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Friday, December 18, 2020
Volume 16 • Issue No. 51
Great Conjunction on Winter Solstice, A “Christmas Star”
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December 21, 1 Hour After Sunset, Looking Southwest Roen Kelly graphic accompanied by the article, “Jupiter and Saturn will form rare ‘Christmas Star’ on winter solstice” by Eric Betz, published on December 7 on www.astronomy.com. Readers can watch the event live on this website, courtesy of Lowell Observatory in Arizona.
STATEWIDE Astronomers and backyard star gazers alike will be craning their necks upward to witness a rare celestial event on December 21, the winter equinox, as the planets Jupiter and Saturn align in extremely tight proximity. The two planets will be so close that they will appear as “one star” and many are heralding the event as the Christmas Star and comparing them to the Star of Bethlehem. Astronomers use the word conjunction to describe meetings of planets and other objects and use the term great conjunction to describe meetings of the two biggest planets in our solar system, Jupiter
and Saturn. Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions happen every 20 years but not all conjunctions are the same. The 2020 great conjunction will be the closest since 1623 and the closest observable one since 1226! December 21 is also the shortest day of 2020, and that’s good news for anyone hoping to see the event. “Look for the planets low in the southwest in the hour after sunset, NASA officials said in a press release. The two planets and their moons will be visible in the same field of view through binoculars or a small telescope. In fact, Saturn will appear as close See STAR page 6...
Fuel & More Helps Kittery Residents with Fuel and “More” KITTERY Fuel & More continues to grow in helping Kittery residents with fuel costs and unforeseen expenses. As an all-volunteerrun nonprofit, Fuel & More helps those having trouble paying for heat but don’t qualify for town assistance. Over the Fall and Winter, Fuel & More covers the cost of two heating deliveries for individuals or families, totaling thousands of gallons of heating oil, propane, kerosene, needed cords of wood, and pellets, as well as assisting with fuel costs
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WELLS William J.(Bill) Horne Jr. was born on December 24, 1920 in South Boston, MA. Just days before his 21st birthday he went to his nearest recruiting station to enlist in the US Air Force following the unexpected bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bill was assigned to the 20th Air Force with the Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) of Weather Observation. His first assignment was to serve as a Weather Observer
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ing Kittery families with back rent, car repairs, utility bills, transportation expenses, housing, payment of essential items,
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vided Kittery school counselors with gift cards for students who See FUEL page 4...
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for Fair Tide housing. In addition to helping with fuel, two years ago Fuel & More began a new service that further defines the “More” in their title. Through “More”, Kittery families get help with unexpected emergencies, such as loss of a job, an illness, or a death in the family, providing funds to help families get through a difficult time in their lives. In the past year, with the generosity of donors, they were able to expand the “More” mission by help-
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Instructor in Texas but quickly moved up the ranks to Staff Sargent and then deployed to Japan attached to the 55th Reconnaissance Squadron in support of Weather Observation for the Strategic Air Forces of the Pacific. In late April 1945, he arrived in Guam and continued through numerous battle-zones to Saipan and then Iwo Jima where he would be stationed for nine months. In fact, just weeks after the Battle of Iwo Jima, Bill climbed to the top of Mount
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Suribachi and sat under the that famous American flag that was photographed being raised by a squad of American troops during the battle. After being honorably discharged and returning home, Bill embarked on a search for the woman who had initiated a letter writing campaign in support of troops overseas. Marion Boyce had been his pen-pal throughout his time in Iwo Jima. He found her in late January and a romance was born.
They were engaged in May, married in September and settled in Quincy, MA, where they See HORNE page 5... Have you seen our
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