Reference: The Sun, the Moon, and the Weather

I'm a fan of detail when writing 'fic, as you've probably noticed. Historical fiction set in the real world sends me scrambling for FACTS (what was the weather like that day? what news would people have been talking about? would they have known that word or expression?). Some facts are easier to determine than others. Right now, I'm on a sky-and-weather binge, so I note some of the places I've found helpful for locating that information (primarily so I don't forget them; secondarily so that anyone reading this can skip the "Help! How do I find out about that?" phase of research).

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