The 4 cross-quarter days fall between equinoxes and solstices. Halloween is the spookiest one – derived from a sacred festival of ancient Celts and Druids – coming as days grow short and nights long in the Northern Hemisphere. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/halloween-derived-from-ancient-celtic-cross-quarter-day…
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Hubble brings you a spooky cosmic face
This ghostly face, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on June 19, is actually a collision of 2 galaxies of about equal size, 704 million light-years from Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/hubble-spooky-cosmic-face-image…
Moon goes by Jupiter on Halloween
On October 30 and 31, 2019, watch for 2 brilliant luminaries – the crescent moon and dazzling planet Jupiter – to pop out near one another as dusk gives way to nightfall. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-goes-by-jupiter-on-halloween…
Halloween ghost of the summer sun
At mid-northern latitudes, Arcturus sets about 2 hours after sunset around Halloween, at the same point on the horizon as the summer sun. It’s a Halloween ghost of the summer sun and an echo of long summer afternoons. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/arcturus-ghost-of-the-summer-sun…
Deep-sea nightmares and other ocean spookiness
Eerie denizens of the ocean depths star in this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/video-deep-sea-nightmares-monterey-bay-aquarium…
Hubble captures cosmic face
In celebration of Halloween, this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures two galaxies of equal size in a collision that appears to resemble a ghostly face. This observation was made on 19 June 2019 in visible light by the telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-hubble-captures-cosmic.html…
Go young moon hunting in late October
To maximize your chances of catching the young moon on October 28, find an unobstructed horizon in the direction of sunset. Binoculars will come in handy! On October 29-31, the moon will be easier to see, from all parts of the globe. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/go-young-moon-hunting-in-late-october…
History of Halloween
Halloween has its roots in a pagan harvest festival, while different traditions were added throughout the years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/40596-history-of-halloween.html
Witches set to cast ‘binding spell’ on Trump
Thousands of witchcraft practitioners are planning to cast a spell on US President Donald Trump later today. Taking full advantage of the Halloween se… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331480/witches-set-to-cast-binding-spell-on-trump…
45% of Americans believe in paranormal entities
A new YouGov poll has revealed how many Americans believe in the existence of supernatural beings. With Halloween fast approaching, British market res… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331422/45-of-americans-believe-in-paranormal-entities…