Marking Astronomy Day with tracks about space, planets, stars; all forms of celestial bodies.
| Heavy, Heavy, Heavy Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats - Afro Rock - Kona 02009 |
| The Bath of Stars Art Bears - Winter Songs - Recommended 01979 |
| Astronaut Anthem Meredith Monk - Do You Be - ECM 01987 |
| Amsi Sameer Al-Nojoom (Night Stars Watcher) Ahman Al-Harasi - Qat, Coffee and Qambus - Parlortone 02012 |
| Surrounded by the Stars Amon Duul II - Wolf City - United Artists 01972 |
| In addition to Astronomy Day falling on this date, earlier this week May 9th Mercury transited the sun, during daytime hours here in North America. One of 14 such treks this century, the last transit of the planet fell in 2006, the next will be 2019, and then not again until 2032. A few tracks now about Mercury. |
| Mercury Retrograde Purling Hiss - Water on Mars - Drag City 02013 |
| Mercury Blues David Lindley - El Rayo Ex - Asylum 01981 |
| Envy No Good Mercury Dance Band - Afro Rock - Kona 02009 |
| Standing Room Only, Mr Mars Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost - Out.sider 02014 (RE) 
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| Life on Mars? David Bowie - Hunky Dory - RCA 01971 |
| Saturn of Chagrin HRSTA - Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes - Constellation 02007
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| Also of note: today is the anniversary of the launching of Skylab, in 1973. Now for a few more tracks about space and the space traveler... |
| Planet Ride Julian Cope - Saint Julian - Island 01987 |
| Milky Way Moses Tasavallan Presidentti - Milky Way Moses - Janus 01974 |
| Other Side of the Sky Gong - Angels Egg - Virgin 01973 |
| Truth is Dark Like Outer Space Evengelista - Hello, Voyager - Constellation 02008
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| Space is deep Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido - Back on Black records 02011 |
| Blood moon Ancient ocean - Blood moon - Beyond beyond is beyond 02014 |
| Blast Magic Comet Control - Comet Control - Tee Pee records 02104
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| Astro Black Sun Ra - Astro Black - Impulse records |
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Hi Mary so nice to hear Life on Mars! Loving the astronomy theme & facts too.
8:45 PM, May 14th, 2016