Mercury has returned to the evening sky and moves into the constellation Pisces. Venus is visible in the constellation Pisces and Jupiter in the constellation Aries. You can locate all three of these planets in the west after sunset. Mars rises shortly after sunset in the constellation Leo, followed by Saturn in the constellation Virgo. Watch this video for a guided tour to finding the planets in the night sky.
Happy Sky Watching!
Namaste,
Julene
Friday, February 24, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Night Sky Tour: January 1 - 15, 2012
From January 1st - January 15th Venus's movement in the evening sky is along the tail of Capricorn into the constellation Aquarius. Mercury's movement in the morning sky is from Scorpio to Sagittarius. The Moon joins Jupiter and Mars in the night sky and we have a meteor shower. The video below will show you where to find it and where to locate the planets.
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks on January 4th. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower is active from 12/28 – 1/12 and peaks on the morning for January 4th from about 5:30 AM until dawn blots some of the shooting stars from view. The Quadrantids are compliments of parent comet 2003 EH1. They have an extremely variable rate of 25 – 200 meteors per hour and their radiant lies just north of Bootes. Now this is a rather curiously named shower isn’t it? We know that meteor showers are named after the constellations they radiate from, but we have no Quadrantid constellation, so how did this shower get its name? The Quadrantids are actually named for a now defunct constellation called Quadrans Muralis, a constellation named after a medieval instrument the measured the altitude of stars by French astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1795. Quadrans Muralis contained stars belonging to Bootes, Hercules, Ursa Major and Draco to form the shape of the quadrant murillas used to plot the stars.
To find out what happened to this constellation watch the video - and at the end you'll hear about two reclassification events with the IAU (International Astronomical Society) that resonate with the Uranus cycle! Ahhh the synchronisity! :)
Happy New Year everyone!!!
Namaste,
Julene
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks on January 4th. The Quadrantids Meteor Shower is active from 12/28 – 1/12 and peaks on the morning for January 4th from about 5:30 AM until dawn blots some of the shooting stars from view. The Quadrantids are compliments of parent comet 2003 EH1. They have an extremely variable rate of 25 – 200 meteors per hour and their radiant lies just north of Bootes. Now this is a rather curiously named shower isn’t it? We know that meteor showers are named after the constellations they radiate from, but we have no Quadrantid constellation, so how did this shower get its name? The Quadrantids are actually named for a now defunct constellation called Quadrans Muralis, a constellation named after a medieval instrument the measured the altitude of stars by French astronomer Jérôme Lalande in 1795. Quadrans Muralis contained stars belonging to Bootes, Hercules, Ursa Major and Draco to form the shape of the quadrant murillas used to plot the stars.
To find out what happened to this constellation watch the video - and at the end you'll hear about two reclassification events with the IAU (International Astronomical Society) that resonate with the Uranus cycle! Ahhh the synchronisity! :)
Happy New Year everyone!!!
Namaste,
Julene
Friday, December 30, 2011
Sky Tour - New Year's Eve
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Locate the planets from Sunset on New Year's eve until the morning when Mercury rises before sunset on New Year's day in this quick 3 minute video tour of the sky.
Locate the planets from Sunset on New Year's eve until the morning when Mercury rises before sunset on New Year's day in this quick 3 minute video tour of the sky.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Night Sky Tour December 21 - 31, 2011
Happy Solstice Everyone!
Join me on a guided tour to locating Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter & Venus from December 21-31, 2011. Plus find out where to locate the Ursid Meteor Showers that peak on December 22nd/23rd. Also get a good visual explaination of winter solstice, the sun's ingress into Capricorn, the tropical zodiac, and the height of the sun durring the various seasons.
Have a blessed holiday season filled with love, laughter, and the warmth of family and good friends. Cheers to a great 2012!
Julene
Join me on a guided tour to locating Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter & Venus from December 21-31, 2011. Plus find out where to locate the Ursid Meteor Showers that peak on December 22nd/23rd. Also get a good visual explaination of winter solstice, the sun's ingress into Capricorn, the tropical zodiac, and the height of the sun durring the various seasons.
Have a blessed holiday season filled with love, laughter, and the warmth of family and good friends. Cheers to a great 2012!
Julene
Friday, November 18, 2011
Sky Watch Night Tour - Week of Nov 18 - 24, 2011
Take a sky tour to help you locate Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in the night sky this week. Also I have a solar system view that explains why Mercury appears to move westward when retrograde. I explain that the inferior conjunction of Mercury and Sun occurs at the midpoint of the retrograde period and the midpoint between the greatest eastern and western elongations. The greatest elongations are as far as Mercury can be from the Sun. The maximum greatest elongation Mercury can have is 28 degrees. This doesn’t mean he always gets to 28 degrees from the Sun at these times. For instance, Mercury’s greatest eastern elongation on November 14th was 22.74 degrees which is an orb of about 22:45 between the Sun & Mercury.
I have a special offer for a FREE Astronomy for Astrologers DVD. This is a 90 minute video lecture of astronomy basics that relate specifically to astrology. Click here for more information on that.
I have a special offer for a FREE Astronomy for Astrologers DVD. This is a 90 minute video lecture of astronomy basics that relate specifically to astrology. Click here for more information on that.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Sky Watch Night Sky Tour - Nov 11 - 18, 2011
Locate Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars & Saturn in the night sky this week. Tune in to learn about celestial latitude, which explains why Venus appears above Mercury in the night sky even though they are traveling in the same zodiacal degree (celestial longitude). Also Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation on November 14th and is slowing down as it prepares to station retrograde next week. Venus will separate from Mercury this week as she remains at a relatively steady speed of motion. The Leonid meteor shower peaks on November 18th but is active from Nov 6 – 30. This video also explains why meteor showers happen and when to look for the shower.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Night Sky Tour of Nov 4 - 11, 2011
This week’s Sky Tour shows Mercury & Venus in the west passing up Antares. Jupiter is in the east at sunset and the Moon conjoins Jupiter this week. Mars rises after midnight and approaches Regulus. Saturn rises before dawn near Spica.
Plus I talk about the story of the Clash of the Titans that plays out in the sky every night in the northern hemisphere and a few fixed stars associated with the stellar cast of constellations. This is always a favorite around those autumn bon fires.
Plus I talk about the story of the Clash of the Titans that plays out in the sky every night in the northern hemisphere and a few fixed stars associated with the stellar cast of constellations. This is always a favorite around those autumn bon fires.
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