The Moon and Mars were in conjunction of Thursday to Friday! Mars is down in magnitude at +0.78 as compared to in November when it was a bright minus -2.10, which is brighter than the brightest star Sirius (-1.46), the Dog Star. Still very brilliant. . .I am sharing the above eerie photo of the…Read more The February Event – The Conjunction of Mars and the Moon
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Happy Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins Today
A nice season begins today—The season of Lent. It is 40 days of celebration of our Redeemer's grace for partaking the ultimate sacrifice in the name of divine countenance and favor of mankind. A sign of spring that it is coming. It is a time of reflection and penitence leading up to the Easter Sunday…Read more Happy Ash Wednesday – Lent Begins Today
Happy Virtual Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras
This year's Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras has to go on virtual thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many say that next year will be bigger and better than ever before. Meantime, it will have to be a virtual event. The season of Mardi Gras, like the Christmas season is not only one day. The season…Read more Happy Virtual Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras
Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction in the Evening Twilight
Over the course of the next week, we have a treat: Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter--all in a row, in a conjunction. Tonight is the center of the activity. You can take them all in one photo. I hoped to see it last evening for two days in a row, but the weather didn't permit sight…Read more Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction in the Evening Twilight
Welcome in 2021 – Remember Safety First on Your New Year’s Eve
3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣🕛🎊🥳🎆🎇🎉 To a Happy New Year! BE SAFE!! Wishing a safe holiday to all. Remember to be safe and always be sure to have a designated driver. Make sure if you are going to have a cocktail, that you are very careful. There are always a lot of incontestable road safety checks over the holiday…Read more Welcome in 2021 – Remember Safety First on Your New Year’s Eve
Happy New Year! Hope For 2021 & 2020 Revisited
3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣🕛🎊🥳🎆🎇🎉 To a Happy New Year! Wishing a safe holiday to all. Hope for 2021: Hope in general Hopeful economy recovery of unemployment, a stable stock market, increase of yield Hope for improved regulation of international government and international organization including those involved with the handling of health affairs Hope of improvement of radio industry's…Read more Happy New Year! Hope For 2021 & 2020 Revisited
First Day of Winter is Today
Today marks the first day of the winter season. Very ironic that it is in conjunction with another conjunction that happened today as well--the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, generally being referred by some as the Star of David Event. The shortest day is today and the sun is as far south as it will…Read more First Day of Winter is Today
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – Extremely Rare #LIVE Event
Image © 2020 VersaTileer We are ready for the Star of David Event happening tomorrow during our daytime period, so we actually won't see the epicenter of pair being only 0.1 degrees apart here in the U.S. Peaking at 9:54 a.m. CST tomorrow, this will be a pair not to be missed! I am displaying…Read more Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – Extremely Rare #LIVE Event
The 2020 Star of David – The Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Image © 2020 VersaTileer Get ready for the Star of David for the year 2020: the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn! Peaking at December 21, this will be a pair not to be missed! I am displaying a photo that I took early here, and it is already very brilliant. . .I can barely…Read more The 2020 Star of David – The Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Wrap-Up of the Recent Eclipse – Info On Future Eclipses
I'm posting these nice photos of the solar eclipse on Monday, which was visible across a narrow path of the South Pacific, Chile, Argentina and the South Atlantic. Photo courtesy of National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service Photo courtesy of National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service The 2020's Solar Eclipses Date Event December…Read more Wrap-Up of the Recent Eclipse – Info On Future Eclipses