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Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China
I found this article to be interesting and informative.
Species unknown to science could be hiding in this gaping hole. A team of Chinese scientists has discovered a giant new sinkhole with a forest at its bottom.
I found this on NewsBreak: Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China https://share.newsbreak.com/11zjnnrz
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May 11 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 11
Gravity’s Grin
Image Credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / J. Irwin et al. ; Optical – NASA/STScI
Explanation: Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published over 100 years ago, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that’s what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass of X-ray and optical image data from the Chandra and Hubble space telescopes. Nicknamed the Cheshire Cat galaxy group, the group’s two large elliptical galaxies are suggestively framed by arcs. The arcs are optical images of distant background galaxies lensed by the foreground group’s total distribution of gravitational mass. Of course, that gravitational mass is dominated by dark matter. The two large elliptical “eye” galaxies represent the brightest members of their own galaxy groups which are merging. Their relative collisional speed of nearly 1,350 kilometers/second heats gas to millions of degrees producing the X-ray glow shown in purple hues. Curiouser about galaxy group mergers? The Cheshire Cat group grins in the constellation Ursa Major, some 4.6 billion light-years away.
May 11 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
330 Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes the capital of the Roman Empire
1189 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade
1751 Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia
1995 More than 170 countries agree to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons [1]
2000 India’s population officially reaches 1 billion – Astha Arora named India’s billionth baby
Today’s Historical Events
330 Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes the capital of the Roman Empire
868 “The Diamond Sutra”, the world’s oldest surviving and dated printed book is printed in Chinese and made into a scroll
1068 Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London
1189 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade
1310 Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics
1421 Jews are expelled from Styria Austria
1502 Christopher Columbus begins 4th & last trip to the “Indies”
1625 Peasants besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper Austria
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)
1931 “M” Fritz Lang’s first sound film starring Peter Lorre premieres in Berlin
1956 Pinky Lee Show last airs on NBC-TV
1959 Mary Rodgers & Marshall Barer’s musical “Once Upon A Mattress”, starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Phoenix Theatre, NYC; runs for 244 performances
1968 Richard Harris releases “MacArthur Park”
1969 British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin
1973 Ground-breaking Indian crime film “Zanjeer” directed by Prakash Mehra and starring “The Angry Young Man” Amitabh Bachchan released
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1812 Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Some observers consider it disgusting and immoral.
1881 Bedřich Smetana’s opera “Libuše” premieres iat the Natonal Theater, in Prague
1956 Elvis Presley‘s 1st entry on UK charts with “Heartbreak Hotel”
1959 “Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb” by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4
1963 “Puff (The Magic Dragon)” by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
1965 “Flora, the Red Menace” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 87 performances
1967 “Sing, Israel Sing” opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC for 14 performances
1970 “The Long and Winding Road” becomes Beatles’ last American single release
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25
1888 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
1892 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½
1893 Henri Desgrange establishes world’s 1st bicycle world record, travelling 35.325 km (21.95 miles) an hour
1897 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
1900 James J. Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title
1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
Printable – May 2022 Northern Hemisphere Gardening/Planting Moon Calendar
May 2022 – Gardening by the Moon, Biodynamic Planting Guide
From Astro-Seek.com
Please read this first:
1) Moon Phase x Moon Zodiac Sign:
Please keep in mind, that Gardening by Moon Phase and Gardening by Moon Zodiac Sign are two different/independent biodynamic systems and they might give you different or contradictiory gardening recommendations.
- a) Each Moon Phase (except Full Moon and New Moon) lasts about 1 week
- b) Each Moon Zodiac Sign lasts about 2.5 days
Try to experiment with these two systems to find which recommendations suits you the most.
2) Tropical (Astrological) x Sidereal (Astronomical) Zodiac:
(1-2 days difference in Leaf, Fruit, Root and Flower days)
There are two different zodiacs for determining the Moon Sign:
- a) Tropical zodiac (Astrological) is based on the seasons – Vernal Equinox is fixed as 0° Aries (The 1st Fruit day)
- b) Sidereal zodiac (Astronomical) takes into account Precession of Equinoxes and shifts 0° Aries back by cca 1-2 days. Maria Thun who was an authority on biodynamics was using this Sidereal zodiac
Try to experiment also with these two zodiac systems to find which system suits you better.
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 2 Mon |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 6 Fri |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Crescent | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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First Quarter | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Leaf plants also Cereals, Herbs, Cucumbers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) Spraying days: Moon Opposition Saturn |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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Waxing Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Above ground annuals, especially Fruit plants also Cereals and Flowers Optimum planting day (2 days before the Full Moon) – Mow lawns (to increase growth) |
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| May 16 Mon |
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FULL MOON at 04:13 |
Time to rest, celebrate and meditate
Pick medicinal herbs and plants |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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| May 18 Wed |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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Waning Gibbous | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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Last Quarter | Sow/Plant: Below ground plants, especially Root plants Plant trees, shrubs and perennials – Harvest all crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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Waning Crescent | Barren phase: Time to rest. Avoid seed sowing – Harvest and store crops |
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NEW MOON at 11:30 |
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PiscesGardening by the Moon Zodiac Sign (Element) – Legend
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NEW MOON
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NEW MOON PHASE
New Moon -» First Quarter (Waxing Crescent) – Moonlight is increasing – Strongest gravitational pull – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FIRST QUARTER PHASE
First Quarter -» Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) – Moonlight becomes stronger – Gravitational pull is a little less now – Soil releases / Earth exhales / Energy draws UP into upper planets
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FULL MOON
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FULL MOON PHASE
Full Moon -» Last Quarter (Waning Gibbous) – Moonlight is decreasing – Gravitational pull is decreasing – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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LAST QUARTER PHASE
Last Quarter -» New Moon (Waning Crescent) – Moonlight has decreased – Gravitational pull has decreased – Soil absorbs / Earth inhales / Energy draws DOWN into the Roots
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Click here to see the Tropical Zodiac (By Seasons) Calendar from Astro-Seek.com
Mercury has super long, glowing tail
Mercury has a glowing dragon tail of sodium atoms that is more than seven times longer than ever suspected, scientists report.
New measurements of Mercury’s yellow-orange tail, which streams in the solar wind like the long tail of a kite, put it at more than 100 times the radius of the planet itself.
The neutral sodium atoms that make up the 2.5 million kilometre-long streamer are thought to be blasted off the surface by the sun and micro-meteor impacts. These impart enough energy to launch the atoms into space.
Other elements are also in the tail. But it’s the sodium that lights up and can be detected.
“This [sodium] ion is the ‘little atom that could’,” says Mercury researcher Dr Ann Sprague of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
It scatters photons like crazy, making it a great clue to various processes at work on and around the planet.
Shorter tail spotted before
Mercury’s tail has been spotted before, but scientists missed its great length as they were looking at too small a piece of the sky, says researcher Jeffrey Baumgardner of Boston University.
Baumgardner is the lead author of a report on Mercury’s sodium tail in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
“Our forte was wide-angle imaging,” Baumgardner says.
His team created an 8°-wide image using a telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas that’s about 16 full-moons wide.
The actual 2° sodium tail is as long as four full moons.
In the image Mercury is blocked out because its brightness outshines the sodium tail. If Mercury were shown to scale in the image, it would be less than a pixel in diameter.
“But even so, you are limited by the sodium in Earth’s atmosphere,” says Baumgardner.
Earth’s own sodium glow is itself created by the steady supply of meteors that burn up in the atmosphere, he says.
Two sodium hot spots
To better understand how Mercury’s tail is created, Baumgardner’s team also made close-up sodium-glow images of Mercury. This revealed that the planet has two sodium hot spots, both at high latitudes.
These could be the product of the planet’s mineralogy, topography or have something to do with how the planet’s magnetic field channels in particles from the sun.
That’s similar to how Earth does the same thing and creates aurora light shows near the poles.
The secrets of these hotspots are likely to be revealed by the Messenger spacecraft, says Sprague.
Messenger made a close fly-by of the planet in January and is scheduled to settle into orbit in March 2011.
A large part of Messenger’s mission will be to map out the mineral composition of the swiftly moving planet.
Other planets have tails too
Mercury is not the only heavenly body with a sodium tail, Baumgardner says.
Neutral sodium is also seen streaming from our moon and forming a haze around Jupiter from the sodium blasted off of its tiny and hyper-volcanic moon Io.
It’s also seen blowing from comets.
Because tails are associated with rocky bodies in our solar system, they could some day help planet hunters identify rocky worlds orbiting other stars, says Sprague.
“It’s a stepping stone to understanding other planets,” he says.
This article comes from abc.net.au
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May 10 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 May 10
NGC 6334: The Cat’s Paw Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Stefan Steve Bemmerl & Team Wolfatorium (Hakos/Namibia)
Explanation: Nebulas are perhaps as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as perhaps cats are for getting into trouble. Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat’s Paw Nebula visible toward the constellation of the Scorpion (Scorpius. At 5,500 light years distant, Cat’s Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula and cataloged as NGC 6334, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years. Pictured here is a deep field image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula in light emitted by hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
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May 10 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed)
1775 Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time
1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war)
1857 Indian mutiny against rule by the British East India Company begins with the revolt of the Sepoy soldiers in Meerut
1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister
1960 US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa’s 1st black president
Today’s Historical Events
1267 Vienna’s church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
1291 Scottish nobles recognize authority of English King Edward I
1294 Temür Khan declared Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty
1427 Jews are expelled from Bern, Switzerland
1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed)
1503 Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands
1525 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming
1952 5th Cannes Film Festival: “The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice” directed by Orson Welles and “Two Cents Worth of Hope” directed by Renato Castellani jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 8th Cannes Film Festival: “Marty” directed by Delbert Mann wins Palme d’Or
1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 9th Cannes Film Festival: “The Silent World” directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle wins the Palme d’Or
1973 Bruce Lee collapses in Golden Harvest studios in Hong Kong and is rushed to Hong Kong Baptist Hospital where doctors diagnose him with cerebral edema
1982 WABC radio (NYC) plays its last record – John Lennon‘s “Imagine” – and switches to all-talk format
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1849 Astor Place Riot: Backers of American actor and working class hero Edwin Forrest attempt to disrupt British actor William McReady’s performance at Astor Place Opera House in NYC; Military troops supporting police shoot at the crowd, killing between 22 and 31 [1]
1907 Paul Dukas’ opera “Ariane et Barbe Bleue” premieres in Paris
1932 Government declares “Wilhelmus” as the Netherlands’ national anthem
1947 “Chocolate Soldier” closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 performances
1952 Revival of Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s musical “Shuffle Along” closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
1957 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 2nd Piano concerto premieres in Moscow
1963 Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
1967 Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1870 Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5
1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25
1902 Dutch soccer club FC Blauw-Wit (Blue-White) is formed in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam; merge with VV De Beursbengels in 2015
1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
1913 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
How to Incorporate Wicca into Everyday Life
A Daily Wiccan routine doesn’t have to be much different from that of anyone else. Magic is simply working with the energies for channeling an intention, and the fact is that we can all practice Magic, and in fact we do it without realizing it. For example, while health experts agree that we shouldn’t take a shower every day¹ , many of us still do it as a ritual act of self-love. By setting a few minutes to consciously take care of our body, we let the water wash away any physical or emotional damage from the day, re-energizing our heart and soul 🛀
If you have ever been surprised by your own thoughts and realizations under a warm shower, then you have already experimented a ritual of Magic. Incorporating Magic into our daily lives feels just the same: A cleansing exercise for the spirit.
Daily Wiccan Practices
You probably already have some daily rituals or personal superstitions, so try combining these ideas with your usual routine in different ways until you find your preferred way to be a Wiccan:
- When you wake up, greet the day by …
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Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests blessed be.
Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Monday
From Ancient Pathway
| Monday | ||
| Magickal Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconcilliations, Voyages, Dreams and Merchandise |
Incense: African Violet Honeysuckle Myrtle Willow Wormwood |
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| Planet: Moon |
Sign: Cancer |
Angel: Gabriel |
| Colors: Silver White Gray |
Herbs/Plants: Night Flowers Willow Root Orris Root Birch Motherwort Vervain White Rose White Iris |
Stones: Carnelian Moonstone Aquamarine Pearl Quartz Crystal Flourite Geodes |
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May 9 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 May 9
A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun
Video Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU MSSS, SSIExplanation: What’s that passing in front of the Sun? It looks like a moon, but it can’t be Earth’s Moon, because it isn’t round. It’s the Martian moon Phobos. The featured video was taken from the surface of Mars a month ago by the Perseverance rover. Phobos, at 11.5 kilometers across, is 150 times smaller than Luna (our moon) in diameter, but also 50 times closer to its parent planet. In fact, Phobos is so close to Mars that it is expected to break up and crash into Mars within the next 50 million years. In the near term, the low orbit of Phobos results in more rapid solar eclipses than seen from Earth. The featured video is shown in real time — the transit really took about 40 seconds,as shown. The videographer — the robotic rover Perseverance (Percy) — continues to explore Jezero Crater on Mars, searching not only for clues to the watery history of the now dry world, but evidence of ancient microbial life.
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May 9 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force)
1865 President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
1901 The First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May
1941 British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen
1945 World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day
1960 US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill
2018 Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by 92 year old former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition
Today’s Historical Events
328 Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria
1092 Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated in Lincoln, England
1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force)
1450 ‘Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
1460 Courtyard of the episcopal palace in Atrecht (akak Arras) has witch burnings
1502 Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his 4th and final trip to the New World
1519 Austrian adel and burgerij in uprising against central government
1573 Polish Parliament selects Duke of Anjou as king
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake “Join or Die”
1946 1st hour long entertainment TV show, “NBC’s Hour Glass” premieres
1958 “Vertigo”, American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released
1971 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman & Jean Stapleton win
1980 Slasher horror film “Friday the 13th” is released in US cinemas
1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession (conviction overturned 2006)
1992 Final episode of “Golden Girls” airs on NBC-TV
1992 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1868 Anton Bruckner‘s 1st Symphony in C, premieres
1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana
1950 Norman Dello Joio’s opera, “The Triumph of St. Joan”, premieres in Bronxville, New York
1962 The Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Parlophone
1964 Peter & Gordon release “A World Without Love”
1965 The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert, at the Royal Albert Hall in London
1976 “So Long 174th St” closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 16 performances
1978 “Ain’t Misbehavin'” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 1604 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1889 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50
1901 Cleveland’s Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2
1914 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4
1927 52nd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6
1930 55th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6
1931 56th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59
1932 57th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8
1937 Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)
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May 8 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1660 English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England
1835 1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen “Fairy Tales” published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark
1895 China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki
1902 Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors
1945 V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender
1980 World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated
2007 A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) as Deputy First Minister
Today’s Historical Events
535 John II’s reign as Catholic Pope ends
589 Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo
615 St Boniface IV’s reign as Catholic Pope ends
685 St Benedict II’s as Catholic Pope ends after 11 months with his death
1254 University of Salamanca granted a royal charter by Alfonso IX. Third oldest university still operating and the oldest Hispanic.
1348 Ship from Bordeaux carrying the plague, lands in Melcombe Regis (now Weymouth), Dorset. The beginning of the Terrible Pestilence (Black Death) in England.
1360 Treaty of Brétigny signed by English & French, ending the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War
1450 Jack Cade’s Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt begins against King Henry VI and they march towards London
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1912 Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded
1952 5th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): “La Ronde” Best Film
1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Classic Hammer horror film “Dracula” film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire alongside Peter Cushing, directed by Terence Fisher released
1963 1st James Bond film, “Dr. No”, starring Sean Connery, premieres in US
1970 Beatles release 12th, and final, studio album, “Let It Be”, in conjunction with the film of the same name
1978 ABC TV airs “Stars Salute Israel at 30”
1993 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1823 “Home! Sweet Home!” by John Howard Payne is 1st sung in London
1924 Arthur Honegger‘s orchestral tribute to steam locomotives “Pacifica 231” premieres
1952 Revival of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin’s musical “Of Thee I Sing” opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances
1952 Revival of Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s musical “Shuffle Along” opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
1960 1st performance of Ferde Grofé’s “San Francisco Suite”, with Grofé conducting, in San Francisco
1962 Stephen Sondheim‘s musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” starring Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford, and directed by George Abbott, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 965 performances, and wins 6 Tony Awards
1971 Courtney, Courtney, and Link’s musical “Earl of Ruston” closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
1976 Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner’s musical “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 7 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1878 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines
1896 Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire
1897 22nd Preakness: T. Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51¼
1906 Philadelphia A’s pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield & hits 2 HRs
1907 Boston’s Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0
1907 Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien on points in 20 rounds in Los Angeles, California
1909 American Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) in NYC
1909 British runner Henry Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London
May 7 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 May 7
Firefall by Moonlight
Image Credit & Copyright: Tara Mostofi
Explanation: On certain dates in February, an elusive firefall can be spotted at sunset in Yosemite National Park, when water flows, the weather cooperates and the direction to the setting Sun is just right. Often photographed from vantage points below, at the right moment the park’s seasonal Horsetail Fall is isolated in the shadows of the steep walls of El Capitan. Then, still illuminated with rays of reddened sunlight the waterfall briefly takes on a dramatic, fiery appearance. But a Horsetail firefall can be photographed by moonlight too. Even more elusive by moonlight, the firefall effect can also be seen when a bright Moon sets at the right direction along the western horizon. And skies were clear enough for this well-planned imaging of an ephemeral Horsetail firefall, lit by a bright gibbous Moon setting in the early morning hours of April 15.
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