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I discovered a really neat app last night. About 8 PM I was walking down Peabody Place and looked up into the night sky. I saw the moon and two planets. You can always tell which ones are planets because they appear in a uniform arc (the moon also in the arc) and they don’t twinkle. One seemed to have a red hue and I guessed it was Mars, although it was so bright I couldn’t rule Venus out. Another planet, close to the moon in the sky, I was less sure about, but I guessed Jupiter.<\/p>\n

As I kept walking, I wondered if there was an app for that. There’s an app for everything these days. Back when I was in college, my astronomy professor showed me a program on my Macintosh SE that let me identify stars, planets, and constellations. I had to learn to count degrees in the sky, but if I could do that, the program did the rest of the work. I figured, surely there’s something equivalent for a smartphone these days.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, there was. I found an app called Planet Finder, where all I had to do was point my phone’s camera at the planets. Here’s what I got:<\/p>\n

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Pretty neat. At least I got Mars right. And the moon. Later in the evening when I was at the Blind Bear, I wondered if the camera actually had to be on the moon and planets, or if it was all based on position. Without going outside, I pulled up the app again.<\/p>\n

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Planet Finder is not the only good astronomy app out there. I was talking to my friend Stacey last night and she found an app that will show you the positions of the constellations.<\/p>\n

The Triple-A National Championship Game is tonight at 6:05 on NBC Sports Network, and the Redbirds are throwing a watch party at the Downtown Aldo’s Pizza Pies. Starting at 3:00, Aldo’s will have $3 draft beers and $2 domestic bottles, and the Redbirds will have giveaways all night long.<\/p>\n

So, last week I incorrectly reported a piece of news. I heard from a former employee of Purple Haze that the guy in charge said “I can’t do this anymore” after two of his employees were injured in a fight\/shooting there, and shut the place down. No, actually Haze shut down because their liquor license got suspended<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Silly Goose has had so much success with their Sunday pop-up brunches with Wok’n in Memphis that they’re teaming up with Wok’n for a pop-up dinner<\/a> this coming Sunday at 5. Here’s the menu:<\/p>\n

Jalape\u00f1o Poppers
\n-Crab Rangoon Style<\/p>\n

Chili Noodles
\n-Fried Garlic and Green Onion<\/p>\n

Fried Rice
\n-Egg, Peas, Carrots
\n~Add meat for an extra charge<\/p>\n

BLT Sandwich
\n-BOLOGNA, Lettuce, Tomato-Ginger Jam<\/p>\n

Chicken & Waffles
\n-Ginger-Scallion Ranch<\/p>\n

The Daily Memphian has an article about new construction in Founders Pointe<\/a>. The new homes being built there will likely be the last ones in Downtown Memphis to offer a river view.<\/p>\n

Memphis River Parks Partnership is presenting So Long, Summer with Spincult<\/a> at Tom Lee Park on Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM. Instructors from The Edge’s new cycling studio will take you through a spinning class with a view of the mighty Mississippi.<\/p>\n

The Flyer’s Hungry Memphis blogger tweeted news about LYFE Kitchen:<\/p>\n

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LYFE Kitchen downtown is NOT closing. But, no operation on the weekends.<\/p>\n

\u2014 HungryMemphis (@HungryFlyer) September 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n