Travel to Cosmos Through Space and Time
Jax is on vacation! So today’s post and next Tuesday’s post will be short and sweet. Well…they will be short. =) Today, I want to encourage you to watch the re-launch of the education program “Cosmos.†The original series, called “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage,†launched in 1980 and starred Carl Sagan, the acclaimed and widely...
Mercury is in Retrograde. What Does that Mean?
There are a few articles being shared through The Grand Overseer about this astronomical event. I mean astronomical in a “sun and stars†kind of way, not a “wow, that is massive!†sort of way. Mercury in retrograde is also an astrological event. We’ve written about astronomical and astrological events on TPP before. What does it...
Astronomical Events in 2013
Astronomical 1: of or relating to astronomy <astronomical observations> 2: enormously or inconceivably large or great <astronomical numbers> Earlier this week, several of my friends shared a poster via the Grand Overseer that lists skyward observation events for 2013. Depending on where you are in the world and how close the Earth the event is...
Venus and Jupiter: A Planetary Conjunction in March 2012
March 2012 is proving to be a celestially active month! Not only did we get solar flares last week (which made the Aurora Borealis visible to more people), we also get a planetary conjunction this week. How cool is that?! Venus and Jupiter were tightly snuggled earlier this week, but they remain close and bright...
A Triple Eclipse in 2011
June and July 2011 are exciting months for astronomy (and astrology) buffs. These months mark a “triple†eclipse in a solar–lunar–solar cycle. The solar eclipses will be partial, but the lunar eclipse will be total. A triple eclipse is an uncommon event, though perhaps not rare. The last one was in 2009 and was a...
