June 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 June 9

Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus

Image Credit & Copyright: Wolfgang Zimmermann

Explanation: These cosmic clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. They’re too faint to be seen with the unaided eye though, even on a clear, dark night. Image data from a camera and telephoto lens using narrowband filters was used to construct this 10 degree wide field of view. The deep mosaic reveals a region that includes star forming dust clouds seen in silhouette against the characteristic glow of atomic hydrogen and oxygen gas. NGC 6888 is the standout emission nebula near the top. Blown by winds from an massive Wolf-Rayet star it’s about 25 light-years across and known as the Crescent Nebula. A faint bluish curl just below center in the frame is also the signature of a Wolf-Rayet star. Burning fuel at a prodigious rate and near the end of their stellar lives, both stars will ultimately go out with a bang in a spectacular supernova explosion. Toward the right, a massive, young O type star powers the glow of Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula.

June 9 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse

1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England

1815 End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set

1856 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts

1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks

2019 Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city

Today’s Historical Events

68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

641 Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria

721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse

922 French Republic chooses Robert I, King of France

1075 Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German King Henry IV beats Saksen

1310 Duccio’s Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy

1456 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet

1525 Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1934 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, “The Wise Little Hen”

1945 Warner Bros cartoon “A Gruesome Twosome” starring Tweety premieres in USA

1948 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1951 “Doodles Weaver Show” debuts on NBC-TV

1953 Milton Berle‘s TV show “Texaco Star Theater” last airs on NBC-TV

1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract

1963 Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

1967 The Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1890 Comic opera “Robin Hood” by Reginald De Koven, Harry B. Smith, and Clement Scott premieres in Chicago

1924 “Jelly-Roll Blues” is recorded by jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton

1958 “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley hits #1

1962 Singer Tony Bennett makes his Carnegie Hall concert debut, NYC

1969 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem

1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University

1971 Paul McCartney‘s album “Ram” goes gold

1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia Records

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1877 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46

1883 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.5

1887 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5

1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25

1892 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12

1898 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins 2nd title by 1 stroke from dual champion Willie Park Jr

1899 American boxer James J. Jeffries KOs defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England in 11th round in Brooklyn, New York to win the lineal World Heavyweight title

1901 NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Asperger

Asperge

From moonlitpriestess.com

Asperger

A bundle of fresh herbs or other object used to sprinkle consecrated water around the circle to purify the space; also, the person using the herb bundle.

From Spells8.com

Asperge

To cleanse and purify a space. This is usually done by spraying water around a room or using an herbal bundle to cleanse the space.

A Laugh for Today

Only problem is I wake up to 2-foot-long hair looking like this…LOL

Have a great untangled Thursday!

9 June 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

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

Sun:18 Gemini 46
Moon:13 Libra 02
Mercury:27 Taurus 34
Venus:14 Taurus 07
Mars:11 Aries 35
Jupiter:05 Aries 02
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 45
Neptune:25 Pisces 21
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):06 Cancer 12

Chiron:15 Aries 46
Ceres:10 Cancer 38
Pallas:18 Taurus 04
Juno:15 Pisces 23
Vesta:03 Pisces 56

Eris:24 Aries 53

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5

Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:18 Gemini 34
Moon:10 Libra 14
Mercury:27 Taurus 28
Venus:13 Taurus 52
Mars:11 Aries 26
Jupiter:05 Aries 00
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 45
Neptune:25 Pisces 21
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):06 Cancer 11

Chiron:15 Aries 45
Ceres:10 Cancer 32
Pallas:17 Taurus 59
Juno:15 Pisces 20
Vesta:03 Pisces 54

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5

Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:18 Gemini 15
Moon:05 Libra 49
Mercury:27 Taurus 19
Venus:13 Taurus 29
Mars:11 Aries 11
Jupiter:04 Aries 57
Saturn:25 Aquarius 14 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 44
Neptune:25 Pisces 21
Pluto:28 Capricorn 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):06 Cancer 08

Chiron:15 Aries 45
Ceres:10 Cancer 24
Pallas:17 Taurus 49
Juno:15 Pisces 15
Vesta:03 Pisces 50

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5

Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

June 8 World Oceans Day

Today is: World Oceans Day

JOIN US

This year’s United Nations World Oceans Day, on 8 June 2022, will highlight the theme Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean.

This is the first hybrid celebration of the annual event, hosted in-person at the UN Headquarters in New York and broadcast live.

The ocean connects, sustains, and supports us all. Yet its health is at a tipping point and so is the well-being of all that depends on it. As the past years have shown us, we need to work together to create a new balance with the ocean that no longer depletes its bounty but instead restores its vibrancy and brings it new life.

Join us as we shed light on the communities, ideas, and solutions that are working together to protect and revitalize the ocean and everything it sustains.

UN World Oceans Day 2022 is Hosted by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, with the generouse contribution of Oceanic Global, which is made possible by La Mer.

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 – Walk Backwards Return Spell and Concentrate Candle Spell

Wednesday is a good day to focus on getting over any slumps you may have. This day is considered the middle of the work week; and many people find themselves very tired by this point. That is why this day is a great day to do refresh, refrain, return, wake-up, and concentration spells. It is, also, another good day for meditation.

Walk Backwards Return Spell

Things you will need:
1 candle (any color)
1 lighter or match
Your body

Place a candle in front of you on a fire-safe surface. Sit or stand in a comfortable position in front of the candle and close your eyes for about three minutes. During the three minutes, think about what you want returned to you and how that item makes you feel. After the three minutes or so, get up and take twelve steps backwards and say this chant three times:

“Backwards walk.
Missing something yearned.
When I turn around,
It will be returned.”

After doing this, turn around three times, clockwise, and stop. Now, go blow out the candle, and your item should be returned to you soon.

Concentrate Candle Spell

Items needed:
1 small white candle
1 small blue candle
1 orange candle

Take all three candles and place them on a fire-proof surface in front of you. Light both candles. Take three deep breaths. Lightly tap your forehead with one of your fingers for a minute or so. You should feel a slight tingly sensation on your forehead. Now, look at the three candles and say this chant three times:

“I have the time.
I have the wait.
This should help me concentrate.
When it’s white And it’s blue,
It will start my mind a new.”

After you have finished, blow out the candles. From this point on, when you have problems concentrating, think of those white, blue, and orange candles, and the tingle in your forehead; and your mind should be better able to concentrate.

Source

A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities
Helga C. Loueen

June 8 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 June 8

Ship Tracks over the Pacific Ocean

Image Credit: NASA, Terra, MODIS; Text: Raymond Shaw (MTU)

Explanation: What are those unusual streaks? Some images of planet Earth show clear bright streaks that follow the paths of ships. Known as ship tracks, these low and narrow bands are caused by the ship’s engine exhaust. Water vapor condenses around small bits of exhaust known as aerosols, which soon grow into floating water drops that efficiently reflect sunlight. Ship tracks were first discovered in 1965 in Earth images taken by NASA’s TIROS satellites. Multiple ship tracks are visible across the featured image that was captured in 2009 over the Pacific Ocean by the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite. Inspired by ship-tracks, some scientists have suggested deploying a network of floating buoys in the worlds’ oceans that spray salt-aerosol containing sea-water into the air so that, with the help of the wind, streams of sunlight-reflecting clouds would also form. Why do this? These human-made clouds could reflect so much sunlight they might help fight global warming.

June 8 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks

1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe

1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives

1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler’s nova of 1604, discovered

1987 New Zealand’s Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power.

Today’s Historical Events

65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem

68 Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba

218 Elagabalus becomes the emperor of Rome

452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

536 St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope

793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks

979 Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France

1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1942 Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”

1946 Raymond Scott and Bernard Hanighen’s musical “Lute Song”, starring Mary Martin, Yul Brenner, and Nancy Davis, and directed by John Houseman, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 142 performances

1948 “Texaco Star Theater” premieres on NBC-TV, with “Mr. Television” Milton Berle made permanent emcee in September of the same year

1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1969 “Smothers Brothers comedy Hour” last airs on CBS-TV

1969 21st Emmy Awards: “Get Smart”, Don Adams and Susan St James win

1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1787 “Tarare” an opera by Antonio Salieri premieres at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris

1948 Revival of Jerome Kerns’ musical “Sally” closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 36 performances

1963 “Mr President” closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances

1964 “The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”, recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released

1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release “Lady Will Power”

1968 Rolling Stones release “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

1969 Brian Jones is asked to leave The Rolling Stones

1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1829 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London opens in Liverpool

1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5

1882 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43

1899 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey retains Open; wins 3rd title by 5 strokes from Jack White

1920 Reds’ Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but umpire ejects Roush for delay of game

1929 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8

1933 A’s first baseman Jimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 – 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day

1935 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: 25 year old club pro Sam Parks Jr, with no prior tournament wins, beats Scotsman Jimmy Thomson by 2 strokes

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

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