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It has been predicted by the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks that anyone in a wide swath of the Northeast, from Seattle to Maine, and as far west as the state of Washington, may be able to see the northern lights over the Halloween weekend.
Millions of Americans Could View the Northern Lights as Early as Saturday Night, Depending on Weather and Other Variables Like Light Pollution.
Northern regions of the United States, including New York, Maine, North Dakota, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and all of New England, may catch a glimpse of the lights, according to the Geophysical Institute.
The Geophysical Institute predicts that “very active auroral displays” will be visible from the skies above Portland, Oregon, and New York City, if conditions permit.
The organisation also claims that locations much further south may have a possibility of seeing the lights low on the horizon. Carson City, Nevada; Oklahoma City; and Raleigh are all examples of such places.
There will be a spooky sky above parts of the United States over Halloween weekend. Aurora borealis could be seen in parts of the United States and Europe this weekend because of a solar flare and “coronal mass ejection” (a discharge of the sun’s plasma) on Thursday.
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According to the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm is expected as a result of the solar flare and ejection. An intense storm like this one can actually drive the Aurora away from its typical viewing location above the North Pole.
The NOAA has forecasted that those in the Pacific Northwest, the high Midwest, and the extreme Northeast may all get to experience the Northern Lights this year. NBC News also claimed that several states, including Montana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, are getting ready for a rare spectacle.
The aurora borealis is caused by solar particles carrying electric charges colliding with oxygen and nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere. Because of this, you can typically find them well above the North (Aurora borealis) or South (Southern Cross) magnetic poles of Earth (Aurora australis).
Why Do We See Auroras?
The Northern Lights have always left me wondering what triggered them. The Aurora Borealis is caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with gaseous particles in Earth’s atmosphere.
The collisions of different types of gas particles produce a wide range of colours. Detailed explanation: What triggers the Northern Lights, exactly?
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On Thursday, the sun released plasma in the form of a coronal mass ejection and solar flare, increasing the likelihood that the Aurora Borealis would be visible. This Halloween weekend, you can expect a sky full of witches.
On August 23, 2016, at Erikslund, Vaesternorrland County, Sweden, the night sky was lit up by the Aurora Borealis.


I arrive at Nairobi school and cover the long distance between the parking lot and adminstration block before I am met by Mr. Rugano, our contact and a physics teacher at the school. He invites me for evening coffee at the staff room where I meet with the teachers. We chat about general issues. After mingling with the teachers we proceed to the Chemistry lab.
This week we are watching an astronomy movie, Hubble Space telescope. The students are excited to be exposed to yet another fun way of learning.
The idea is to introduce the students to the different planets as viewed from a satellite. The previous week I was at the school and we ran through stellarium a sky exploration software. Watching the movie was a way to make the students visualize how the planets and other celestial bodies look. One of the students remarked that the movie has made astronomy more tangible. This view was shared by other students too.
After watching the movie for two hours, we have a question and answer session. We ask each other questions and try to respond to them. The topics of the discussion varied and when I asked the students if there was a likelihood of having other earth like planets orbiting other stars, one student had this interesting theory: 'when God created Adam, he commanded him that this was HIS home, he should take care of it. Meaning he had other sons that he allocated other planets to.' This kind of curiosity is what motivates me and makes me look forward to the next school visit.
Next week I am back at the Nairobi school and this time we will go through more exciting softwares that are Astronomy related.
The event was sponsored by Pulse Health care Ltd.


Hello 101 Families,
I have attached this information here for the students moon journals. The moon journal will be done for 17 nights in a row. It will be due back on Oct 26. The moon journal will replace the nightly reading log during this time, but students are still encouraged to read (every night they read they will be entered into a special drawing for that day). Please have the students also do the moon journal over the weekend (both days) as well as each night during the week. Please have them bring in their moon journals each day as we will go over it in class. This will help us get the most accurate data on the moon and help us make connects with the phases of the moon that we will learn in class. I have also attached a single page of the moon journal incase a student forgets a moon journal at school.


In the 18th century, England (and America) changed the calendar that it had been using for almost 2000 years. In the process, eleven days were “lost”. And, according to legend, there were riots as people took to the streets to demand their eleven days back.
In ancient times, most calendars were lunar, and were based on the period of time between full moons or new moons. This, however, caused a problem over the longterm. The 30-day lunar cycle did not fit evenly into the 365-day solar cycle, so after a period of years any specific dates based on lunar cycles would be falling into completely different seasons. As a result, most agricultural societies began keeping solar time instead, based on the motion of the sun in the sky; astronomical observations were carefully kept to determine the time of the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices. This still caused problems, however, since the solar cycle did not equal 365 days–it actually lasted roughly 364.25 days. So the solar calendar gradually fell out of step with the actual cycle of the sun.
In the Roman times, the calendar was originally divided into ten months. (September, October, November and December come from the Latin for seven, eight, nine and ten.) The days of each month were counted from the first day (the Kalends) the middle day (the Ides) and the last day (the Nones). Later two more months were added. But this still left the year too short, so every so often two extra months (called the Intercalaris) had to be added. It was up to the priests to keep track of all this, and since nobody else actually understood the calendar’s workings, it was not unusual for the priesthood to adjust the length of the year (sometimes through bribery), making it longer or shorter for political or religious reasons.
In 45 BCE, under the rule of Julius Caesar, the mess became so confusing that a change was needed, and the Roman Republic adopted a version of the solar calendar that became known as the “Julian”. For the first time, this new calendar introduced the concept of the “leap year”–an extra day tacked on to one of the months to correct the discrepency caused by the fraction in the solar cycle. The Julian calendar also changed the beginning of the year. The old Roman calendar had used March 1 as the beginning of each year; the Julian system moved this to January 1.
The Julian calendar remained long after the Roman Empire collapsed. It was adopted by the Roman Catholic Church and held sway throughout Europe for the next thousand years. The only modification to be made during this time was to change the date of the first of the year. The early Church, as part of an effort to emphasize the Christian holy days instead of the pagan Roman, moved the first day of the year away from January 1. In the 7th century CE Christmas Day was the beginning of the new year; by the 9th century CE the new year was set at March 25, Annunciation Day.
However, the Julian calendar also had a problem. The solar cycle, it turned out, was not exactly 364.25 days–it was a little less than that. So by adding a leap day every four years, the Julian calendar was actually adding too much time, and it fell out of step with the actual solar cycle by one full day every 128 years. By the 16th century CE, the calendar dates were ten days out of sync with the solar equinoxes and solstices.
This was a problem for the Church. Holy days such as Easter were calculated astronomically from the solar equinoxes and the lunar phases, but these were now irreconcilable with the calendar dates (Easter had traditionally been celebrated on March 21). So in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced a sweeping change to bring the calendar back into alignment with the solar cycle. He decreed that ten days would be dropped in October; October 1 would be followed immediately by October 12. He also declared that the beginning of the new year would be moved to January 1. And finally, to solve the problems with the Julian calendar, Pope Gregory reduced the number of leap days: now instead of adding a leap day every four years, it would be added only if that year was divisible by 400.
The Gregorian calendar went into effect in Catholic Europe in October 1582. The Protestant countries, however, flatly refused to adopt the “Popish timekeeping”, and kept their Julian calendar. As a result, Europe now had two different calendars, simultaneously. To avoid confusion, civil, commercial and diplomatic documents began “double dating”, listing both the Julian and Gregorian dates. (But, to make things more confusing, in 1600 Scotland, then an independent kingdom, moved the beginning of the year on its Julian calendar from March 25 to January 1. Then in 1603, King James of Scotland also became King of England, and the British kingdom had the same calendar but with two different New Year’s days.)
This awkward system continued for almost 150 years, but soon it became so unwieldy that it could no longer be tolerated. In 1750, England bowed to reality, and Parliament passed a resolution that implemented the Gregorian calendar to bring Britain and her colonies into sync with the rest of the world. The beginning of the year was moved from March 25 (known as Lady Day) to January 1, and eleven days were dropped (the delay in adopting the Gregorian system had allowed the Julian calendar to become inaccurate by an extra day). As a result, March 24, 1750, was followed by March 25, 1751, but December 31, 1751, was then followed by January 1, 1752. (Thus the year 1751 lasted only 282 days instead of 365, and there was no January or February in that year.) Then, on Wednesday, September 2, 1752, eleven days were dropped, and the next day became Thursday, September 14.
In later centuries, a myth appeared that the benighted English peasants, upon being told that 11 days would be dropped from the calendar, thought that their lives were actually being shortened by almost two weeks, and rioters appeared in the streets demanding their eleven days back. In reality, contemporary records show no such incidents, although there were some local protests when a few landlords tried to collect a full month’s rent for the short month of September. The calendar change did become a political issue in Parliament between the Whigs and the Tories, with the conservatives opposing the “papish calendar”.
A few countries, however, still retained the Julian calendar. Tsarist Russia never adopted the Gregorian system. It wasn’t until the Soviet Union was established in 1917 that the new calendar came into use (which is why the February and October Revolutions happened in March and November). The last nation to adopt the Gregorian calendar was Turkey, in 1927.


October 29, 2014 – A space mission embarked upon by the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) has suffered setbacks following explosion of the rocket few minutes after take-off in Virginia, United States.
The unmanned rocket hired by NASA carried supplies for the International Space Station thus losing everything it has on board. The explosion on Tuesday however caused Panic in Virginia with many wondering about what has actually happened.
The Antares rocket contracted through Orbital Sciences launched at 6:22 p.m. ET from a facility along the Atlantic Ocean and it had about 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments.
“The rocket was carrying various things, including spacewalk tools for the space station, flight equipment, food, books and computer resources for the crew. Its total cargo was 4,883 pounds (2215 kilograms).
“It’s not as tragic as losing a life associated with it and so, we’re very happy to report that there were no injuries. That hardware, however, it’s very important and very high value to the company and to our customers,” Executive Vice President of Orbital Sciences Corp, Mr. Frank Culbertson told CNN.


THE DISC OF NEBRA
Important Sailing Routes of the Bronze Age displayed in Religious Context
(Nebra, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, c.1600 BC)
Dr. R.M. de Jonge
In 1999 a bronze disc was stolen from a prehistoric grave in the neighborhood of Sachsen-Anhalt, in the Harz Mountains, in Germany (Ref.1). Three years later, in 2002, it was recovered. Figure 1 is reproduced from The New Rotterdam Newspaper, where an article about the Disc appeared on December 7, 2002. It caught our interest, and this article was written to explain the object. Recently (Nov.24, 2003), a color (mostly gold and green) photograph of the disc has appeared in the popular American magazine U.S. News and World Report (Ref.23), and then also the January 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
Though Figure 1 is much smaller, the actual object is reported to have a diameter of 32cm, and a weight of about 2 kg. The Disc is partially covered with pieces of goldplate, though in some places, the gold plating is gone. Originally, around the edge, there probably were 39 small holes. The backside status is not reported. The grave from which it was taken is located within a circular-shaped wall system of c.200 to 350 meters, on the Mittelberg mountain at Nebra, close to a tributary of the Weser River, at a distance of 250 km from the coast of the North Sea (Atlantic Ocean). The bronze Disc contains a relatively high quantity of arsenic, and the gold is contaminated with other substances. From these content data, as well as the strong corrosion of the bronze surface, and from the depth and type of the original grave, it was deduced that the disc dates from c.1600 BC. This is almost a thousand years after the discovery of America via the Atlantic, c.2500 BC (Refs.2,3).
On the front side of the disc we see a large golden sun, with damage to its gold plating, and a crescent quarter moon in the sky, as seen from the earth. On two sides, were strips of gold plating, now obviously gone on one side. Looking at the object astronomically, these could be seen as the eastern and western horizons, usually imaged as land or mountains in ancient pictographs. There is a cup, or bowl-shaped object at the top or bottom, possibly symbolizing the Milky Way, and a number of golden “stars”, including a group of seven, that might represent the 7 stars of the 7 star constelation, the Pleiades. There are 23 other stars, so the stars total 30. The Newspaper article says there are two more stars under the gold plating of the edge horizon, but only one is clearly visible in the reproduced photo.
The Disc of Nebra might represent the head of a person (Figure 2). At one side we see a complete eye, and, beside it, a crescent of the other eye. In Egyptian mythology, Amun-Re has the “solar eye”, while Amenophis is the “Lunar eye” (Ref.24), these are the two eyes of the SunGod. Below might be a mouth, with a smile. At the sides, might be hair, or ears, or earspools. The Disc of Nebra is late megalithic. Sometimes, petroglyphic images can appear to be faces of the SunGod, but we have shown that such petroglyphs (and also monuments) of this time period often have additional religious, political, and geographic meanings (Refs.2,3).
The whole disc is the Realm of the SunGod, and is about the sunreligion which became highly developed in Egypt. In Egyptian images, the sun is usually shown rising from the Eastern horizon, and the moon is shown over the Western horizon, the Land of the Dead.
Each day, the Sun traverses the sky to the West, and each evening the God sails west in his Sunbark to the Other Side of the World, the Realm of the Dead. Sometimes this Sunbark is shown as an upside-down boat in the sky (like Figure 1), and at other times as an upright Sunboat on water (like Figure 2). So there may be no “up” or “down” to this Disc, as it may be intended to be 3-dimensional (the 4 cardinal directions, plus up to the sky, above the earth).
On the Disc are a group of 7 stars, and 23 separate stars. The 23 correspond to the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer, at 23°N. This latitude is holy to the sunreligion because at noon on mid-summer day the Sun is directly overhead at this latitude, having moved up from the south. After staying at this latitude a couple of days, the sun turns, and begins a slow movement back to the south. Most megalithic petroglyphs and monuments contain this holy number of 23, so we are sure the Sunreligion was widely believed, and a prominent feature of the society.
The 23 separate stars also corresponded to the latitude of the Southern Egyptian Empire, at 23°N. This was the geographical center of the sunreligion. So, from the 23 stars, we know the Disc of Nebra represents the face of Ra, and the details of the Disc are about the Sunreligion, centered on Egypt. Together with the group of 7 stars, the total is 30 stars, the latitude of the Nile Delta, the center of the Northern Egyptian Empire, at 30°N. The group of 7 stars may also represent the seven degrees of latitude of the United Egyptian Empire, from 23°N to 30°N, again confirming that the Sunreligion originates in Egypt.
In Egyptian religious hierarchy, below the SunGod Ra are two other gods, the moongod Osiris, and the sungod Horus, indicated on the Disc by the two eyes of Ra. The Pharaohs (Kings) on earth were considered living personifications of Osiris and Horus (Refs.4,5). On this Disc of Nebra, if one sees the moon as placed close to the eastern (Old World) horizon (Figure 2), it might be concluded that this item was fabricated during the reign of an Osiris-King. The complicated Egyptian religion then predicts that this Pharaoh will be succeeded by a Horus-King (the Sun), who rises from the east, while the Osiris-King (the Moon) sinks in the west, the Land of the Dead. The whole political procedure of resurrection and accession is thus symbolized by a voyage around the Earth, across the Ocean. This led to a profound interest in the Realm of the Dead on the west side of the Ocean for thousands of years, as shown by the benevolent expression on the face of Ra on the Disc.
Each day the Sun moves to the west, and each day the God Ra sails in his Sunbark in that direction. So, the round disc, the head of Ra, also represents the spherical Earth, and especially the North Atlantic Ocean, which is located in the west. So the mouth of Ra is also the Sunbark, sailing on the Ocean to the west.
Details of the crossing may be encoded in the placement of the stars on the disc. Let us assume that the “boat” is upright on the Ocean (Figure 2), with the moon near the eastern horizon, and the Sun moving to the west. Usually, in megalithic petroglyphs, the center of the eastern horizon is the Strait of Gibraltar, on the coast of the Old World. The Tropic of Cancer leaves the continent of Africa at 23°N, encoded by the 23 stars. This is the historic place they wanted to cross the Ocean in honor of the SunGod Ra (Refs.2,3). Unfortunately this proved to be impossible, due to the contrary winds and currents at that latitude. We are sure some brave people lost their lives in the doldrums of the Sargasso Sea, trying to cross it (Ref.2). These attempts did, however, result in the early discoveries of the Cape Verde Islands and the Azores. After many years, and actual discovery of the Americas from the other side (Ref.2), the wind and current patterns became known. Finally these people had learned how to cross the ocean with the tradewind and the currents at their back, via the Southern Crossing, from the Cape Verde Islands to South America (Refs.2,9-13).
In the bowl, or “boat” image on the Disc of Nebra are 3 stars (#1,2,3) (Figure 2), which may represent the 3 island groups of the Cape Verde Islands. The boat actually represents the Cape Verde Islands, literally, which actually have this shape in the Ocean. Below the sun and moon are 10 stars (#1-10), encoding the ten islands of the Cape Verde Archipelago. Below the centers of the sun and the moon are 15 stars (#1-15), the latitude of the most southern Cape Verde Islands (15°N), and the sailing direction from there, 15°WSW, to South America, as well as Cape Gracias a Dios, the east Cape of Honduras, also at 15°N. The 15th star touches the western horizon, so the culture of Central America starts at this Cape. In total there are 30 stars on the Disc, encoding the correct length of the Southern Crossing, 30dl (distance lines), or 30°, equal to 1800 Nautical Miles (NM)(Ref.2). In front of the boat are 2 stars (#4,5), which combined with the 3 in the boat, could indicate a landing target on the shore of British Guyana, at 5°N. The 4 southernmost stars (#1-4) form a line pointing to the southernmost point of the western horizon, so it appears that Cape Caciporee, Brazil, at 4°N may have been a favorite landing spot in this time period.
At the left side of the Sun is another star (#16), for a total of 16 stars, corresponding to the culture along the North Coast of Honduras, Belize, and Guatemala, at 16°N. Above these are two more stars, (#17,18), encoding the center of the Olmec Civilization on the river mouths around the southern basin of the Gulf of Campeche (“Egyptian Gulf”) at 18°N (Refs.14-21). Above these, are two more stars, (#19, 20), showing the northern border of this civilization, at 20°N. The center of the western horizon (formerly in gold) corresponds to this southern coast of the Gulf of Campeche, and is clearly situated on the Disc to the WSW of the center of the eastern horizon, in agreement with the latitudes (Gibraltar is at 36°N). This is confirming of the discovery of America before the c.1600 BC date of this Disc of Nebra, and the importance of ancient Central America (the Land of Punt).
At the top of the Disc is the 21st star, encoding the NE Cape of Yucatan, at 21°N, and the 22nd star gives the latitude of SW Cuba at 22°N. The last two stars (#22,23) could provide the sailing distance from the Cape of Yucatan to the SW Cape of Cuba, 2dl, or 120 NM, at a direction of 10°ENE (#21,22,23 + 7). The total of 23 stars again provide the Tropic of Cancer, this time, along the North Coast of Cuba. The group of 7 stars also represent the areas of South Florida with this shape, 7° above the south point of the Gulf of Campeche, at 18°+7°= 25°N. The 30 total stars of the Disc confirm the importance of the mouth of the Mississippi River, and its Poverty Point trading center for Michigan copper at 30°N, the economic engine of the Bronze Age. Since the Nebra Disc is dated to c.1600 BC, it was made prior to the abrupt ending of the Michigan copper mining at c.1200 BC, coincident with the worldwide catastrophes of that date (Ref.22).
The return route to the Old World runs with the winds and the Gulfstream off Newfoundland (not shown) to the Azores and Madeira (Refs.6-13). The Sun, appearing in the center of the Ocean on the Disc, represents the importance of the Azores on this return route, because following their discovery, c.3600 BC, these islands had been revered as the western home of the SunGod for a thousand years (Ref.2). The edge of the Disc probably had 39 small holes, corresponding with the West Azores at 39°N. The group of 7 stars may also represent the star group called the Pleiades. If so, its appearance in the sky may have indicated the end of the sailing season in the autumn. The group of 7 stars plus two western stars (#17,19) represent the 9 islands of the Azores, illustrating the importance of the western two Azores islands (Corvo and Flores). These islands were the sailing goal for ships leaving Cape Race, Newfoundland, returning with their holds full of copper. The moon here represents Madeira, with two stars near it (#12,13), the actual two islands of Madeira. It is possible that the group of 7 stars might also be representing the 7 Canary Islands. For more graphic megalithic maps of these islands and sailing routes, see the petroglyphs in Ref.2.
The Disc was found in Nebra in a circular wall system, at 52°N, the same latitude as the westernmost point in Europe (Dunmore Head, Ireland). This also is the latitude of Cape St. Charles, the East Cape of mainland North America. The Azores, represented by the Sun on the Disc, are situated at the complementary latitude (90°-52°) of 38°N. If there are two more stars behind the gold eastern horizon, the total stars would then be 32, encoding the latitude of Bermuda, at 32°N, an alternative in late date return routes (after c.1700 BC).
Through the use of encoded latitudes, combined with graphic design, the Disc of Nebra indicates routes on the Ocean that are the most common ones in other Bronze Age petroglyphs (Ref.2). The finding of this large, beautiful gold and bronze relic in Germany is an important piece of confirmatory evidence regarding the religion and trading routes of the Bronze Age.
The bronze Disc of Nebra with pieces of goldplate. On top between the stars is the Milky Way, or an upside down Sunbark sailing to the west. Actual diameter 32cm, weight 2 kg. Reprinted from the New Rotterdam Newspaper (Ref.1). (Nebra, Sachsen-Anhalt, the Harz Mountains, Germany, c.1600 BC)
The Disc of Nebra is the complicated face of the Egyptian SunGod Ra, with the Sun, Moon, and the Sunbark, sailing to the west. The stars have been numbered by the authors. The western horizon is the coast of Central America. (Nebra, Sachsen-Anhalt, the Harz Mountains, Germany, c.1600 BC)
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23. “Barbarians get Sophisticated” by Andrew Curry, U. S. News and World Report, November 24, 2003, page 62
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16th Century German Astronomical Ring | A Token of Love
Regular price$ 59.00$ 25.00Sale
Close is love, open is the world
Wear the entire universe on your finger!
This 16th Century Astronomy Ball Ring was originally designed in the 1530s by Gemma Frisius, a famous German astrologer, philosopher, and instrument maker. Back then, the ring was used as an instrument to tell time and help with navigation.
And today, with the help of skilled modern craftsmen, the mysterious cosmic ring is now turned into an elegant vintage astronomy ball. Not only does it contain the star signs of the universe, but it also represents life and love.
Romance 500 years ago, "Closing is love, opening is the world".
【Sophisticated Body Ring】The combination is a delicate ring, unfolding is an astronomical ball, the temptation of the fingertips hiding the entire universe.As the different bands are fanned out, the rings take on a unique quality.
【Unique Design】 It is engraved with astronomical symbols from the 16th century, Zodiac, Ancient Greek alphanumeric characters, constellations, etc. Waiting for your discovery.
【Rustproof Material】It’s skillfully crafted and carefully inscribed to satisfy your cosmic curiosity.
【Wear it in 2 ways】Wear it as a ring...or as a pendant hanging by your favorite plain necklace. Either way, it adds a classically elegant touch to any daily attire!
【Romantic For Her/Him】The most romantic thing that I can think of is just to give the whole world to you. It’s the perfect gift for yourself, your friends or families, and all the other astronomy lovers out there.
Material: Alloy/ Sterling Silver Plated
Color: Gold/ Silver
Size: 5-10 (49.3 - 62 mm)
Thickness: About 0.25cm
Wight: About 10g
1 x 16th Century Astronomical Ring
1 x necklace (if ordered)
Ring Size Instruction
If you have an existing ring：
Measure the diameter (mm) of a ring that fits the desired finger.
Check Below Ring Size to locate your size.
If not, measure your finger:
Wrap a strip of paper around your finger, just above the knuckle, and mark the point at which the two ends meet.
Measure the paper from mark to mark to find your ring circumference (mm).
Check Below Ring Size to locate your size.
An astronomical ring is an ancient method used to determine the position of the sun. These rings are typically made out of wood, rock or glass, and are often painted black or white. They are very accurate, although the accuracy depends on the skills of the person making them, and the conditions under which they are measured.
History of Astronomical Rings
The ancient Greeks invented many things that are used today, including the compass and the telescope. They also developed the concept of zero, which is now widely used in mathematics. Their invention of the astrolabe allowed astronomers to measure the position of celestial objects such as stars and planets. This led to advances in astronomy, navigation, cartography and surveying.
In 1674, Sir Isaac Newton published his theory of universal gravitation, which stated that every object attracts every other object around it with a force directly proportional to the product of those objects' masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. His work laid the foundation for classical mechanics and modern physics.
Newton's law of cooling states that heat flows spontaneously from hotter bodies to colder ones. He also discovered the laws of motion and optics.
Types of Astronomical Rings
There are several ways to classify astronomical objects based on how close they orbit around another object. These orbits are called planetary systems. If you think about it, there are really only two kinds of planetary systems: those where one planet orbits the star, and those where multiple planets orbit the same star. This distinction becomes important because each system has a unique set of characteristics that affect how the system evolves over time.
In our solar system, the Sun is the center of everything. All the planets revolve around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around the Earth. Our solar system is known as a single-planet system because the Sun is the only planet orbiting the central star. Single-planet systems are very common among stars similar to our Sun. Some stars have no planets at all, while others host multiple planets.
Planetary systems can be classified into four major groups:
1. Circular Orbits - One planet orbits the star.
2. Eccentric Orbits - Two planets orbit the star.
3. Resonant Orbits - Three or more planets orbit the star. Each planet is located in a resonance zone, meaning that the distance between the planets is equal to some integer fraction of the orbital period of the outermost planet.
A sun ring is an instrument that measures the position of the Sun in the sky. They are often referred to as "sun rings", though that term usually refers to a different device.
The sun ring consists of a horizontal arm attached to a vertical rod. At one end of the arm is a small disc, while at the other is a larger disc. The smaller disc casts a shadow onto the ground, while the larger disc does not. As the Sun moves across the sky, it casts a shadow onto the surface of the earth. When the Sun reaches the edge of the smaller disc, the shadow falls onto the ground. This indicates that the Sun is directly overhead. If the shadow falls onto the larger disc, the Sun is lower in the sky. In this case, the Sun is either setting or rising.
In addition to indicating whether the Sun is high or low, the sunring can tell you how far away the Sun is. For example, if the shadow is halfway between the two discs, the Sun is about half way up the sky.
Traveller's Sundial or Universal Equinoctal Ring Dial
A traveller's sundial uses shadows cast by sunlight to determine time of day. These devices were used by travellers since antiquity. In the Middle Ages, travellers carried small pocket versions called "traveler's rings". Travelers could use the device to find out what time it was at home, even if they had no access to a clock.
The earliest known traveler's sundials date back to Roman times. They were used by soldiers during the Roman Empire. Soldiers needed to know the local time while travelling, because they needed to make sure that they arrived at their destination before nightfall.
In medieval times, travelers carried small pocket versions called traveler's rings. They were usually made of wood, metal or ivory. The oldest surviving example dates back to the 13th century.
Today, most modern traveler's sundials are digital. Some models include a solar panel, battery and display screen; others just require a power source such as USB. Many models have adjustable settings.
The sea ring is one of the oldest methods of determining the time. There are several different types of sea rings, including the sun dial, moon dial, and water clock. These instruments use the position of the Sun or Moon to indicate the time.
A sundial is an instrument used for measuring the passage of Time. They are usually outdoor devices, although some indoor versions exist. Sundials are very useful because they allow you to see the time without needing to look at a watch, clock, or phone.
Structure and Function
Solar elevation refers to the angle between the sun and the horizon. This angle changes throughout the day and during the seasons. In winter, the sun rises high in the sky while it sets low in the summer.
The average solar elevation varies depending on location. For example, in New York City, the sun rises around 9 AM and sets around 5 PM. However, in Phoenix, Arizona, the sun rises around 7 AM and sets around 3 PM.
There are many different instruments available for measuring solar elevation. Some people prefer to use a compass and a protractor. Others use a laser range finder or a GPS device.
The Renaissance Period was a time of great change in Western Civilization. During this time, many different types of art forms flourished, including jewelry. Jewelry became much more elaborate, and many different styles emerged. One style that developed during this time was the ring. Rings were originally used to signify ownership, but soon became symbols of love and affection. In fact, some of the earliest rings were made out of precious metals like gold and silver. However, in later centuries, rings became less important, and were replaced by necklaces. Today, we still use rings as symbols of friendship and romance.
17th Century Foldable Ring Based on Ancient Astronomical Tool
These rings were worn by scientists throughout the 17th century. They were based on an ancient astronomical tool called an armillary sphere—a device used to measure celestial bodies like stars and planets. A modern version of this ring is now being offered online.
The rings were made with multiple rings which moved together to form an armillar sphere. Each ring had one side engraved with symbols representing the signs of the zodiac. On each finger there were four rings; two small ones on the thumb and forefinger, and two larger ones on the middle and little fingers. The rings could be folded up into a compact shape, making it easy to carry around.
This type of ring is still very much in use today. In fact, many people wear one just because they look cool. There are even some companies selling jewelry inspired by the design.
The rings are called armillary circles because they resemble the shapes of armillary spheres, which are devices used to measure astronomical phenomena. Armillary spheres date back to the 3rd century BC, but it wasn't until 1603 that Galileo Galilei developed his version of the device. His design was based on the work of Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer who lived around 150 AD.
Galileo's invention consisted of three concentric rings attached to each other with hinges. Each ring had different sizes and diameters, allowing the user to determine the position of the sun, moon, planets, stars, etc., depending on how far apart the rings were placed.
Today, armillary circles are still used to track the positions of celestial objects. However, they aren't always practical for everyday use. For instance, you'd probably want something smaller than a full-size armillary circle if you're planning on tracking the movements of the moon during a lunar eclipse.
The Astronomical Ring - An Ancient Astronomy Tool
In the late 1800s, the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander invented what he called "the great astronomical ring," a device that allowed him to calculate the positions of the planets in the night sky. This invention became known as the Argand telescope because it looked like a giant hourglass. The ring consisted of three parts: a central disc, a pair of arms extending outwards from each side of the center, and a small handle attached to one end of the arms. When the handle was turned, the arms moved outward or inward, allowing the observer to adjust the size of the opening in the middle of the ring.
Argand telescopes were originally used to measure the distance of heavenly objects, such as the moon or sun. In addition, they were often used to determine the relative sizes of the planets. By measuring the angle of light reflected off of Jupiter, scientists could estimate the planet's diameter.
These instruments were extremely expensive and required skilled operators. As a result, most astronomers didn't use them very often. Instead, they relied on simpler devices, such as sextants, which measured angles of reflection. However, these instruments couldn't provide accurate measurements of planetary distances.
By the early 1900s, the Argand telescope had fallen out of favor among astronomers. But today, many people wear rings similar to the ones Argand used to make his calculations. These rings are called "sun wheels." They're usually made of metal, wood, or plastic and feature a circular hole in the center.
One popular type of sun wheel is the "sun dial." Sun dials work just like Argand's original instrument. They allow you to see the exact time of day based on where the sun is located in the sky. You simply turn the dial to align the shadow cast by the sun with the markings on the face of the dial. Sun wheels aren't limited to just showing the time of day. Some models include a compass inside of the circle, while others have a scale that allows you to measure the length of shadows.
Gifts For Designers | 16th Century German Astronomical Ring | A Token of Love
This 16th Century Astronomy Ball Ring was originally designed in the 1530s by Gemma Frisius, a famous German astrologer, philosopher, and instrument maker. Back then, the folding ring was used as an instrument to tell time and help with navigation.
And today, with the help of skilled craftsmen, the mysterious cosmic ring is now turned into an elegant vintage astronomy ball. Not only does it contain the star signs of the universe, but it also represents life and love.
Sophisticated Body Ring: The combination is a delicate zodiac ring, unfolding is an astronomical ball, the temptation of the fingertips hiding the entire universe. As the different bands are fanned out, the rings decorative elements take on a unique quality.
Unique Design: It is engraved with astronomical symbols from the 16th century, Zodiac, Ancient Greek alphanumeric characters, constellations, etc. Waiting for your discovery.
Rustproof Material: Its metal rich material has been skillfully crafted and carefully inscribed to satisfy your cosmic curiosity.
Wear it in 2 ways: Wear it as a ring...or as a pendant hanging by your favorite plain necklace. Either way, it adds a classically elegant touch to any daily attire!
Romantic For Her/Him (Unisex Ring): The most romantic thing that I can think of is just to give the whole world to you. It’s the perfect gift for yourself, your friends or families, and all the other astronomy lovers out there.


Moon bigger and brighter, not apocalyptic
Published: 4:33PM Saturday March 19, 2011 Source: ONE News
If you notice the moon looks different this weekend... that's because it is.
The moon will appear bigger and brighter for the next few days - the biggest in 18 years in fact.
This unusually large full moon is known as a super "perigee moon", that's when it's closer to Earth in its orbit.
It's about 49,889 kilometres closer than usual, meaning it will look bigger and brighter than it has since 1993. The next perigee moon won't be until 2029.
This effect is most noticeable when it occurs at the same time as a full moon, said chief NASA scientist James Garvin.
It's so close because the moon's orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle, but an ellipse. When the Moon's orbit takes it the farthest away from Earth, the moon is at its "apogee."
So not only it be a full moon tonight, but it will also be at its perigee. This month's perigee will put the moon about 8% closer to Earth than usual, and about 2% closer to Earth than the average lunar perigee.
A perigee full moon appears around 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an apogee full moon.
NASA said the upcoming full moon will be of "rare size and beauty". It will rise at about 10pm on Saturday night. But it will appear largest at moonrise this evening, which will be 7:12pm in Gisborne, 7:23pm in Wellington, and 7:27pm to 7.30pm in Auckland, New Plymouth and Christchurch.
It will rise over Invercargill at 7:44pm.
The moon will be in the sky for about 12 hours, and will be setting tomorrow morning in the west.
But according to the experts don't worry about natural disasters, such as earthquakes, associated with the event.
Auckland-based mathematician known as the "Moonman", Ken Ring, has warned the perigee moon will cause another major earthquake in Christchurch, causing some residents to move from the city.
Ring has claimed he predicted Christchurch's deadly February 22 quake by studying the moon.
But critics say there's no scientific proof to back Ring's claims.
"The effects on Earth from a supermoon are minor," said NASA's Garvin.
Although a perigee moon brings with it extra-high "perigean tides," it's nothing to worry about.
In most places, lunar gravity at perigee pulls tide waters only about an inch or so higher than usual, according to NASA.


On the morning of Friday 20th March, you could be enjoying a unique opportunity to see one of the solar system’s greatest spectacles from an incredible vantage point. While the UK won’t quite get to see a total eclipse (an event we last enjoyed back in 1999), the partial (around 85%) eclipse will last for much of the morning and seeing it from a hot air balloon will make this trip a truly remarkable and unforgettable experience.
As the moon passes in front of the sun, the temperature drops, the light takes on an eerie quality, and nature goes quiet (confused by the sudden darkness). Safely watching the sun, through suitable vision aids, you will see coronal activity around the edges, as well as sunspots and other features. You will also be able to take some beautiful photos as the shadow sweeps over the ground. From the unique vantage point of our stable hot air balloon, your photos are sure to look so much better than those your friends will have taken on their ground-based smartphones. All of these exhilarating benefits will make the trip extremely worthwhile, and hopefully turn you and your friends into ballooning fans.
Book a trip on our Aerosaurus Balloon flights (http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2015-march-20) and you can enjoy the breathtaking view, in peace and quiet, in the skies of southern England (weather permitting, naturally). A ticket will make a great present, or a once in a lifetime treat for yourself, with some lasting memories that will trump most other balloon trips you could take. Act quickly, as these tickets will sell out fast.
Aerosaurus flights run from spring to autumn across the southern counties, with our eclipse flight on the 20th starting around 6:30am from the Larmer Tree Gardens near Shaftesbury in Dorset*. The eclipse will start at around 8:25am, reach its greatest point of darkness at around 9:30am, and end at 10:40am. That should give you plenty of time for some stunning photos (again, please bring appropriate lenses and protective eye wear).
*As with all balloon flights, this flight is weather dependant. If your flight does not proceed it will be rescheduled and you will be notified of alternative dates and times.
As an additional bonus, you will also get a great view of the North Dorset scenery with the wild woodland and their roaming deer, acres of spring blooms, plus the deep valleys and soaring hills that make the area so spectacular to see from the air. For more information, please check out our flight availability to find out about the great flights you can take around the south west.


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Tapaswini Sharma from India puts India on the global map today. She won the honorable mention at NASA space settlement Design contest 2017
Tapaswini is just 16 years old and pursuing her 10th standard when she achieved this feet, she is from Pune, India.
This whiz kid developed a honeycomb shaped spaceship called “Kirithra Orbiss” which will help humanity to live in deep space.
NASA received more than 6000 applications for this contest across the globe.
Tapaswini’s parents Manoj and Pallavi expressed their sheer happiness for their daughter’s achievement. Indeed, they both were proud when tapaswini said that she wants to be an astronaut & represent the country at International level.
Tapaswini said about her project ‘Kirithra Orbiss‘ a circular honeycomb shaped space settlement which will provide greater volume in a lesser surface area.
This design is recognized by Nasa among 6000 applications and therefore, tapaswini has won Honorable mention for this contest.
You know what? as a result
Tapaswini is invited to attend the 36th Annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in St Louis, MO, USA.
Many more interesting gestures took place when Tapaswini is in Republic Tv studio along with her parents.
Tapaswini about her future endeavors: ‘ I want to be an astronaut, discover many things and take our country forward in space science’.
Tapaswini is a great admirer of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian who traveled into space. She expressed her desire about speaking with her role model if given a chance.
Arnab Goswami, Editor in chief republic tv, immediately connected the call to rakesh sharma on live.
Rakesh sharma congratulated Tapaswini for whatever she has achieved at the age of 16 and advised her to continue the research in space science and make country proud.
Many people don’t know about Tapaswini who achieved this rare feet and she is a great inspiration for this generation kids.
More Power to you Tapaswini.
Please share this with everyone.


A few years ago, we were lucky to have the full moon extremely close to earth, the closest it had been in 18 years. It appeared larger than normal and photographers loved photographing the super moon.
The next Super Moon is Sunday, June 23rd. According to Wikipedia this full moon will be the closest and largest of 2013, but it is not as close as the one from 2011.
Back in 2011, we asked photographers to share their moon images with us, as well as tips that helped them photograph the moon. After reading the tips, I captured the title image above. The moon was viewable from my backyard which was fairly boring. So I combined the moon from the backyard with a shot when the sun went down in my front yard – I used blending techniques in Photoshop to combine the images and then added contrast, vibrance and finishing touches with the Photoshop Action One Click Color – from the MCP Fusion set.
Here are 15 tips to help you photograph the Super Moon (or any moon):
Even if you miss the “super” close moon, these tips will help you with any photography in the sky, especially at night.
- Use a tripod. For all those who said you should use a tripod, some questioned why or said they had taken pictures of the moon without one. The reason for using a tripod is simple. Ideally you want to use a shutter speed that is at least 2x your focal length. But with most people using zoom lenses of 200mm to 300mm, you would be best with speeds of 1/400-1/600+. Based on the math, this wasn’t super likely. So for sharper images, a tripod can help. I grabbed by relic of a tripod, with 3 way pan, shift, tilt, and which weighs almost as much as my 9 year old twins. I really need a new, light weight tripod… I want to add, some people did get successful shots without a tripod, so ultimately do what works for you.
- Use a remote shutter release or even mirror lock up. If you do this, there is less chance of camera shake from when you press the shutter button or when the mirror flips.
- Use a fairly fast shutter speed (around 1/125). The moon moves fairly fast, and slow exposures can show movement and thus blur. Also the moon is bright so you do not need to let as much light in as you might think.
- Do not shoot with a shallow depth of field. Most portrait photographers go by the motto, the more wide open, the better. But in situations like this, where you are aiming for lots of detail, you are better off at f9, f11, or even f16.
- Keep your ISO low. Higher ISOs mean more noise. Even at ISO 100, 200 and 400, I noticed some noise on my images. I assume it was from cropping in so much since I nailed the exposure. Hmmmm.
- Use spot metering. If you are taking closeups of just the moon, spot metering will be your friend. If you spot meter, and expose for the moon, but other items are in your image, they may look like silhouettes.
- If in doubt, underexpose these images. If you overexposure,it will look as if you dabbed a big white paint brush on it with a glow in Photoshop. If you purposely want a glowing moon against a landscape, ignore this specific point.
- Use the Sunny 16 rule for exposing.
- Bracket exposures. Do multiple exposures by bracketing, especially if you want to expose for the moon and clouds. This way you can combine images in Photoshop if needed.
- Manually focus. Do not rely on autofocus. Instead set your focus manually for sharper images with more detail and textures.
- Use a lens hood. This will help prevent extra light and flare from interfering with your photos.
- Consider what is around you. Most submissions and shares on Facebook and most of my images were of the moon on the black sky. This showed details in the actual moon. But they all start to look alike. Shooting the moon near the horizon with some ambient light and surroundings like mountains or water, had another interesting component to the images.
- The longer your lens, the better. This is not true for a full landscape view of surroundings, but if you just wanted to capture details on the surface, size did matter. I tried using my Canon 70-200 2.8 IS II but but was not long enough on my full-frame Canon 5D MKII. I switched to my Tamron 28-300 for more reach. Truthfully, I wish I had a 400mm or longer.
- Photograph soon after the moon rises. The moon tends to be more dramatic and appears larger when it comes over the horizon. Through the night it will slowly appear smaller. I was only out for an hour, so I did not observe this myself.
- Rules are meant to be broken. Some of the more interesting images below were a result of not following the rules, but instead using creativity.
And here are some super moon images our fans captured in 2011. We hope you will come share yours on our Facebook Group next week.
photo by afH Capture + Design
photo by Michelle Hires
photo by BrianH Photography
The two photos directly below were taken by Brenda Photos.
photo by Mark Hopkins Photography
photo by Danica Barreau Photography
photo by Click. Capture. Create. Photography
photo by Little Moose Photography
photo by Ashlee Holloway Photography
photo by Allison Kruiz – created by multiple photos – merged to HDR
photo by RWeaveNest Photography
photo by Northern Accent Photography – used double exposures and combined in post-processing


Dear friends, supporters and visitors,
Cosmology@Home is being developed by my group at the University of Illinois to enable participants to contribute actively to front-line research in precision cosmology by donating their CPU time.
The goal of Cosmology@Home is to search for the model that best describes our Universe and to find the range of models that agree with the available astronomical and particle physics data. In order to achieve this goal, participants in Cosmology@Home (i.e. you!) will compute the observable predictions of millions of theoretical models with different parameter combinations. We will use the results of your computations to compare all the available data with these models. In addition, the results from Cosmology@Home can help design future cosmological observations and experiments, and prepare for the analysis of future data sets, e.g. from the Planck spacecraft.
Each work package simulates a Universe with a particular geometry,
particle content, and "physics of the beginning." It produces
predictions of the observable properties of the Universe which we can
then compare to:
1) the fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background (observed from space by the WMAP and soon the Planck spacecraft, as well as from ground based and balloon based experiments),
2) the large scale distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies,
3) measurements of the current expansion speed of the Universe by the Hubble space telescope,
4) the acceleration of the Universe as measured by observations of supernova explosions,
5) observations of primordial element abundances in distant gas clumps, and
6) gravitational lensing data, when it becomes available.
Our research group is involved in several areas of theoretical and phenomenological cosmology: the earliest instants of time, when the Universe formed, the cosmic microwave background, the cosmic dark ages, structure formation, dark matter and dark energy as well as the development and adaptation of mathematics, statistics and computation to advance the state of cosmology. We expect that we will eventually be offering several kinds of computations to participate in. All of these computations will contribute directly to forefront research projects in cosmology the Wandelt group in the Physics and Astronomy departments of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that my group and I have been floored by the level of community enthusiasm we have received as a result of Cosmology@Home. This made us realize the potential of Cosmology@Home as a way to connect our research group with people who are enthusiastic (or at least curious!) about cosmology, astrophysics and computing in the world at large. So I think it is appropriate to set ourselves an additional goal for Cosmology@Home: beyond being an opportunity for active public participation in our research program C@H should also provide the opportunity for everyone to help understand the exciting research they are contributing to.
As a further incentive for people to participate we are considering offering the Cosmology@Home Prize for the owner of the computer that calculated the model that best fits the data as of the 31st of December 2009. We will acknowledge you by your real name in one of our research publications (of course, only if you grant us permission to use your name - if you will not, we will pass the prize on to the contributor of the second best model and so on). Please let us know if this sounds like an attractive idea to you.
We are looking forward to your feedback on this and all other aspects of the project. Do not hesitate to contact us, either by e-mail or using the message boards related to Cosmology@Home.
All the best,
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


In order for the Apollo 11 to cross the distance that separates the Earth from the Sea of Tranquility, NASA needed to create the biggest rocket ever: the Saturn V Used 13 times between 1968 and 1973, it was the mighty power of this enormous launcher that allowed ships weighing over 140 tons to be propelled into space. Measuring 110 meters (360 feet) the rocket weighed 2,700 tons at take-off, but a large portion of its weight was made up of fuel. The rocket consisted of three stages, each equipped with motors that gave the rocket the necessary boost to lift off from the platform, accelerate and then go into orbit. The upper third part of the rocket held the Service Module, the Lunar Module and the Apollo 11 Command Module. The barrel-shaped Service Module supplied oxygen, water and electricity to the crew during the voyage. Situated at the apex of the rocket, the Command Module enclosed the 600 or so controls necessary to navigate the ship.
A trip well worth the detour!
The progress and innovations generated by the conquest of space are abundant. The pacemaker, numeric image, digital display, miniature camera and the scanner are but a few of the some 30,000 different inventions that have seen the day because of the Apollo missions. It has been estimated that for every dollar invested in the Lunar landing Program there was return of approximately nine dollars on Earth.
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In general, the American public is woefully under-educated about science (see where you sit by taking the Pew Research Centers’ Science Knowledge Quiz). While this is partially a failing of our schools, I’ve always thought scientists needed to find compelling ways to present scientific material.
Enter musician John Boswell, who may be onto something with his Symphony of Science. Mr. Boswell has taken videos of leading scientists discussing scientific theories, done some digital magic to modulate their voices, and put the whole thing to spacey electronica, creating compositions that are fascinating to behold, yet surprisingly educational.
Mr. Boswell’s most recent composition is a piece called “The Quantum World”, which examines the nature of atoms and subatomic particles and features the “musical stylings” of Morgan Freeman, Frank Close, Michio Kaku, Brian Cox, Richard Feynman, and Stephen Hawking. I found this one particularly interesting because I’m in the middle of reading Sean Carroll’s From Eternity to Here, a non-fiction book about the nature of time (it’s research for the time travel story I’ve been writing). Other heady science topics given the musical treatment are evolution, biodiversity, Mars, and the Big Bang. If you’re looking for something on the trippy side, head over to Symphony of Science, turn down the lights, fire up the lava lamp, and groove to Steven Hawking, Carl Sagan, and Neil deGrasse Tyson (among others) “singing” about the beginning of the universe.


SKURLA, GEORGE Appolo Space Program
George Skurla, 80, a retired Grumman Corporation president known for his leadership during the heady days when the company's lunar module landed on the moon, died September 2, 2001 at a hospital in Melbourne, Florida. He had pneumonia. Grumman's lunar modules shuttled Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11 toward the "giant leap for mankind" in 1969 and, a year later, returned the crew of Apollo 13 to Earth when their main spacecraft became disabled. As director of operations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the late 60ís, Mr. Skurla managed 1,600 employees responsible for assembling and testing the lunar modules from parts made at Grumman headquarters in Bethpage, N.Y. He began his 42-year career at Grumman in 1944 as an apprentice engineer and was named company president in 1985. Grumman has since become part of Los Angeles-based Northrop-Grumman. George Skurla was a Croatian-American whose parents were from Herzegovina.† He died on September 2.† As head of Grumman, he was one of the key men behind the Appolo program.


Updated: May 28, 2022
May 14, 2022
Mountaineer News | The Editors
Here are the critical times to see the Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse on May 15 and May 16, 2022.
A Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will occur this weekend, and here's when to watch it.
The sun, moon and Earth will align Sunday night for a total lunar eclipse on May 15, which occurs when the Earth moves into place between the sun and the full moon. As a result, the Earth casts a giant shadow across the lunar surface, giving the moon a striking reddish hue — which is why lunar eclipses are also referred to as blood moons.
Sunday's full moon is also considered a supermoon, meaning it looks bigger and brighter than usual because it's at the closest point to Earth in its orbit, also known as perigee.
The total lunar eclipse will be visible from portions of the Americas, Antarctica, Europe, Africa and the east Pacific. Meanwhile, a penumbral eclipse, where the outer part of Earth's shadow blankets the moon, will be visible in New Zealand, eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Depending on your specific location, a partial lunar eclipse begins May 15 at 10:28 pm. The Blood Moon will reach its peak at 12:11 am on May 16 before the lunar eclipse ends at 1:55 am. The penumbral moon phase of the eclipse will begin about an hour earlier and end about an hour after the partial eclipse, according to TimeandDate.com.
Viewers lucky enough to be in the path of the lunar eclipse will have to get outside early to witness the event. There will also be some livestreams available on YouTube from NASA Science Live, Slooh and TimeandDate.com.
NASA's livestream starts at 9:32 pm on May 15th. It will include a discussion on eclipses, moon science and the agency's moon-landing Artemis program. Slooh, an astronomy learning website, will begin their webcast on May 15 at 9:30 pm. TimeandDate plans to broadcast the entire lunar eclipse, weather permitting, starting at 10:00 pm.
This will be the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022. The next one will take place on Nov. 8, 2022 and will be visible at least partially from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, the Arctic and most of South America, according to TimeandDate.com. -


The Third Additional Regular Movement of the Earth Towards the North Pole and Its Various Effects: We Live On a Small Space Comet (Published)
The idea of research began with a crazy imaginary theory in the field of Astrogeography, saying: We often taught and then convinced the students that the planet Earth is moving despite not feeling the vibrations of traffic, and we listed successive scientific assertions to indicate the rotation of the planet in a regular movement around its axis once every 24 hours. And its running in another second movement around the sun once every 365¼ days, so are they only two movements and nothing more? !.We began to wonder: Is it possible that there is a third movement of our planet, even if we do not feel it? So we started searching on the Internet and we did not find any indication, and we went to artificial intelligence with this inquiry, and the response came completely categorically denying the idea completely, which raised our suspicion, so the question began: Are there evidence and proofs that confirm this? A lot of evidence and scientific introductions indicating the occurrence of something that has no explanation other than the occurrence of a new regular movement of the Earth has been collected. Preliminary scientific estimates about the rate of movement of the Earth, so the laws of dynamics confirmed its actual movement at a regular speed towards the North Pole (at a rate of 1.3 kilometers per second), and monitored the physical, astronomical, geological and vital effects of this movement, and the future consequences and repercussions of this on the planet, among them Changing our understanding of the nature of the work of the solar system, and causing the loss of part of the atmosphere during the movement; To cause the appearance of a tail for the planet, the movement of moving objects towards the North Pole, the gradual convergence of our planet towards the “North Star”, and so on.


- Reading About how many stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear dark night away from city lights? Best answer 2022 – updating 2022
- How many stars can a galaxy have?
- How many stars are visible away from city lights?
- When you look at the night sky every star you can see is part of the Milky Way galaxy?
- How many stars are visible with binoculars?
- How many galaxies can you see with a telescope?
- What are the 3 stars in the sky?
- How far are the stars we see at night?
- What stars do we see at night?
- How many universes are there?
- Are the stars we see in the sky still there?
- Why can you only see stars at night?
- What is the brightest star in the sky right now?
- Is the sun the largest star?
- What star is the hottest?
- Where on earth would you be if Polaris was at your zenith?
- How far is the farthest star we can see with our eyes?
- Where are stars most visible?
- Which planet we can see from Earth with naked eyes?
- How many Suns are there?
- How many suns are in our galaxy?
- Where is Earth in the Milky Way?
Reading About how many stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear dark night away from city lights? Best answer 2022 – updating 2022
By this measure, from a single point on Earth, you can usefully “see” 0.185% (about 2 tenths of one percent) of the local sky.
How many stars can a galaxy have?
100 billion stars
In the end, it comes down to an estimate. In one calculation, the Milky Way has a mass of about 100 billion solar masses, so it is easiest to translate that to 100 billion stars. This accounts for the stars that would be bigger or smaller than our sun and average them out. Jun 9, 2021
How many stars are visible away from city lights?
Normally, about 2,500 individual stars are visible to the human eye without using any special equipment. But because of light pollution, you see just 200 to 300 from today’s suburbs and fewer than a dozen from a typical city.
When you look at the night sky every star you can see is part of the Milky Way galaxy?
every individual star you can see with the unaided eye, in all parts of the sky, lies within the confines of our Milky Way galaxy. Our galaxy – seen in Ben’s photo above as a bright and hazy band of stars – is estimated to be some 100,000 light-years wide and only about 1,000 light-years thick.
How many stars are visible with binoculars?
They are hard to distinguish from stars, but if you watch the sky closely, you may notice objects that move around from night tonight. On a clear night, away from urban light pollution, you can usually see about 3,000 stars with the naked eye. With a modest pair of binoculars, you can see about 100,000.
How many galaxies can you see with a telescope?
In 2012, again using upgraded instruments, scientists used the telescope to look at a portion of the Ultra Deep Field. Even in this narrower field of view, astronomers were able to detect about 5,500 galaxies.
What are the 3 stars in the sky?
Orion’s Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. Looking for Orion’s Belt is the easiest way to locate Orion in the night sky.
How far are the stars we see at night?
Depending on your eyesight and the dark conditions, most humans can see between 6000 and 9000 stars if you could see the entire sky at once. The closest one is Alpha Centauri: 4.3 light-years away.
What stars do we see at night?
The Milky Way Galaxy. … All the stars we see in the night sky are in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way because it appears as a milky band of light in the sky when you see it in a dark area.
How many universes are there?
The only meaningful answer to the question of how many universes there are is one, only one universe. And a few philosophers and mystics might argue that even our universe is an illusion.
Are the stars we see in the sky still there?
For the most part, the stars you see with the naked eye (that is, without a telescope) are still alive. These stars are usually no more than about 10,000 light-years away, so the light we see left them about 10,000 years ago.
Why can you only see stars at night?
Stars are present in the sky both day and night. However, we cannot see them during the daytime because of the glare of the Sun. … At night, in the absence of the Sun, the sky becomes dark and the light of the stars can be seen. That is why we can see the stars only at night.
What is the brightest star in the sky right now?
What’s the brightest star in the night sky? You’re right, it’s Sirius (mag. -1.45), which coasts low above the southern horizon for most of us in the northern hemisphere during the cooler months. Sirius is so bright that it’s not uncommon for people to mistake it for Jupiter (maximum mag. May 18, 2021
Is the sun the largest star?
The sun may appear to be the largest star in the sky but that’s just because it’s the closest. On a stellar scale, it’s quite average — about half of the known stars are larger; half are smaller.
What star is the hottest?
Blue stars are the hottest stars of all. Stars are not star-shaped. They are round like our sun. Most stars are so much farther from us that they are not as bright as the sun.
Where on earth would you be if Polaris was at your zenith?
One particular star convenient for measuring Earth’s position is the North Star or Polaris. It remains fixed hour after hour, night after night. For example, if you were on Earth and saw Polaris at the zenith, you would be located at the North pole.
How far is the farthest star we can see with our eyes?
The most distant individual star visible to the unaided eye is a little over 4000 light-years away, in the constellation Cassiopeia–and though it appears to us as a fairly faint star, it is, in reality, a supergiant star over 100,000 times more luminous than our Sun.
Where are stars most visible?
The Best Places to Go Stargazing Around the World
- The Atacama Desert, Chile. …
- Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States. …
- Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, Japan. …
- Kruger National Park, South Africa. …
- Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States. …
- Pic du Midi, France. …
- Kiruna, Sweden. …
- New Mexico True Dark Skies Trail, United States.
Which planet we can see from Earth with naked eyes?
Only five planets are visible from Earth to the naked eye; Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The other two— Neptune and Uranus—require a small telescope.
How many Suns are there?
It’s just one Sun surrounded by planets, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. But solar systems can have more than one sun.
How many suns are in our galaxy?
The Milky Way has a mass of 1.5 trillion suns.
Where is Earth in the Milky Way?
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Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star. These are some amazing photographs I came across, and it's genius. Since the North Star is the central mark point of the Earth's northern tip, it stays constant to eye-view, while the Earth rotates; but all the stars around it move.
These photographs are taken with at least one hour to 9 hours' worth of exposure, thereby capturing start trails. The shorter the exposure, the smaller the trails, the longer the exposure, the longer the trails.
Picture by Joshua Bury
Picture by ohad*, Yosemite Valley
Picture by velvet_pow, over Mt. Fuji
Picture by ngc4594, in S. Korea


In light of Joel’s post yesterday on FOCUS, let me borrow a story from a book entitled The Externally Focused Church by Rusaw and Swanson. This book, by the way, is a great (no- excellent) read!
The Hubble space telescope was launched from the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Expectations were high from the beginning, as astronomers anticipated new discoveries and verification of their hypotheses and theories. At launch time the Hubble project had cost over $1.5 billion to create what would be the world’s most powerful and accurate telescope.
The primary mirror, nearly eight feet across and weighing nearly a ton, was ground as close to perfection as humanly possible. Perched 353 miles above the Earth, the Hubble had an unobstructed view and could peer light years into space to observe previously undiscovered galaxies. But there was a problem. Soon after the Hubble was set in orbit, engineers discovered that the main mirror was flawed. Objects that were supposed to be clear were fuzzy. The problem was not power or size. THE PROBLEM WAS FOCUS.
The Hubble had to be repaired. So in December 1993, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavor fitted the mirror with corrective optics. The mission was a complete success. The repairs corrected Hubble’s previously blurry vision and allowed the telescope to explore the universe with unprecedented precision and clarity. Only when the Hubble was FOCUSED, could it carry out the mission for which it was created.
Size is important. Power is important. But FOCUS is everything.
by Rob Campbell


Richard Branson advice to young entrepreneurs - carry a notebook
For many decades I have followed this timeless advice - carry a notebook and use it.
Following Richard Branson's successful space flight, his advice to young entrepreneurs - carry a notebook
"At a news conference afterward, he had this advice for budding entrepreneurs: Every time we start a new company, I will immerse myself and experience it. I will have a notebook, and this is something you kids should think about. ... I've written down 30 or 40 little things that will make the next experience for the next person who goes to space with us that much better."


We are excited to announce the launch of our new and improved website—a faster, easier, and more user-friendly browsing experience.
STAR Dynamics is excited to welcome Spencer Wallentine as our new engineering intern this spring from The Ohio State University.
Dr. Bob Reynolds and co-author Dr. Arjun Tan release their new book on the theories of orbital debris and on-orbit satellite fragmentation.
Andy Bell has joined STAR Dynamics Corporation as project manager. In this role, he will lead company-wide project management, which includes budgeting, scheduling, and scope.


Heads up! Tonight, and tomorrow, we have a back-to-back conjunction involving the planets, Saturn and Jupiter, and of course, our natural satellite, the Moon!
October 14, 2021
Saturn is expected to be as close as 4 degrees to the Moon. Other planets that can also be observed tonight are Venus near the West horizon, and Jupiter which is just a few degrees away from the conjunction.
October 15, 2021
If you happen to miss the Moon-Saturn conjunction, we hope you have clear skies the next night, as on Friday night, October 15, Jupiter will have its turn and it will be in conjunction with the Moon! The Moon is expected to be about 5 degrees south of Jupiter.
As always, we wish you clear skies on this astronomical event.
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The crossed spikes that you see in some images of stars are not actually parts of the stars. They are imaging artifacts that are created by the telescope itself and are called diffraction spikes. Certain telescopes have a large primary mirror that focuses the incoming beam of light onto a secondary mirror or a sensor that is held over the primary mirror. The secondary mirror diverts the light out of the telescope so it can be seen or further processed. Or, alternately, a sensor held above the primary mirror converts the image to an electrical signal that is delivered to a computer.


Great Speeches 2
Today, let’s look at some more great speeches...
“Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner) was said by President John F. Kennedy on the 26 th June 1963 in Berlin. The speech was a great morale booster for West Berliners who lived in an enclave following the construction by the Soviets of the Berlin Wall.
“The Eagle has landed,” was said by astronaut Neil Armstrong when Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquillity on the moon on the 20th July 1969. When he stepped out onto the moon surface he said one of the most famous phrases ever. “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”


We are still within the speculative first second. The Electroweak Era ends around 10−12 seconds after the Big Bang. Following inflation, the universe continued to expand and cool, allowing the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces to separate. Particles continued to form and annihilate in a hot, dense environment, but as the universe cooled further, the formation of more stable particles like protons and neutrons became possible.
A bit speculative. Grounded in well-established physical theories and supported by high-energy particle physics experiments that test conditions analogous to those of the early universe.


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🎅【 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲】- Imagine yourself lying in bed, watching this beautiful night sky on your wall or ceiling. You can also use it for a romantic evening with your partner or a party night with your friends. A perfect gift for adults and kids alike for Birthday, Christmas,Thanksgiving.
Display a Variety of Nebula Effects, the Speed and Brightness of the Nebula Are Adjustable.
the Brightness and Speed of the Stars Are Adjustable
Nebula and Starlight Can Be Used at the Same Time or Separately
Two Timing Modes: 4 Minutes, 9 Minutes
the Projection Angle Can Be Adjusted at Will, Easy to Use
Can Be Used As a Projection Lamp, or As a High-end Decoration
Features: Adjustable, Colour-Changing, Remote Control, Rechargeable Power Source Battery
Installation Area: Indoor, Any Room
Control Style: Remote Control
Mounting: Free Standing
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Output Voltage: 5V = 1A
Voltage: 1-24V 5 / 6Hz .4A
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Bigger eye, bigger projection area.
The Remote Control Uses Two AAA Batteries, Not Included


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