Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 3)

Sunday, February 3 Right ascension 17 31 22.9 Declination -74 16 68 Elongation 76.4 Delta 0.02 AU This is the end of my journey. I pull up the motorcycle in front of a pleasant, but modest-enough, home in Redondo Beach, California.  The hybrid that Ryan Fitzpatrick had let me take remains in Arizona, abandoned in the

Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 2)

Wednesday, January 30 Right ascension 16 49 55.2 Declination -74 14 23 Elongation 71.2 Delta 0.25 AU   Doug Martin is very, very surprised to see me. Note that he is not unhappy to see me, just surprised. He and I got along just fine on a professional level, but we had nothing in common personally, so

Tales from the Meteor: The Last Journeyman (Part 1)

Friday, January 25 Right ascension 16 47 47.9 Declination -75 18 19 Elongation 80.4 Delta 0.57 AU   Josh McCown is frowning as he peers at the cellphone I have handed to him.  The light from the video illuminates his face, flashing occasionally as the images on the screen change.  He doesn't say a word until