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The Observatory Almanac
Thursday, July 30
A daily field note joining weather, daylight, sky, nature and faith.
Sunrise—Clemmons
Sunset—Golden hour before
MoonFull moonTonight’s natural light
Earth today—M2.5+ earthquakes worldwide
Tomorrow at a glance
Friday, July 31
Plan one day ahead for daylight, weather and the night sky.
Sunrise—Clemmons
Sunset—Golden hour before
MoonWaning gibbousTomorrow night
Forecast—Loading tomorrow’s outlook
Famous lives
Born tomorrow
July 31
Community calendar
Coming up around Clemmons
Upcoming
Village of Clemmons calendar
ClemmonsMarkets, family events and neighborhood gatherings.
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Tanglewood Park happenings
Tanglewood ParkSeasonal programs and outdoor activities nearby.
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Upcoming
Lewisville-Clemmons events
Clemmons & LewisvilleLocal gatherings, markets and community programs.
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Upcoming
Events around Winston-Salem
Forsyth CountyConcerts, exhibits, festivals and history programs.
Event details ↗Daily comics
Four panels for a quick laugh
The Far Side opens its official Daily Dose. The other three pictures are displayed with creator permission, Creative Commons terms, or public-domain rights.
Official daily selectionThe Far Side
The Daily Dose
Open today’s ever-changing official selection from Gary Larson’s wonderfully strange archive.
Decorative cow art: LadyofHats · public domainOpen official Daily Dose ↗
Latest comicxkcd
Latest xkcd
Science, technology and everyday life, one precise joke at a time.
Randall Munroe · CC BY-NC 2.5Open comic & source ↗
Latest comicDinosaur Comics
Today’s T-Rex problem
Talking dinosaurs tackle language, philosophy and whatever else goes sideways.
Ryan North · shared with creator permissionOpen comic & source ↗
1904American political cartoon
Hands Off!
Theodore Roosevelt invokes the Monroe Doctrine as European powers circle the Caribbean.
Louis Dalrymple · public domainOpen comic & source ↗Daily knowledge
Three things worth knowing today
A fresh daily rotation of science, nature, American history and the wonderfully unexpected.
Fact 1
The Statue of Liberty was once a lighthouse
From 1886 to 1902, the statue served officially as a navigational lighthouse in New York Harbor.
Fact 2
Railroads changed time itself
American railroads adopted standard time zones in 1883 so trains could run on coordinated schedules.
Fact 3
An octopus has three hearts
Two hearts move blood through the gills; the third circulates it through the rest of the body.
Classic movie watch
Western nights, war stories & old favorites
Four different curated classics rotate each Eastern day. Vetted AMC movies move to the front when they are actually scheduled.
YouTube · search official full movie
World War II · Approved
YouTube · search restored full movieGo for Broke!
1951
Watch or check listing ↗Civil War adventure comedy · Family-friendly silent film
YouTube · search official full movieThe General
1926
Watch or check listing ↗Western adventure · Approved
YouTube · search restored full movieThe Big Trees
1952
Watch or check listing ↗Musical comedy · Approved
Royal Wedding
1951
Watch or check listing ↗Checking AMC now. Curated selections rotate after midnight Eastern.
On TV today & tonight
Four things worth watching
A varied daily mix from current U.S. listings. Repetitive nightly news is limited to one selection.
PBS · Check local listing
PBS Primetime
Documentary and historyDocumentaries, history and public affairs.
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Smithsonian · Tonight
Smithsonian Channel
History and discoveryHistory, aviation, nature and science.
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History · Tonight
History Channel
Tonight’s lineupOpen the current History schedule.
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TCM · Tonight
Turner Classic Movies
Classic film tonightA classic-film fallback when live listings are unavailable.
View program ↗Current listings are loading; reliable channel links remain available if the feed is delayed.
Latest podcasts
Your listening queue
The newest episode from each favorite show. Audio comes directly from the publisher’s public feed.
This day in American & world history
American courage. World turning points.
Wars, presidents, heroes and the decisions that shaped the United States and the world · July 30.
American history · 1776
The American Revolution
Founding documents, the Revolutionary generation and the principles debated at the birth of the United States.
American history · 1861
The Civil War
Battlefields, leaders, soldiers and civilians from the war that preserved the Union and ended slavery.
World history · 1917
World War I
America and the world in the First World War—from the Western Front to the people serving at home.
World history · 1941
World War II
The global struggle of World War II, presidential leadership and extraordinary acts of service and courage.
Daily event selection and imagery come from Wikimedia. Reading, video and document links lead to Britannica, respected history channels, museums and public archives.
Current news
Markets, CNBC & benefits watch
New York Times business headlines, CNBC’s latest, and changes that could affect Social Security or Medicare.
Business only · New York Times
Companies, markets & the economy
CNBC headlines
Markets, companies & the day’s news
Social Security & Medicare watch
Benefits, payments, premiums & policy changes
Live headlines refresh every ten minutes. Benefits watch tracks coverage mentioning Social Security or Medicare; verify personal-impact details with SSA, Medicare.gov, or CMS.
Local & state news
Five headlines close to home
One clean list from Clemmons, the Triad and across North Carolina.
Clemmons · Triad · North Carolina
Latest local and state headlines
Sports desk
Steelers first. Then the field.
Current coverage from U.S. publishers, refreshed throughout the day.
Official Pittsburgh Steelers
Black & Gold news
General U.S. sports
Around the leagues
Steelers pictures and headlines come directly from the team’s official news feed. Every Around the leagues link opens ESPN’s verified latest-news page.
Frontier watch
AI, robots, satellites & the new space age
Current official and research feeds, refreshed every fifteen minutes. James Webb stays front and center.
James Webb Space Telescope · latestFull NASA Webb feed ↗▶
NASA Webb · Latest
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Open NASA’s continuously updated Webb newsroom for its newest discoveries, images, science releases and observing updates.
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News and imagery
Official video channelWatch the latest NASA Webb videos
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MIT AI · LatestLatest artificial-intelligence research↗RoboticsNASA updates
NASA Technology · LatestNASA robotics and autonomous systems↗SatellitesNASA updates
NASA · LatestSatellites, spacecraft and Earth observation↗SpaceNASA updates
NASA · LatestLatest space missions and discoveries↗Latest video desks▶NASA WebbLatest James Webb videos↗▶NASA JPLRobots, rovers & missions↗▶Boston DynamicsRobotics in motion↗Live feeds loading
Public activity
Air & maritime watch
Publicly broadcast movements are delayed, incomplete and not a tactical picture.
Public ADS-B
Aircraft over the region
Explore aircraft that are publicly broadcasting. Coverage is inherently incomplete.
Open live map ↗Public AIS · MarineTraffic
Strait of Hormuz ship movement
View reported commercial vessel movement through the strait, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and the wider Middle East. Coastal AIS may be delayed or incomplete.
Faith & wonder
Daily readings and Catholic headlines
Four compact desks, refreshed throughout the day from trusted Catholic sources.
USCCB · Today
Daily readings
Read or listen to today’s Scripture, then scan the newest announcements from the U.S. bishops.
Apologetics
Catholic Answers
Latest videos
Ascension Presents
Diocese of Charlotte
Catholic News Herald
Seasonal Clemmons
What’s alive around you
Recent observations, migrations and the changing Piedmont season.
