As darkness falls on June 18, 2019, notice the bright “star” near the moon. It’s not a star. It’s a planet, Saturn. You can see the moon and Saturn together from nightfall or early evening until morning dawn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-saturn-from-nightfall-till-dawn…
Tag: Occult
Word of the week: Ecliptic
The ecliptic is the path the sun takes across our sky. It’s the Earth-sun plane, and, more or less, the plane of our solar system. Stargazing tip: Learn the whereabouts of the ecliptic in your sky. You’ll always find the sun, moon and planets on or near it. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-ecliptic-what-is-the-ecliptic…
Moon and Saturn up around midnight May 21
On May 21, 2019, the moon rises in between the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Saturn doesn’t rise until the middle of the night; if you’re not a night owl, watch for them before sunup on the morning of May 22. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-saturn-up-around-midnight-may-21…
May 18 Blue Moon near Antares, Jupiter, Ceres
In North America, the May full moon carries the name Flower Moon. 2019’s May full moon on the 18th is a Blue Moon, the 3rd of 4 moons in a season. This Blue Moon will be near bright Antares and brighter Jupiter. It’ll be poised to occult dwarf planet Ceres. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/seasonal-blue-moon-on-may-18-2019…
Full moon falls on May 18
Full moon – when the moon is most opposite the sun for this month – falls on May 18, 2019, at 21:11 UTC. As the 3rd of 4 full moons in a season, it’ll be called a Blue Moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/full-moon…
Spica is a whirling double star
Spica’s 2 stars orbit a common center of gravity in only 4 days. Their mutual gravity distorts each star into an egg shape, with the pointed ends facing each other. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/speed-on-to-spica-the-15th-brightest-star…
A Man in Black, Wicca, and a Strange Encounter
Lucy Palmer is a former security officer and a Wiccan. She shared with me the unsettling and bizarre story of Shelagh and her partner, Robert, and their disturbing immersion into the fraught domain of the Men in Black: “They lived together as partners since meeting in 1983, when the paranormal experiences began almost immediately. At… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/a-man-in-black-wicca-and-a-strange-encounter/…
Moon and Saturn to meet in morning sky
Before dawn on April 24, 25 and 26, 2019, watch for the moon to move past the planet Saturn on the sky’s dome. The bright “star” nearby will be Jupiter. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-saturn-to-meet-in-morning-sky…
Remembering Legendary Paranormal Investigator Lorraine Warren
The paranormal world is remembering legendary investigator Lorraine Warren, who passed away on April 18 at the age of 92. With her husband Ed, Lorraine Warren was involved in thousands of paranormal investigations of ghosts and hauntings, including a number of famous ones which were reported in the mainstream news and made into blockbuster movies,… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/remembering-legendary-paranormal-investigator-lorraine-warren/…
Arthur Conan Doyle and a Bizarre Mystery
Over the last couple of decades, I have spent a lot of time digging into matters relative to Bigfoot, the Men in Black, the Chupacabra, Roswell, and lake-monsters. But, back when I was in my early teens, I was exposed to something else. It was as chilling as it was downright bizarre. And it was… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/arthur-conan-doyle-and-a-bizarre-mystery/…