Crab Nebula, Saturn, and Earth at Perihelion

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Dear List:

 

I would be interested to know if any of the astrologers on the list have

any astrological correlations to the astronomical data regarding Saturn,

the Crab Nebula, and EARTH AT PERIHELION?

 

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Happy New Year!

 

Janna

 

 

Space Weather News for January 4, 2003

http://www.spaceweather.com

 

SATURN AND THE CRAB NEBULA: The planet Saturn is gliding by the

Crab

Nebula in Taurus--a rare encounter that amateur astronomers can

watch

using backyard telescopes. Saturn is about 3800 times brighter than the

Crab,

so the planet will probably overwhelm the wispy nebula on January 4th

when

the pair overlap. During the days that follow, however, the pair will

separate and make a fine target for observing. Visit spaceweather.com

for

pictures and sky maps.

 

Discovered 1731 by British amateur astronomer John Bevis.

 

The Crab Nebula is the most famous and conspicuous known

supernova remnant, an cloud of gas created in the explosion of a star as

supernova.

 

The supernova was noted on July 4, 1054 A.D. by Chinese astronomers,

and was about four times brighter than Venus, or about mag -6.

According to the records, it was visible in daylight for 23 days, and 653

days to the naked eye in the night sky. It was probably also recorded by

Anasazi Indian artists (in present-day Arizona and New Mexico), as

findings in Navaho Canyon and White Mesa (both AZ) as well as in the

Chaco Canyon National Park (NM) indicate; there's a review of the

research on the Chaco Canyon Anazasi art online. In addition, Ralph R.

Robbins of the University of Texas has found Mimbres Indian art from

New Mexico, possibly depicting the supernova.

 

The Supernova 1054 was also assigned the variable star designation

CM Tauri. It is one of few historically observed supernovae in our Milky

Way Galaxy.

 

EARTH AT PERIHELION: Don't look, but today the Sun is a little bigger

than

usual. That's because Earth is "at perihelion"--our annual

closest

approach to the Sun. Because of Earth's slightly elliptical orbit, our

planet and the Sun are 5 million km closer together in January than

they

are in July. Then why is it so cold outside (in the northern

hemisphere)?

Follow the links at spaceweather.com for the answer.

 

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