6:47 7:31 8:15 8:59 9:42 10:24 12:09 12:41 1:13 1:46 2:20 2:58 3:41 4:30 5:27 6:29 7:33 8:36

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SHARP’S IS. LIGHT: 46 minutes before Oxford TILGHMAN: Dogwood Harbor same as Oxford EASTON POINT: 5 minutes after Oxford CAMBRIDGE: 10 minutes after Oxford CLAIBORNE: 25 minutes after Oxford ST. MICHAELS MILES R.: 47 min. after Oxford WYE LANDING: 1 hr. after Oxford ANNAPOLIS: 1 hr., 29 min. after Oxford KENT NARROWS: 1 hr., 29 min. after Oxford CENTREVILLE LANDING: 2 hrs. after Oxford CHESTERTOWN: 3 hrs., 44 min. after Oxford 3 month tides at www.tidewatertimes.com

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and Branson sending non-astronauts out into space or sub-space.

I learned that for me, stargazing is a form of meditation or prayer. Stargazing takes us above the earth, out of ourselves and our worries and into the universe with its limitless possibilities. It was an unforgettable, magical, astronomical experience.

To write about this adventure, I had to use our memories from that special night as it was too dark to take notes. I also had to dig back to 5th grade science/astronomy class for my last studies of the universe. I thank Greg for his informative tour and for recommending his favorite book for beginning stargazers, Chet Raymo’s 365 Starry Nights.

I reread Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, which I highly recommend, and his last book, Billions and Billions. Both books offer both astronomy lessons with a healthy, welcome dose of philosophy. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry was also informative. Both of their television programs about space are entertaining and available to stream. I also read the Great Courses text, Our Night Sky, as well as several night sky pocket guides to the universe. Any technical mistakes in this text are my own, those of a mere amateur stargazer.

You may contact Greg Snowman to book future trips at 814-558-8539 or at gregasnowman@yahoo.com. He has closed for the season, as it is too cold for visitors and equipment during winter in northern PA. His Potter County Stargazing Tours can also be found on Facebook and Trip Advisor, where the tours enjoy a fi ve-star rating and a 2021 Travelers Choice Award.

While waiting to stargaze with Greg, go out in your backyard on a clear night and enjoy the dark skies and universe above you.

One last thought from Carl Sagan: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood and the carbon in our apple pie were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star-stuff .” ing stars. We are made of star-stuff .”

Bonna L. Nelson is a Bay-area writer, columnist, photographer and world traveler. She resides in Easton with her husband, John.