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Friday, May 18, 2012

The Great Pleiadian Eclipse Alignment - May 20, 2012


On May 20, 2012, for the first time in 26,000 years, the Sun and Moon, and the constellation responsible for our spiritual evolution and ascension, the mystic Pleiades, will align in a spectacular, full Annular Solar Eclipse and a rare solar eclipse alignment will happen between the Earth, the Sun and, our central Sun, Alcyone in the Pleiades Constellation. 
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun, causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring), blocking most of the Sun's light. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
The annular phase will be visible from the Chinese coast, northern Taiwan, the south of Japan, and the western part of the United States and CanadaGuangzhouTaipeiTokyo and Albuquerque will be on the central path. Its maximum will occur in the North Pacific, south of the Aleutian islands for 5 min and 46.3 s, and finish in the western United States.



Times and locations of full and partial sightings 
:http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2012-may-20

“The Pyramid of the Sun outside Mexico City at Teotihuacan is said to be aligned with the Pleiades, for its west face and many of the surrounding streets were aligned directly with the setting point of the Pleiades on midnight of the night when it is at its highest point. The Pleiades was clearly revered also by the Mayans, who in the area of Chichen Itza knew that the Sun casts a snake-like shadow on the side of the north stairway of the Kukulcan pyramid during the spring equinox. Some scholars have calculated that about 60 days after this shadow’s appearance, when the sun reaches its zenith over the Pyramid at mid-day (May 20 – May 23), there is another direct alignment with the Pleiades. This Pleiades-sun alignment may have a direct connection with Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent that came to bring a greater wisdom to the planet.
The ancient Egyptians also singled out the Pleiades as a female goddess, probably most often recognized as Neith, the “divine mother”, or Hathor, who took on the form of a cow (who carried the seeds of life). Pyramidologists working in Egypt in the last twelve years have found pyramidal texts that suggest the Egyptians revered the Pleiades as a higher divine star system, especially Alcyone, its brightest star.”




Wednesday, May 2, 2012

ECLIPSES DURING 2012


The first solar eclipse of 2012 occurs at the Moon's descending node in central Taurus. An annular eclipse will be visible from a 240 to 300 kilometre-wide track that traverses eastern Asia, the northern Pacific Ocean and the western United States. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, that includes much of Asia, the Pacific and the western 2/3 of North America

Partial phases of the eclipse are visible primarily from the USA, Canada, the Pacific and East Asia


The first lunar eclipse of 2012 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in southern Ophiuchus about 6° northeast of Antares (mv = +1.07). It is best seen from locations in and near the Pacific Ocean.Most of the Americas will experience moonset before the eclipse ends while eastern Asia will miss the beginning of the eclipse because it occurs before moonrise. The Moon's contact times with Earth's shadows are listed below.
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 08:48:09 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: 09:59:53 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 11:03:13 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 12:06:30 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 13:18:17 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 12:14:58 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 14:33:00 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 16:51:02 UT

At the instant of greatest eclipse the umbral eclipse magnitude will reach 0.3705. At that time the Moon will be at the zenith for observers in the South Pacific. In spite of the fact that just a third of the Moon enters the umbral shadow (the Moon's southern limb dips 12.3 arc-minutes into the umbra), the partial phase still lasts over 2 hours.

 

The second solar eclipse of 2012 occurs at the Moon's ascending node in central Libra. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow crosses the South Pacific Ocean where it makes no landfall except for northern Australia. The Moon's penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering the South Pacific (including Australia and New Zealand), southern South America, and part of Antarctica.


The last lunar eclipse of 2012 is a deep penumbral eclipse with a magnitude of 0.9155. It should be easily visible to the naked eye as a dusky shading in the northern half of the Moon. The times of the major phases are listed below.
Note that the beginning and end of a penumbral eclipse are not visible to the eye. In fact, no shading can be detected until about 2/3 of the Moon's disk is immersed in the penumbra. This would put the period of eclipse visibility from approximately 14:00 to 15:00 UT. Keep in mind that this is only an estimate. Atmospheric conditions and the observer's visual acuity are important factors to consider. An interesting exercise is to note when penumbral shading is first and last seen.




Thursday, April 12, 2012

6.9 Earthquake Hits Santa Isabel on the Gulf of California Mexico

10-degree map showing recent earthquakes
Legend with age and magnitude scale

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude6.9
Date-Time
Location28.790°N, 113.142°W
Depth10.3 km (6.4 miles)
RegionGULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances133 km (82 miles) NE of Guerrero Negro, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
179 km (111 miles) NNW of Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. Sur, Mexico
215 km (133 miles) W of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
526 km (326 miles) SSW of PHOENIX, Arizona
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
ParametersNST=331, Nph=331, Dmin=216 km, Rmss=1.32 sec, Gp=162°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=D
Source
  • Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Massive 8.2 Aftershock Sumatra



Update time = Wed Apr 11 11:15:49 UTC 2012
MAGUTC DATE-TIME
y/m/d h:m:s
LAT
deg
LON
deg
DEPTH
km
 Region
MAP 8.2  2012/04/11 10:43:09   0.773   92.452 16.4  OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.1  2012/04/11 10:08:30   2.646   90.084 16.1  OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3  2012/04/11 10:01:20   2.499   90.365 20.0  OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3  2012/04/11 09:51:42   2.510   90.316 20.0  OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 6.0  2012/04/11 09:27:57   1.281   91.731 9.8  NORTH INDIAN OCEAN
MAP 5.5  2012/04/11 09:00:13   51.518  -176.312 56.5  ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 8.6  2012/04/11 08:38:37   2.311   93.063 22.9  OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
MAP 5.3  2012/04/11 07:41:46   -6.227   130.158 132.2  BANDA SEA
MAP 5.1  2012/04/11 05:44:42  -16.900   -14.406 10.5  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.2  2012/04/11 04:53:26  -16.822   -14.440 9.7  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE