The name Arrokoth was chosen by the New Horizons team to represent the Powhatan people indigenous to the Tidewater region of Virginia and Maryland in the eastern United States, and formally announced with the permission of the Powhatan nation’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe elders.
The Alicanto is a mythological nocturnal bird of the desert of Atacama, from Chilean folklore. Its wings shine at night with beautiful, metallic colours, possibly indicating the type of ore it eats. A miner that follows an alicanto without being noticed by the bird can find rich mineral outcrops or entierros (buried treasure).
Name origin: Slavic goddess of the wilderness, forests and the hunt. The name was chosen in 2018 to mark the discovery taking place during the Polish Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment of Warsaw University, which was led by co-discoverer Andrzej Udalski.
From Wiki: “The names ǂKá̦gára and ǃHãunu are from the mythology of the ǀXam people of South Africa. ǂKá̦gára and his brother-in-law ǃHãunu fought an epic battle in the east using thunder and lightning, producing mountainous clouds and rain. The conflict was fought over ǂKá̦gára’s returning his younger sister, ǃHãunu’s wife, to their parents.”
Let’s face it: the forthcoming U.S. presidential election is – to put it mildly – causing some tension. This lunation chart reflects the uncertainty and unease many of us are feeling, in large part thanks to a configuration between Mars, Pluto and Juno, known as a T-square, in the often fraught final (anaretic) degrees of Cancer, Capricorn and Libra respectively.
With the equinox now several days behind us, we reach the second eclipse of the current pair, which takes place alongside a configuration involving nearby Mercury, plus Ceres and Uranus. If recent weeks have been characterised by delays and frustrations, this event may provide a much-needed dynamic boost.
With Mercury safely back in direct motion, Tuesday’s New Moon might feel like a convenient springboard from which to take a huge leap back into action. That said, it’s probably worth proceeding with unusual care.
Basic details and main features Leo New Moon, 4th August 2024, 11:12 UTC, 12+ Leo After all that Cancer-Capricorn energy, we’ve finally moved on to Leo for this next lunation. However, there’s a twist: Mercury is about to station retrograde, and will do so less than a day following the New Moon. These are definitely
Here we are with the second of two Capricorn Full Moons, in the final (anaretic) degree of the respective signs, with the Moon also sextile Neptune at the end of Pisces. The energy in this area can feel unsettling and somewhat volatile, as we are in the process of shifting from one sign to the next. That said, it can be useful for tying up loose ends, and bringing matters to a satisfactory conclusion. If Neptune makes you feel rather off-balance or confused, take as much time as you need to find and/or ground yourself. The important things in life are rarely instantaneous.
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Reality is a complex phenomenon. It often admits facts that can seem wholly incompatible; it can sometimes make little to no sense at all. To be properly understood, it must be seen both in the context of the past and in terms of present ideals; both in its glories and in its flaws.
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