Tag: Orion
Colonial American History: Tour of the Newport Tower w Jim Egan – video
If you’re familiar with History2’s program America Unearthed with Scott Wolter you may have viewed the episode about the mysterious Newport Tower in Rhode Island. Among other things, the episode detailed some of the Tower’s astronomical alignments with Sun and Moon, and a rare and magical alignment with planet Venus rising.
It’s always Venus, isn’t it? Even Presidential Election 2016 may be
"America Unearthed", three NYC Obelisks, and the Belt Stars of Orion
The topic of tonight’s episode of America Unearthed relates to some of the subjects discussed from time to time here on Stars Over Washington particularly concerning the three stars in Orion’s Belt, the Statue of Liberty, and Freemasonry in America. Am…
Explosion on Jupiter which turns Rx on Oct 4, 2012
With Jupiter now transiting the mid-degrees of Tropical Gemini and in the midst of the stars of Orion where the June 5/6, 2012 Venus Transit occurred with its ‘paternalism’ vibe, the Great Benefic is in the news:
Space Weather News for Sept 11, 2012
EXPLOSION ON JUPITER: Amateur astronomers are reporting a bright fireball on Jupiter–apparently the result of a small asteroid hitting the
Horoscope of Venus Transit 2012: Equal Pay for Women, a Recall Vote, and a Queen
In May I blogged aloud whether Greece would leave the EU in tandem with Venus transiting the Sun, a rare cosmic event occurring today or tomorrow (June 5 and 6, 2012) depending on where you are located on Earth. NPR has good coverage of the event, text or audio.
Astrologically the Transit (or Occultation as Venus journeys between Earth and Sun) may be seen as a conjunction by degree….On the
Horoscope of Venus Transit 2012: Equal Pay for Women, a Recall Vote, and a Queen
In May I blogged aloud whether Greece would leave the EU in tandem with Venus transiting the Sun, a rare cosmic event occurring today or tomorrow (June 5 and 6, 2012) depending on where you are located on Earth. NPR has good coverage of the event, text or audio.
Astrologically the Transit (or Occultation as Venus journeys between Earth and Sun) may be seen as a conjunction by degree….On the
Oct 14, 2011: Sun in Libra parallels Rigel!
When I noticed today that the Sun 20Lib+ is in *parallel to Fixed Star Rigel, I wanted to give a shout-out to lovely Rigel, The Educator star in ancient Astrology and one that is linked to an angle in this blogger’s natal horoscope.Hence I’m rather fond of regal Rigel! ((Ree’ gul) And since the star is the left foot of Orion, I suspect you’ve spied it twinkling in the heavens, especially now in
It’s Orionid Meteor season! Oct 21 and 22, 2010
With the stars of the constellation Orion at the top of my natal chart and with Autumn being my favorite season, anything that involves Orion always claims my attention. In fact, many of my Cosmic and Moon Art illustrations have Orion tucked somewhere in the sky if you look closely!Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2010SUNDIVING COMET: A newly-discovered comet is plunging toward the sun for a close