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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Archetype

From moonlitpriestess.com

Universal pattern, symbol, or figure believed to be of primordial origins; typically used as a form of language between the conscious and subconscious minds. The most famous theories and discussions of the role and importance of archetypes were first proposed by psychologist Carl Jung.

July 13 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1772 Captain James Cook begins 2nd voyage aboard the Resolution to the South Seas to search for Terra Australis (Southern continent)

1832 Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft

1943 Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia’s defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany

1966 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founds the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement) in New York City

Today’s Historical Events

574 John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

1174 William I of Scotland, key rebel in Revolt of 1173-1174, captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England

1522 Hunger appeal by women of Utrecht

1558 Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines

1568 Dean of St. Paul’s London, Alexander Nowell perfects a way to bottle beer

1573 Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army

1643 Battle at Roundway Down: Royalists beat parliamentary armies

1645 Aleksei Romanov succeeds his father Michael as Tsar of Russia

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1923 The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads “Hollywoodland” but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949

1939 Frank Sinatra makes his recording debut, with The Harry James Orchestra, singing “From the Bottom of My Heart” and “Melancholy Mood”

1956 WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1978 BBC bans Sex Pistols “No One is Innocent”

1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler‘s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials

1988 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing

2005 TV police procedural “The Closer” debuts on TNT starring Kyra Sedgwick

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1668 Van Marco Cesti’s opera “Il Pomo d’Oro” (the Golden Apple or Tomato) premieres in Vienna

1935 Richard Strauss resigns as chairman of Reichskulturkammer

1946 Musical revue “Tidbits of 1946” closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC. after 8 performances

1979 George Harrison releases single “Faster”

1984 Eddie Van Halen makes a guest appearance, performing “Beat It”, in a Jacksons concert, in Dallas, Texas

1984 Jeff Beck quits Rod Stewart’s tour after 7 shows

1985 “Live Aid” concerts held at both Wembley Stadium (London) and John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia) raises over $70 million for African famine relief

1987 Kylie Minogue releases her debut single “Locomotion”

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1881 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles

1885 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 5 straight Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; for second consecutive year he beats Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5

1886 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw beats Herbert Lawford for the 3rd straight year 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for his 6th consecutive Wimbledon championship

1895 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Wilberforce Eaves 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his third Wimbledon singles title

1896 Philadelphia outfielder Ed Delahanty becomes second major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts at the West Side Grounds, Chicago

1900 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8

1919 Boston Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays walks off mound blaming teammates for lack of support in field

1924 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)

Mysterious ‘Lord of the Universe’ Deity from Ancient Palmyra Finally Identified

The identity of an unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern-day Syria, has long baffled scientists. But now, a researcher declares that she has cracked the case.

Palmyra existed for millennia and the city flourished around 2,000 years ago as a center of trade that connected the Roman Empire with trade routes in Asia, such as the Silk Road.

The anonymous deity is mentioned in numerous Aramaic inscriptions at Palmyra and is referred to as “he whose name is blessed forever,” “lord of the universe” and…

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A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

Spell for Today – Shield Spell Printable

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Tuesday

From LearnReligions.com

Named for the Norse god Tyr, who was a deity of heroism and combat, Tuesday is a very martial sort of day—color associations include bright red and oranges, as well as warrior-like metals such as iron and steel.

The ancient Romans called this day Martis, after the warrior god Mars—other deities associated with Tuesday include Ares, the Morrighan, and other gods of battle and glory. Red gemstones like rubies and garnets come into play on Tuesdays, as do herbs and plants such as thistles, holly, coneflowers, and cacti—you’ll notice these are all sharp, prickly plants!

One of the interesting—and more than a little amusing—aspects of Tuesday magic is that in addition to war and conflict against your enemies, this is a day also associated with marriage. You can also use this day of the week for magical workings connected to protection and initiation. Use Tuesday to assert yourself, make a mark and stake your claims.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Yang

Yin

Yin-Yang

From moonlitpriestess.com

Male, day, light, hot, spirals outward, God, summer; equal and opposite of Yin.

Female, night, dark, cold, spirals inward, Goddess, winter; equal and opposite of Yang.

A symbol often used to express polarity and equality; reinforces the idea that one cannot exist without the other (Yin contains Yang; Yang contains Yin).

July 12 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 July 12

Noctilucent Clouds over Paris

Credit & Copyright: Bertrand Kulik

Explanation: It’s northern noctilucent cloud season. Composed of small ice crystals forming only during specific conditions in the upper atmosphere, noctilucent clouds may become visible at sunset during late summer when illuminated by sunlight from below. Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds known and now established to be polar mesospheric clouds observed from the ground. Although observed with NASA’s AIM satellite since 2007, much about noctilucent clouds remains unknown and so a topic of active research. The featured image shows expansive and rippled noctilucent clouds wafting over Paris, France. This year, several northern locations are already reporting especially vivid displays of noctilucent clouds.

July 12 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1679 Britain’s King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court

1690 Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II

1790 French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state

1804 Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr

1863 In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British

1913 150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent

1943 World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka – Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles

1957 US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer

Today’s Historical Events

526 St Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

927 King Aethelstan is the first southern English king to gain control of much of the north of Britain when various local kings accept his overlordship at Eamont, Cumbria

1109 Crusaders capture Syria’s harbor city of Tripoli

1191 English King Richard I the Lionheart and Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine

1442 King Alfonso V of Aragon becomes King of Naples

1537 Battle of Albancay: Diego de Almagro defeated by army led by Alonso de Alvarado on behalf of Francisco Pizarro

1542 French troops under Maarten van Rossem occupy Flanders

1549 Kett’s uprising occupies Norwich, England

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1928 1st televised tennis match

1953 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, ID (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1959 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game

1960 XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1976 1st “Family Feud” game show debuts on ABC hosted by Richard Dawson

1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical “Sunset Boulevard”, based on Billy Wilder‘s 1950 film, starring Patti Lupone and Daniel Benzali, opens at the Adelphi Theatre, London

2002 Hindi film “Devdas” premieres directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit (Best Film Filmfare Awards)

2012 45th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1946 Benjamin Britten‘s “Rape of Lucretia” premieres at Glyndebourne Opera Festival

1958 “Li’l Abner” closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 693 performances

1962 Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)

1976 Ian Dury & Kilburns disband

1985 “Singin’ in the Rain”, musical adaptation of the 1952 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 367 performances

1990 “Les Miserables,” opens at National Theatre, Washington, DC

1992 Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St Louis stemming from a concert on Jul 2

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course

1901 Cy Young wins his 300th game

1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs

1921 Indians (9) & Yankees (7) combine for an AL record 16 doubles

1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2)

1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth half way to his MLB record of 60 home runs; smacks #30 of Joe Shaute in 9th inning in New York’s 7-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field

1928 1st televised tennis match

1930 US Open Men’s Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title

A Laugh for Today

I bought myself a tank top that says, “More Naps.” I think this is a good day to wear it…lol

12 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

12 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Cancer 15
Moon:03 Capricorn 47
Mercury:15 Cancer 14
Venus:23 Gemini 27
Mars:05 Taurus 07
Jupiter:08 Aries 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 09 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 11
Neptune:25 Pisces 23 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 53

Chiron:16 Aries 25
Ceres:25 Cancer 04
Pallas:03 Gemini 33
Juno:20 Pisces 59
Vesta:06 Pisces 49 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

12 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:20 Cancer 04
Moon:00 Capricorn 37
Mercury:14 Cancer 48
Venus:23 Gemini 12
Mars:04 Taurus 59
Jupiter:08 Aries 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 10 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 10
Neptune:25 Pisces 23 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 51

Chiron:16 Aries 25
Ceres:24 Cancer 58
Pallas:03 Gemini 27
Juno:20 Pisces 58
Vesta:06 Pisces 49 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

12 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 44
Moon:25 Sagittarius 35
Mercury:14 Cancer 05
Venus:22 Gemini 48
Mars:04 Taurus 45
Jupiter:08 Aries 16
Saturn:24 Aquarius 11 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 23 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 49

Chiron:16 Aries 25
Ceres:24 Cancer 49
Pallas:03 Gemini 18
Juno:20 Pisces 56
Vesta:06 Pisces 50 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

July 11 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 July 11

Andromeda over the Sahara Desert

Credit & Copyright: Jordi Coy

Explanation: What is the oldest thing you can see? At 2.5 million light years distant, the answer for the unaided eye is the Andromeda galaxy, because its photons are 2.5 million years old when they reach you. Most other apparent denizens of the night sky — stars, clusters, and nebulae — appear as they were only a few hundred to a few thousand years ago, as they lie well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. Given its distance, light from Andromeda is likely also the farthest object that you can see. Also known as M31, the Andromeda Galaxy dominates the center of the featured zoomed image, taken from the Sahara Desert in Morocco last month. The featured image is a combination of three background and one foreground exposure — all taken with the same camera and from the same location and on the same calendar day — with the foreground image taken during the evening blue hour. M110, a satellite galaxy of Andromenda is visible just above and to the left of M31’s core. As cool as it may be to see this neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way with your own eyes, long duration camera exposures can pick up many faint and breathtaking details. Recent data indicates that our Milky Way Galaxy will collide and combine with the similarly-sized Andromeda galaxy in a few billion years.

11 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

11 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 18
Moon:18 Sagittarius 41
Mercury:13 Cancer 06
Venus:22 Gemini 15
Mars:04 Taurus 26
Jupiter:08 Aries 14
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 46

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 37
Pallas:03 Gemini 05
Juno:20 Pisces 54
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

11 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 06
Moon:15 Sagittarius 35
Mercury:12 Cancer 39
Venus:22 Gemini 00
Mars:04 Taurus 17
Jupiter:08 Aries 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 45

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 31
Pallas:02 Gemini 59
Juno:20 Pisces 53
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

11 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Cancer 47
Moon:10 Sagittarius 38
Mercury:11 Cancer 57
Venus:21 Gemini 36
Mars:04 Taurus 03
Jupiter:08 Aries 12
Saturn:24 Aquarius 14 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 07
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 25 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 42

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 23
Pallas:02 Gemini 49
Juno:20 Pisces 51
Vesta:06 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Spell for Today – A Garnet Meditation

A Garnet Meditation

Garnet, the birthstone for January, is also a great all-purpose gem to use as an aid during meditation. It can be used to help make decisions or bring order to your life.

For the meditation, you’ll need a garnet gem or a smooth garnet stone. A string of garnet prayer beads would also work. Select a deep red garnet or one with a brown tint. You’ll also need a burgundy candle. Begin by lighting the candle, then relax and center. Hold the garnet and breathe deeply. Concentrate on your concern and then hold the garnet to your heart. You’ll begin to receive messages. Let them come, even if they don’t make sense. When youfeel ready to return to your everyday world, extinguish the candle. Thank the garnet for its help. Your thoughts should be clearer now so you can make any decisions.

James Kambos
Llewellyn’s 2017 Witches’ Spell-A-Day Almanac

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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Natural Magick

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another term for Earth Magick, magick that is drawn from the energies of the Earth, natural objects, the Elements, etc.

July 11 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail on his first major expedition, to the Spice Islands, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors

1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII

1818 English poet John Keats writes “In the Cottage Where Burns is Born”, “Lines Written in the Highlands”, and “Gadfly”

1877 Kate Edger becomes New Zealand’s first woman graduate and first woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts

1944 Franklin Roosevelt announces that he will run for a fourth term as President of the United States

1995 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men are massacred when Bosnian Serbs overrun the UN ‘safe haven’ of Srebrenica

Today’s Historical Events

138 Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as Emperor of Rome

911 Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy

1156 Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan

1244 Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city’s Christian population and driving out Jews

1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk, Belgium. Flemish coalition defeat French army

1346 Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

1347 Heir to the Bohemian throne elected German anti-king Charles IV

1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail on his first major expedition, to the Spice Islands, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière show film for scientists

1922 The Hollywood Bowl opens.

1967 “The Newlywed Game” premieres in the US on ABC TV

1983 Lorraine Elizabeth Downes, 19, of NZ, crowned 32nd Miss Universe

2007 “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, the 5th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released

2013 “Orange Is the New Black” premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling, first series to be nominated for comedy and drama Emmy awards

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1967 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition

1969 David Bowie releases the single “Space Oddity” 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon

1969 Rolling Stones release “Honky Tonk Woman”

1982 “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances

1984 Britain’s MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe

1987 Heart’s “Alone” single goes #1 for 3 weeks

1995 Shaggy releases his third studio album “Bombastic” (Grammy Award Best Reggae Album)

  • 2021 Billionaire Richard Branson flies to the edge of space on his Virgin Galactic rocket plane in space tourism test

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1900 Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport

1912 There are 6 medallists in the Stockholm Olympic pole vault; American Harry Babcock takes gold (3.95m); countrymen Frank Nelson and Marc Wright dead-heat for silver; 3-man dead-heat for bronze

1914 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox; earns 4-3 win against the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park

1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M

1930 21 year old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in 3rd Test vs England at Leeds; goes on to 334

1931 NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8

1939 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York NY Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees

1944 12th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

July 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 July 10

In the Center of the Cat’s Eye Nebula

Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Reprocessing & Copyright: Raul Villaverde

Explanation: Three thousand light-years away, a dying star throws off shells of glowing gas. This image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), to be one of the most complex planetary nebulae known. Spanning half a light-year, the features seen in the Cat’s Eye are so complex that astronomers suspect the bright central object may actually be a binary star system. The term planetary nebula, used to describe this general class of objects, is misleading. Although these objects may appear round and planet-like in small telescopes, high resolution images with large telescopes reveal them to be stars surrounded by cocoons of gas blown off in the late stages of stellar evolution. Gazing into this Cat’s Eye, astronomers may well be seeing more than detailed structure, they may be seeing the fate of our Sun, destined to enter its own planetary nebula phase of evolution … in about 5 billion years.

July 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 July 9

Saturn and the ISS

Image Credit & Copyright: Tom Glenn

Explanation: Soaring high in skies around planet Earth, bright planet Saturn was a star of June’s morning planet parade. But very briefly on June 24 it posed with a bright object in low Earth orbit, the International Space Station. On that date from a school parking lot in Temecula, California the ringed-planet and International Space Station were both caught in this single high-speed video frame. Though Saturn was shining at +0.5 stellar magnitude the space station was an even brighter -3 on the magnitude scale. That difference in brightness is faithfully represented in the video capture frame. In the challenging image, the orbiting ISS was at a range of 602 kilometers. Saturn was about 1.4 billion kilometers from the school parking lot.

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

A Laugh for Today