Astrological Musings

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world. The Moon is translating the conjunction of Chiron and Neptune today.  What the heck does that mean?  Chiron and Neptune are still a few degrees apart in the sky, but the Moon will pass…

Excavations at Mount Lykaion in Greece have unearthed pottery shards that date back over 5,000 years.  Mount Lykaion is one of the mythical birthplaces of Zeus (later known as Jupiter in Roman mythology), and this has led to speculation that Zeus may have been worshipped in this location 1,000 years earlier than previously supposed. David Gilman,…

When the New Moon occurs near the spring equinox and the sky is dark, there is an opportunity to view up to 110 deep sky objects as catalogued by Charles Messier. These include galaxies and nebulae and star clusters that are normally not visible with amateur astronomical equipment.  For you astronomy buffs out there, Universe…

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world. Today is a Uranian day!  Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, and both are prominent today.  Uranus and Aquarius share an affinity for revolutionary behavior and the desire for social justice and the breaking…

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world. I just realized that I neglected to select the “Publish” option when I wrote yesterday’s Skywatch, so I just posted it.  Sorry for the delay! The Sun enters Aries today, making this the Vernal…

by Lynn Hayes The shocking death of actress Natasha Richardson after what appeared to be a minor head injury from a skiing accident has raised a lot of questions.  After refusing medical treatment twice, she flown first to a hospital in Montreal and then to a hospital in New York where she died of a…

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey yesterday!  An overwhelming majority (86%) likes the Daily Skywatch and 78% of those did not want to see it go to once a week. I’m glad…

by Lynn Hayes I was listening last night to a podcast on the subject of making money in a bad economy, and one of the recommendations was to turn off the news so as not to create fear in one’s consciousness. “What we don’t know won’t hurt us” appeared to be the general theme. I…

by Lynn Hayes.  This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world. The Moon is very active today.  After forming a challenging square to restless Uranus at 3 am EDT, the Moon harmonized with Chiron and Neptune shortly thereafter which should have smoothed out any rough…

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