The video listed (Laniakea: Our home supercluster) is 100% CGI. It demonstrates an improvable narrative, which is to be tolerated in a civilised society. However, many would argue against the public funding going to cultivating narratives, knowing that non of those narrators can demonstrate the earth (1) curvature or (2) rotation on earth alone, yet.
In Machine Learning, there exists a concept of cluster as well. Any ML model would classify the 6 'moon landing missions' into a far away data cluster on a 2D plot on the topic of 'space missions'. The inputs of such model can be simply: time and apogee of the mission. However, the ML models protest against the (3) 'moon landing fantasy' won't count as long as the narrators keep ignoring the evidence in their face.
About Kepler's second law.
Kepler's second law implies the relative earth 'orbit' (around the Sun) speed changes. Meaning the narrators could easily detect the speed change by setting up a small pendulum inside a vacuum chamber (similar to the 'Foucault pendulum').
One more theorem based on Kepler 2nd: one should be able to observe the spontaneously movement of the crane sheaves on the construction sites.
Obviously the Laniakea video is CGI; we cannot even get a clear view of the galactic core. But I'm wondering on what basis a galactic supercluster is so improbable. Tully told me these are standard features in the universe. And it's all based on the current best mathematics and observation. What exactly should academic money be spent on? I am sure this entire project cost less than a few half-decent bombs.
Physics is not math. It has to be proven in reality. What Tully really meant is 'these are standard features in their mathematical universe model'. Replacing 'Physics' by 'virology', the statement above is true, too.
The omnipresence of cheap computing power in all disciplines can not replace their core research subjects and the scientific method: Computer made galactic models still must be verified in reality; 'Virus genome sequence' based on ML algorithms still must be backed by real biological samples.
Real research is always based on voluntary donation. When ideas turn bad, money goes elsewhere. The public funded academic research produces pseudoscience as soon as the invested dollars become fake (a.k.a. government borrows from the future generations to keep its pet projects alive.).
The space and virology business are suffering from funding monopoly, which would have been stopped in the commercial world (e.g. the AT&T breakup). Telecoms are not cutting off your phone conversation because of the fierce competition. Meanwhile how many millions of small businesses and individuals lost their livelihood because they don't agree with the state sponsored mathematical models?
Today I have a few questions to get a sense of the level of astronomical experience of my readers and listeners. Most involve direct experience. Some involve past study.
My question is, to how many of these questions can you answer yes and would you like to give it a go (note, most people will answer no to most of the questions).
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so?
I have witnessed many lunar eclipses including the eclipse that just occured. I have even hosted a viewing party once, when the timing of the eclipse was favorable.
I have seen one Total Solar eclipse, the Great American Eclipse. I organized a trip for me and 4 of my friends. We traveled to Nebraska (from Austin, TX) to view it. I have also witnessed a number of partial eclipses and saw it in various ways, including the natural way through pour in leaves.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times?
Yes and Yes. Mars is most easy to see during retrograde/opposition, as it is now. I observe Mars throughout the year, even when it is only visible in the predawn hours.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012?
I saw the transit of Venus in 2012 via the internet.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting?
Weather permitting, I observe the moon rising and setting many times each month. My current home (of 3+ years) has an excellent view of the NE and ENE, so I can best observe the moon when rising in the summer signs.
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used?
Yes, I do keep a pair of binoculars handy
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope?
I don't think I have.
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is?
Yes, in basic terms.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name?
There are not very many stars I know by name. I can, however, identify a number of constellations (and this tends to increase as the years go by).
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky?
Probably not when in Austin, where I live, because there is too much light pollution. I can find the milky way when in the country and could probably find the approximate center of the Galaxy just because I would know where to find Sagittarius.
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Absolutely, because they are passing in between Earth and the Sun. However, I would argue that you can see them at the early and late stages of retrograde when they are near maximum elongation.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class?
No.
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
No.
Most of my astronomy knowledge has come from my Astrology studies combined with extensive observation and simply by thinking about it.
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion?
I probably could tell you what we have learned from them as a whole, but would not likely be able to attribute specific ideas to the specific person.
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? YES
Have you ever traveled to another place do so? NO, BUT I WILL. TOO AWESOME TO MISS!
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? YES
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? YES
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? A FEW, mostly when I lived on the west coast
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? NO
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? NO
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? YES
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? MOSTLY, I CAN NAME THE VISIBLE PLANETS AND A FEW STARS
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? NO
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? NO
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book? NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? THEY MADE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES and CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT I DON"T REMEMBER SPECIFICS
Hi, Eric! I get about a C- in my understanding of astrology, but an A in interest. It's like math for me... the details just don't seem to stick in my head, or there's just not enough room for it all right now. But I sure do DEEPLY appreciate your interpretations! I am weekly blown away by your beautiful & profound take on current events & the human experience. The behavior/psychology/patterns of the human collective connection is what I find most mind blowing. I purchased your philosophy of astrology course awhile back but just have not listened yet. :( Thank you so much for all you continue to do!!!!
PS... I, like you, am trying to listen to those who believe we are in a different type of reality than we have traditionally assumed & been taught. I have no problem entertaining all theories b/c I don't trust our history book writers & official sources any farther than I can throw them.... but I agree with you that there is just not a place I have found to give a really scientific (in the real sense) explanation of the flat earth theory. The thing I heard that makes the most sense is that we are most likely living in multiple realities/dimensions right now, & some people see evidence for one dimension, while other people see evidence for another.... I try to hold it all lightly, & look at where the real evidence is, which is not necessarily in a scientific study, but in people's own personal experience, which is why I find astrology fascinating. You just can't deny the connections. I am very interested in hearing your continued exploration of this topic.... try to be patient with them, we all have had sincerely held beliefs that have changed, & we all see things from our own perspective. AND, as you know, "science" as we have been sold is not all we have come to accept. I'd like to also hear your thoughts on the simulation theory. That one does not need to preclude the way we practice astrology; if this is a simulation we are in, it is clearly based on a reality that is very similar to what we see. THANK YOU again for sharing your wisdom!!
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? YES, not traveled to do so, besides to the hill near my home.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? YES!!! I need YOU to explain that to me! I honestly have no idea if it's really Mars, but it's red so I assume....? Last night I thought I saw 2 red ones, one lower on the horizon. I remember seeing a red planet many times in the past but not recently. I have a hard time following all the ins & outs of transits I guess?
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? Not consciously.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Quite a few. My niece & I like to go up to the nearby hill & watch it come up over the eastern hills here in San Jose. I don't have a good spot to watch the setting....
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? At times, yes.
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? I think in College.....
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Nope....
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Stars? Not many. I don't even know enough about the planets in our solar system. :(
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? Not from San Jose.... but when I worked out at a remote camp in the 80's in Ohio, it was AMAZING to see the Milky Way.... I didn't know you could ID the center!
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? Hmmm, I understand why planets look like they go backwards, but I didn't realize you can't see these 2.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? No.
Have you ever read an astronomy book? Not completely, but I do own a few, probably from your recommendation!
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Not off the top of my head w/o a little reading.
You didn't however leave a bit of space to write an answer.
I love watching the moon rise in the evening, and set early in the morning, usually on the opposite side from where it rose.
There was one incredibly beautiful red-orange full moon recently, rising from the East.
Mars, the red planet, is connected to Aries. People with Mars in Aries are called " soup-au-lait "
in French because they're easily provoked and start boiling over the edge of the pot when that happens.
I have Mars in Aries and find it difficult to control my feelings, especially my anger.
My Venus is in Scorpio, which is an uncomfortable place for Venus to be, malheureusement!
We can see Mars and Venus easily in the night sky without binoculars.
I had a really good pair of binoculars hanging on the door of my bedroom, but an entity stole them.
The house I live in is about 150-year-old and a " gang of entities " has been living here for some time.
Recently I learned that I must try " to accept and love them, " otherwise life can become unpleasant.
Today, I tried using the " Ho-OPONOPONO " a Hawaiian formula that you probably know full well.
It actually did lift a few pounds off my shoulders!
I love astrology and know a few things about the planets glittering and dancing in our night sky.
I also love reading your clear, precise, and humorous descriptions of what's happening in infinite space. You also show us, using beautiful pictures, photographs, or paintings.
I'm one of your faithful readers from Quebec, Canada, encouraging you to keep doing what you're doing so well!
Your horoscopes on PlanetWaves are inspiring, helping us understand who we really are!
Today I have a few questions to get a sense of the level of astronomical experience of my readers and listeners. Most involve direct experience. Some involve past study.
My question is, to how many of these questions can you answer yes and would you like to give it a go (note, most people will answer no to most of the questions).
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? YES; And not sure if it counts, but I ensure get to see them if I am travelling, like the Venus transit over the sun in 2012; Saw that one from Las Vegas.. found the local astronomy club to see it through their telescopes. Amazing stuff.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Not Yet; Explain.. umm.. coz its rising at a time we can view it?
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? Yes! Both 2004 and 2012.. it was incredible.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Frequently; Best Moonrises and Moonsets are over the ocean.. "the Arabian Sea and a path of Silver..." stuff of poetry and legend, Moonrises and Moonsets.
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Have telescope, not used much in the last few years :-(
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes & the rings of Saturn. Cincinnati Planetorium, oldest telescope in the US, blew my mind then - the sky is 3D! First time I realized that.. not just as a concept but ACTUALLY :-)
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space debris.. from comets\asteroids that got too close to the sun
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Do I get extra points if I know the Sanskrit names instead? :-) Orion Stars (also known as the land of Shiva - There is Betelguese (Ardra or House of Shiva), Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka; From there follow to the 7 sisters (or the Krittika nakshatra); Head over to Albedaran.. Oh and the ones in the 7 Rishis\Big Dipper - Mizar, Alcor-80, Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Alioth, Alkaid; The the commonly known ones.. Alpha Centuri, Proxima Centuri, Wolf 359 (which always makes me wonder where Wolves 1-358 went); Sirius
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? Only when I can see it and I haven't seen it since 2002, while stopped off a dark Indian Highway, have never seen so many stars, you couldn't even figure out which was Orion, because of all the others filling up the space. It was incredible.. light pollution seems to have killed the Milky Way, no Dark skies anywhere :-(
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? drawing a blank for this one, but figure it is becuase they are likely moving in the opposite direction so they rise and set when its day not night.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? As Continuing Education class(es);
Have you ever read an astronomy book? Do star charts count?
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Are they not the folks who basically showed\proved the "Sun is the center of the Solar System not the Earth" in the western world? If I remember right, Galileo proved what Copernicus said, and then did the whole "The earth is round you dufuses, thou shall not fall off the earth if thee sail too far" to the church and somehow ended up not being killed for it, but jailed (I think).. seems the Church was killing all the other thinking types in Galileo's age, so he must have spoken a fair game to be allowed to live.
Just random thoughts coz I have always wondered this - Considering the church had\was also killing all the smart women since the 1400s, its a marvel of nature that the western DNA has managed to preserve inherent intelligence in its people.. I mean, the "powers-that-be" certainly tried very hard to stamp out any sign of any independent thought, especially ones in support of nature and the earth.
"Native" thought.. whether in their own race or across the globe - Aborginal, Celtic, Chinese, Indian, Native American, African.. They did their best to kill it to control & enslave. Tragic and fascinating the history of the European races, for folks who claim such superiority they are like toddlers with guns.
I did take astronomy class in high school at Chicago Planetarium (1968). From there I became interested in Astrology. I now feel the movements more than look into the sky (I have Mars squaring Pluto transit which sucks and today Mars squaring Neptune, my chart ruler. I am an almost 24 degree Sagittarius and feel things happening near the Galactic Center). I do not have financial means to travel to see events but look at NASA and others pictures.
Oddly I said yes to most of them. Living in both east and west shores of Lake Michigan I’ve studied the moon rise and set all my life. I’ve never seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope, I can only name 1-2 stars and I’m thinking that the brightest part of the “backbones of night” is the center. We can’t see the Milky Way here because of light pollution so I really enjoy photos.
I’ve never studied astronomy formally, though Carl Sagan did a pretty good job teaching me through his Cosmos series (pbs)
I’ve always had a real fascination with the sky in all its awesomeness.
And at age 77 I am perfectly at ease being one of billions of insignificant beings in the Universe as we know it. I am just great full for the amazing ride I’ve had this time around.
Hey Eric, I think this is a helpful video for people new to the true earth topic. Astrology is far more beautiful when you realize we do not live on a ball earth. Those constellations never change, they dance around, moving in the firmament, changing houses, influencing us. There are no planets, but are called wandering stars. The heavens are not material at all. Watch Marty Leeds about Circling the Square. The Vedic model is more accurate as they include Rahu and Ketu, the black bodies, that may be involved with some of the eclipses. Astrotheology is very aligned with the true earth model. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3JpKWBqnE Big hugs and compassion! I went through this all in 2016 determined to disprove flat earthers and make them all look like fools, the process only made me realize they were right! Also, if you are on TG, I can send you our True Earth Mount Meru Summit that we just did. There were some excellent presenters.
Dave Weiss begins on an unfortunate note -- telling me I don't understand geophysics or solar system dynamics. That is true of most people but it's not true of me.
Then he gives an example: he says that a placid body of water, or my cup of coffee sitting on the desk and not sloshing around, is proof that the globe is not revolving and the Earth is not orbiting the Sun because if we were, the water would be flying all over the place. And he uses this as his principle argument in favor of a planar, stationary planet. That my coffee is sitting still on my desk right now is only proof that we're not having a severe earthquake.
Weiss and other FE advocates say, if we're moving so fast, how come we're not dizzy? There! That proves we're not moving so fast. But can they answer the question of how a ballerina can do 10 fast turns while prancing across the floor and not get dizzy, where a member of the audience would fall over and/or puke after two turns.
The issue here is not that all of these questions have answers. The issue I have is that the advocates of FE pretend that they do not, tell people they do not, gloss over them and move on.
In the Northern Hemisphere, above the equator, there is one sky pattern, with all of the stars apparently circling around Polaris, and a DIFFERENT sky pattern in the Southern Hemisphere, with the stars apparently circling a constellation of stars called the Southern Cross.
These, and MANY other phenomena (tides, solar analemma, phases of the moon, time zones, coriolis force, apparent planetary retrograde motion, etc etc), make sense, and have simple explanations within a Globe Earth, Globe Moon, Globe Planets, Globe Star, heliocentric model, but have really convoluted explanations in the FE scheme.
I was wondering if you could answer a simple question, hopefully without referring me to a long video. Why does air circulate counterclockwise around low pressure systems, clockwise around high pressure ones, north of the equator, and vice versa south of the equator? This fits motion along the surface of a sphere (Coriolis effect, on a sphere). but does NOT fit motion on a flat surface, either a stationary one, which would have no such rotation whatsoever, just motion in a straight line from a high pressure center to a low pressure one), or a rotating one, which would see a turning of such motion, but always in the same direction, unless one side of the equator is rotating the opposite way from the other side. How does this fit a flat Earth? The same applies to jet streams, which generally move west to east north of the equator, east to west south of it (with fluctuations around topography and pressure centers/lows), when on a flat surface which is stationary they should move in straight lines from the equator to the poles.
G'day Eric and thanks for asking. Long time Baller here.
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? Yes several Solar that were Total, and more lunar for sure.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Red planet, seen it recently , well a month ago ish, just after sunset. :-) Down in Tasmania. Seen it since I was a kid.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? No
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Many
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Yes, usually
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes, though it has been a few years as I don't have a telescope
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space rocks coming through our atmosphere.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Probably 10 or so, forgot many more.
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? No
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Too close to the SUN or behind it
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Cop and Gal both Helio centric model (blashpemy), but Kepler only some aspect of predicting planetary motions ... but nothing more.
G'day Eric and thanks for asking. Long time Baller here.
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? Yes several Solar that were Total, and more lunar for sure.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Red planet, seen it recently , well a month ago ish, just after sunset. :-) Down in Tasmania. Seen it since I was a kid.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? No
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Many
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Yes, usually
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes, though it has been a few years as I don't have a telescope
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space rocks coming through our atmosphere.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Probably 10 or so, forgot many more.
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? No
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Too close to the SUN or behind it
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Cop and Gal both Helio centric model (blashpemy), but Kepler only some aspect of predicting planetary motions ... but nothing more.
I can say 5 yesses. I can say although I have been an astrologer for 49 years I have never felt drawn to know astronomy. The bad feekings engendered by the "study" competition done between astrologers and astronomers to 'prove' stufff done in the 70s and no sorry cannot put a name to it now, probably put me off astronomers for ever, they seem so stupid, not to acknowledge there is a whole other meaningful human layer out here to add to their calculations and observations. Just n past 12 years I lived at lake edge in Toronto and began to pay attention to the night sky, sunrises, sunsets, etc., and rather wish I was able to identify some bodies up there, always cloud cover permitting of course. Toronto is a big city and the sky not too dark. BTW get sunrise light into your eyes and sunset light and you will change your dopamine pathways in your brain, providing a new lease on a good feeling life.
Pity I was introduced to this so early in my astrological education, it has likely damaged my opinion about astronomy forever. My Chiron conjunction with Black Moon in Virgo in the 12th requires some healing.
It was not a study; it was a petition designed only to harass and annoy us. I suggest you run, not walk, and get a copy of THE MOMENT OF ASTROLOGY by Geoffrey Cornelius. This effort was NOT the work of astronomers but rather of my philosophy professor at SUNY Buffalo, Paul Kurtz, who had a gripe with astrology. The letter and its aftermath, including the abysmal way that astrologers handled the situation, are documented in one of the most excellent books I have ever read.
Excellent, right on, " a petition designed only to harass and annoy us", we are on the same page. I am familiar with his work, and have met Geoffrey Cornelius several times. I might give it a go, but not sure I can handle his academic mind, far in advance of mine. Poor you, to have such a gripey philosophy professor. And congrats to you that you did not succumb to his erroneous gripes. I do recall how stirred up our astrology group was about it and how to respond, but as I said at the time I was such a neophyte could not understand the full import of what was going on. It depends on how hard going the reading is, i have mercury in gemini which demands simplicity, with a neptune square, which warms to vision.
It was not the young astrologers who failed in their public relations response; it was the old ones, the leaders. The whole problem had energy from the fact that astrologers were trying to assert that their ethics-based philosophy was really a science when it is not. This is a warning to all people on the virus issue who are claiming that Flat Earth is based in science when really it is a religious position. This conflict of interest is leaving the whole no-virus camp open to attack based on the bald hypocrisy of this position.
2. You mean the ISS spy plane? - just research, there are loads of videos on how they fake this shit
3. Eratosthenes was a moron and a liar - remember Louis Pasteur? Jenner? They are of the same fraud ilk. All this has been debunked when you go do the research.
As you have put most of your astronomy and most of your discussion behind a paywall, I decline to give you free information by responding to this survey. When you decide the poor are as worthy as the rich to share in your wisdom, I will share my wisdom with you.
Your general astrology is firewalled. It would be normal to charge for personal readings, but it is not, to my understanding, normal for astrologers to lock away general planetary analysis. That is used as their advertising medium in order to get the paid readings.
Locking bits and pieces of information or interaction behind the paywall is an increasing trend on Substack and pretty much destroyed Medium, which I never use any more. We poor are becoming less and less entitled to even have our opinions heard. You are not the only one doing it. Mercola has always done it, Dr Been has locked away his library, Robert Malone has locked away comments, James Corbett has locked away bits and pieces. Quite a few of them are locking away discussion areas. I am seriously considering no longer following those people who have any paywall on anything, because every time I access one of their articles, I don't know if I am locked out until I get there. The lock out is like a kick in the guts, every time I hit the wall, and I cannot tell if I am locked out, until I get kicked. Only the rich are worthy of education and conversation it seems.
I revelled in Substack when it started because we poor people could still get well researched information and relatively intelligent conversation. Now, well, I think those days are gone. If the trend to charging for content continues, it will become too soul destroying to continue - always the two class system, the rich and the poor. For a very brief moment in time, we monetarily poor did not have to be information and conversation poor, thanks to Substack. Then it got "monetised".
People think that the revolving and orbiting movement is fast -- try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENyyRwxpHo
About cluster.
The video listed (Laniakea: Our home supercluster) is 100% CGI. It demonstrates an improvable narrative, which is to be tolerated in a civilised society. However, many would argue against the public funding going to cultivating narratives, knowing that non of those narrators can demonstrate the earth (1) curvature or (2) rotation on earth alone, yet.
In Machine Learning, there exists a concept of cluster as well. Any ML model would classify the 6 'moon landing missions' into a far away data cluster on a 2D plot on the topic of 'space missions'. The inputs of such model can be simply: time and apogee of the mission. However, the ML models protest against the (3) 'moon landing fantasy' won't count as long as the narrators keep ignoring the evidence in their face.
About Kepler's second law.
Kepler's second law implies the relative earth 'orbit' (around the Sun) speed changes. Meaning the narrators could easily detect the speed change by setting up a small pendulum inside a vacuum chamber (similar to the 'Foucault pendulum').
One more theorem based on Kepler 2nd: one should be able to observe the spontaneously movement of the crane sheaves on the construction sites.
Obviously the Laniakea video is CGI; we cannot even get a clear view of the galactic core. But I'm wondering on what basis a galactic supercluster is so improbable. Tully told me these are standard features in the universe. And it's all based on the current best mathematics and observation. What exactly should academic money be spent on? I am sure this entire project cost less than a few half-decent bombs.
Physics is not math. It has to be proven in reality. What Tully really meant is 'these are standard features in their mathematical universe model'. Replacing 'Physics' by 'virology', the statement above is true, too.
The omnipresence of cheap computing power in all disciplines can not replace their core research subjects and the scientific method: Computer made galactic models still must be verified in reality; 'Virus genome sequence' based on ML algorithms still must be backed by real biological samples.
Real research is always based on voluntary donation. When ideas turn bad, money goes elsewhere. The public funded academic research produces pseudoscience as soon as the invested dollars become fake (a.k.a. government borrows from the future generations to keep its pet projects alive.).
The space and virology business are suffering from funding monopoly, which would have been stopped in the commercial world (e.g. the AT&T breakup). Telecoms are not cutting off your phone conversation because of the fierce competition. Meanwhile how many millions of small businesses and individuals lost their livelihood because they don't agree with the state sponsored mathematical models?
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Today I have a few questions to get a sense of the level of astronomical experience of my readers and listeners. Most involve direct experience. Some involve past study.
My question is, to how many of these questions can you answer yes and would you like to give it a go (note, most people will answer no to most of the questions).
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so?
I have witnessed many lunar eclipses including the eclipse that just occured. I have even hosted a viewing party once, when the timing of the eclipse was favorable.
I have seen one Total Solar eclipse, the Great American Eclipse. I organized a trip for me and 4 of my friends. We traveled to Nebraska (from Austin, TX) to view it. I have also witnessed a number of partial eclipses and saw it in various ways, including the natural way through pour in leaves.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times?
Yes and Yes. Mars is most easy to see during retrograde/opposition, as it is now. I observe Mars throughout the year, even when it is only visible in the predawn hours.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012?
I saw the transit of Venus in 2012 via the internet.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting?
Weather permitting, I observe the moon rising and setting many times each month. My current home (of 3+ years) has an excellent view of the NE and ENE, so I can best observe the moon when rising in the summer signs.
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used?
Yes, I do keep a pair of binoculars handy
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope?
I don't think I have.
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is?
Yes, in basic terms.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name?
There are not very many stars I know by name. I can, however, identify a number of constellations (and this tends to increase as the years go by).
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky?
Probably not when in Austin, where I live, because there is too much light pollution. I can find the milky way when in the country and could probably find the approximate center of the Galaxy just because I would know where to find Sagittarius.
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Absolutely, because they are passing in between Earth and the Sun. However, I would argue that you can see them at the early and late stages of retrograde when they are near maximum elongation.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class?
No.
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
No.
Most of my astronomy knowledge has come from my Astrology studies combined with extensive observation and simply by thinking about it.
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion?
I probably could tell you what we have learned from them as a whole, but would not likely be able to attribute specific ideas to the specific person.
Thank you for your thoughts.
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Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? YES
Have you ever traveled to another place do so? NO, BUT I WILL. TOO AWESOME TO MISS!
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? YES
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? YES
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? A FEW, mostly when I lived on the west coast
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? NO
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? NO
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? YES
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? MOSTLY, I CAN NAME THE VISIBLE PLANETS AND A FEW STARS
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? NO
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? NO
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book? NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? THEY MADE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES and CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT I DON"T REMEMBER SPECIFICS
Thanks for asking and continuing to enlighten us!
Jennifer
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Hi, Eric! I get about a C- in my understanding of astrology, but an A in interest. It's like math for me... the details just don't seem to stick in my head, or there's just not enough room for it all right now. But I sure do DEEPLY appreciate your interpretations! I am weekly blown away by your beautiful & profound take on current events & the human experience. The behavior/psychology/patterns of the human collective connection is what I find most mind blowing. I purchased your philosophy of astrology course awhile back but just have not listened yet. :( Thank you so much for all you continue to do!!!!
PS... I, like you, am trying to listen to those who believe we are in a different type of reality than we have traditionally assumed & been taught. I have no problem entertaining all theories b/c I don't trust our history book writers & official sources any farther than I can throw them.... but I agree with you that there is just not a place I have found to give a really scientific (in the real sense) explanation of the flat earth theory. The thing I heard that makes the most sense is that we are most likely living in multiple realities/dimensions right now, & some people see evidence for one dimension, while other people see evidence for another.... I try to hold it all lightly, & look at where the real evidence is, which is not necessarily in a scientific study, but in people's own personal experience, which is why I find astrology fascinating. You just can't deny the connections. I am very interested in hearing your continued exploration of this topic.... try to be patient with them, we all have had sincerely held beliefs that have changed, & we all see things from our own perspective. AND, as you know, "science" as we have been sold is not all we have come to accept. I'd like to also hear your thoughts on the simulation theory. That one does not need to preclude the way we practice astrology; if this is a simulation we are in, it is clearly based on a reality that is very similar to what we see. THANK YOU again for sharing your wisdom!!
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? YES, not traveled to do so, besides to the hill near my home.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? YES!!! I need YOU to explain that to me! I honestly have no idea if it's really Mars, but it's red so I assume....? Last night I thought I saw 2 red ones, one lower on the horizon. I remember seeing a red planet many times in the past but not recently. I have a hard time following all the ins & outs of transits I guess?
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? Not consciously.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Quite a few. My niece & I like to go up to the nearby hill & watch it come up over the eastern hills here in San Jose. I don't have a good spot to watch the setting....
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? At times, yes.
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? I think in College.....
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Nope....
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Stars? Not many. I don't even know enough about the planets in our solar system. :(
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? Not from San Jose.... but when I worked out at a remote camp in the 80's in Ohio, it was AMAZING to see the Milky Way.... I didn't know you could ID the center!
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? Hmmm, I understand why planets look like they go backwards, but I didn't realize you can't see these 2.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? No.
Have you ever read an astronomy book? Not completely, but I do own a few, probably from your recommendation!
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Not off the top of my head w/o a little reading.
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Hello Eric Coppolino,
I'd like to answer some of these questions
You didn't however leave a bit of space to write an answer.
I love watching the moon rise in the evening, and set early in the morning, usually on the opposite side from where it rose.
There was one incredibly beautiful red-orange full moon recently, rising from the East.
Mars, the red planet, is connected to Aries. People with Mars in Aries are called " soup-au-lait "
in French because they're easily provoked and start boiling over the edge of the pot when that happens.
I have Mars in Aries and find it difficult to control my feelings, especially my anger.
My Venus is in Scorpio, which is an uncomfortable place for Venus to be, malheureusement!
We can see Mars and Venus easily in the night sky without binoculars.
I had a really good pair of binoculars hanging on the door of my bedroom, but an entity stole them.
The house I live in is about 150-year-old and a " gang of entities " has been living here for some time.
Recently I learned that I must try " to accept and love them, " otherwise life can become unpleasant.
Today, I tried using the " Ho-OPONOPONO " a Hawaiian formula that you probably know full well.
It actually did lift a few pounds off my shoulders!
I love astrology and know a few things about the planets glittering and dancing in our night sky.
I also love reading your clear, precise, and humorous descriptions of what's happening in infinite space. You also show us, using beautiful pictures, photographs, or paintings.
I'm one of your faithful readers from Quebec, Canada, encouraging you to keep doing what you're doing so well!
Your horoscopes on PlanetWaves are inspiring, helping us understand who we really are!
" We are star-dust! We are golden!
And we're making our way back to the Garden!"
Sincerely,
and with love,
Hedy Lanthier
Orford, Quebec,
Canada
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Today I have a few questions to get a sense of the level of astronomical experience of my readers and listeners. Most involve direct experience. Some involve past study.
My question is, to how many of these questions can you answer yes and would you like to give it a go (note, most people will answer no to most of the questions).
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? YES; And not sure if it counts, but I ensure get to see them if I am travelling, like the Venus transit over the sun in 2012; Saw that one from Las Vegas.. found the local astronomy club to see it through their telescopes. Amazing stuff.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Not Yet; Explain.. umm.. coz its rising at a time we can view it?
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? Yes! Both 2004 and 2012.. it was incredible.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Frequently; Best Moonrises and Moonsets are over the ocean.. "the Arabian Sea and a path of Silver..." stuff of poetry and legend, Moonrises and Moonsets.
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Have telescope, not used much in the last few years :-(
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes & the rings of Saturn. Cincinnati Planetorium, oldest telescope in the US, blew my mind then - the sky is 3D! First time I realized that.. not just as a concept but ACTUALLY :-)
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space debris.. from comets\asteroids that got too close to the sun
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Do I get extra points if I know the Sanskrit names instead? :-) Orion Stars (also known as the land of Shiva - There is Betelguese (Ardra or House of Shiva), Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka; From there follow to the 7 sisters (or the Krittika nakshatra); Head over to Albedaran.. Oh and the ones in the 7 Rishis\Big Dipper - Mizar, Alcor-80, Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Alioth, Alkaid; The the commonly known ones.. Alpha Centuri, Proxima Centuri, Wolf 359 (which always makes me wonder where Wolves 1-358 went); Sirius
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? Only when I can see it and I haven't seen it since 2002, while stopped off a dark Indian Highway, have never seen so many stars, you couldn't even figure out which was Orion, because of all the others filling up the space. It was incredible.. light pollution seems to have killed the Milky Way, no Dark skies anywhere :-(
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? drawing a blank for this one, but figure it is becuase they are likely moving in the opposite direction so they rise and set when its day not night.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? As Continuing Education class(es);
Have you ever read an astronomy book? Do star charts count?
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Are they not the folks who basically showed\proved the "Sun is the center of the Solar System not the Earth" in the western world? If I remember right, Galileo proved what Copernicus said, and then did the whole "The earth is round you dufuses, thou shall not fall off the earth if thee sail too far" to the church and somehow ended up not being killed for it, but jailed (I think).. seems the Church was killing all the other thinking types in Galileo's age, so he must have spoken a fair game to be allowed to live.
Just random thoughts coz I have always wondered this - Considering the church had\was also killing all the smart women since the 1400s, its a marvel of nature that the western DNA has managed to preserve inherent intelligence in its people.. I mean, the "powers-that-be" certainly tried very hard to stamp out any sign of any independent thought, especially ones in support of nature and the earth.
"Native" thought.. whether in their own race or across the globe - Aborginal, Celtic, Chinese, Indian, Native American, African.. They did their best to kill it to control & enslave. Tragic and fascinating the history of the European races, for folks who claim such superiority they are like toddlers with guns.
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I did take astronomy class in high school at Chicago Planetarium (1968). From there I became interested in Astrology. I now feel the movements more than look into the sky (I have Mars squaring Pluto transit which sucks and today Mars squaring Neptune, my chart ruler. I am an almost 24 degree Sagittarius and feel things happening near the Galactic Center). I do not have financial means to travel to see events but look at NASA and others pictures.
my only formal training is this:
just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at 900 miles an hour.
It's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned,
The sun that is the source of all our power.
Now the sun, and you and me, and all the stars that we can see,
Are moving at a million miles a day,
In the outer spiral arm, at 40, 000 miles an hour,
Of a galaxy we call the Milky Way.
Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars;
It's a hundred thousand light-years side to side;
It bulges in the middle sixteen thousand light-years thick,
But out by us it's just three thousand light-years wide.
We're thirty thousand light-years from Galactic Central Point,
We go 'round every two hundred million years;
And our galaxy itself is one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.
Our universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding,
In all of the directions it can whiz;
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,
Twelve million miles a minute and that's the fastest speed there is.
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth;
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!
Oddly I said yes to most of them. Living in both east and west shores of Lake Michigan I’ve studied the moon rise and set all my life. I’ve never seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope, I can only name 1-2 stars and I’m thinking that the brightest part of the “backbones of night” is the center. We can’t see the Milky Way here because of light pollution so I really enjoy photos.
I’ve never studied astronomy formally, though Carl Sagan did a pretty good job teaching me through his Cosmos series (pbs)
I’ve always had a real fascination with the sky in all its awesomeness.
And at age 77 I am perfectly at ease being one of billions of insignificant beings in the Universe as we know it. I am just great full for the amazing ride I’ve had this time around.
Hey Eric, I think this is a helpful video for people new to the true earth topic. Astrology is far more beautiful when you realize we do not live on a ball earth. Those constellations never change, they dance around, moving in the firmament, changing houses, influencing us. There are no planets, but are called wandering stars. The heavens are not material at all. Watch Marty Leeds about Circling the Square. The Vedic model is more accurate as they include Rahu and Ketu, the black bodies, that may be involved with some of the eclipses. Astrotheology is very aligned with the true earth model. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3JpKWBqnE Big hugs and compassion! I went through this all in 2016 determined to disprove flat earthers and make them all look like fools, the process only made me realize they were right! Also, if you are on TG, I can send you our True Earth Mount Meru Summit that we just did. There were some excellent presenters.
Nice to see you here, Amandha.
Dave Weiss begins on an unfortunate note -- telling me I don't understand geophysics or solar system dynamics. That is true of most people but it's not true of me.
Then he gives an example: he says that a placid body of water, or my cup of coffee sitting on the desk and not sloshing around, is proof that the globe is not revolving and the Earth is not orbiting the Sun because if we were, the water would be flying all over the place. And he uses this as his principle argument in favor of a planar, stationary planet. That my coffee is sitting still on my desk right now is only proof that we're not having a severe earthquake.
Weiss and other FE advocates say, if we're moving so fast, how come we're not dizzy? There! That proves we're not moving so fast. But can they answer the question of how a ballerina can do 10 fast turns while prancing across the floor and not get dizzy, where a member of the audience would fall over and/or puke after two turns.
The issue here is not that all of these questions have answers. The issue I have is that the advocates of FE pretend that they do not, tell people they do not, gloss over them and move on.
Hi ADV, I think you know I'm a huge fan of your COVID work... Do you have any thoughts on these items?
👉My dad was a Ham Radio Operator, and said he tracked Sputnik flying overhead, both visually and via radio beacon, in 1957 from our house in S. NJ
👉In around 2007, I laid on my back with my GF at the time in a field close to the Kopernick Observatory and watched the ISS pass overhead.
👉Are you familiar with Eratosthenes? He proved the circumference of the Earth with remarkable precision in 200 BC.
👉For me the "Building 7" of the Flat Earth Hypothesis is 2 sky hemispheres. The night sky surely appears to be the inside of a sphere:
See: https://originalmap.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sky-Map_Original-Map_02.jpg
In the Northern Hemisphere, above the equator, there is one sky pattern, with all of the stars apparently circling around Polaris, and a DIFFERENT sky pattern in the Southern Hemisphere, with the stars apparently circling a constellation of stars called the Southern Cross.
These, and MANY other phenomena (tides, solar analemma, phases of the moon, time zones, coriolis force, apparent planetary retrograde motion, etc etc), make sense, and have simple explanations within a Globe Earth, Globe Moon, Globe Planets, Globe Star, heliocentric model, but have really convoluted explanations in the FE scheme.
Thanks
BH
I was wondering if you could answer a simple question, hopefully without referring me to a long video. Why does air circulate counterclockwise around low pressure systems, clockwise around high pressure ones, north of the equator, and vice versa south of the equator? This fits motion along the surface of a sphere (Coriolis effect, on a sphere). but does NOT fit motion on a flat surface, either a stationary one, which would have no such rotation whatsoever, just motion in a straight line from a high pressure center to a low pressure one), or a rotating one, which would see a turning of such motion, but always in the same direction, unless one side of the equator is rotating the opposite way from the other side. How does this fit a flat Earth? The same applies to jet streams, which generally move west to east north of the equator, east to west south of it (with fluctuations around topography and pressure centers/lows), when on a flat surface which is stationary they should move in straight lines from the equator to the poles.
G'day Eric and thanks for asking. Long time Baller here.
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? Yes several Solar that were Total, and more lunar for sure.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Red planet, seen it recently , well a month ago ish, just after sunset. :-) Down in Tasmania. Seen it since I was a kid.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? No
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Many
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Yes, usually
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes, though it has been a few years as I don't have a telescope
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space rocks coming through our atmosphere.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Probably 10 or so, forgot many more.
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? No
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Too close to the SUN or behind it
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Cop and Gal both Helio centric model (blashpemy), but Kepler only some aspect of predicting planetary motions ... but nothing more.
G'day Eric and thanks for asking. Long time Baller here.
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? Yes several Solar that were Total, and more lunar for sure.
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Red planet, seen it recently , well a month ago ish, just after sunset. :-) Down in Tasmania. Seen it since I was a kid.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? No
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? Many
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Yes, usually
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Yes, though it has been a few years as I don't have a telescope
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Space rocks coming through our atmosphere.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? Probably 10 or so, forgot many more.
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? No
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde?
Too close to the SUN or behind it
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? NO
Have you ever read an astronomy book?
NO
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Cop and Gal both Helio centric model (blashpemy), but Kepler only some aspect of predicting planetary motions ... but nothing more.
I can say 5 yesses. I can say although I have been an astrologer for 49 years I have never felt drawn to know astronomy. The bad feekings engendered by the "study" competition done between astrologers and astronomers to 'prove' stufff done in the 70s and no sorry cannot put a name to it now, probably put me off astronomers for ever, they seem so stupid, not to acknowledge there is a whole other meaningful human layer out here to add to their calculations and observations. Just n past 12 years I lived at lake edge in Toronto and began to pay attention to the night sky, sunrises, sunsets, etc., and rather wish I was able to identify some bodies up there, always cloud cover permitting of course. Toronto is a big city and the sky not too dark. BTW get sunrise light into your eyes and sunset light and you will change your dopamine pathways in your brain, providing a new lease on a good feeling life.
I found a reference to the study mentioned above by astronomers criticising astrolgy:
"Objections to Astrology"
A Statement by 186 Leading Scientists
The Humanist, September/October 1975.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090318140638/http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/astrology.html
Pity I was introduced to this so early in my astrological education, it has likely damaged my opinion about astronomy forever. My Chiron conjunction with Black Moon in Virgo in the 12th requires some healing.
It was not a study; it was a petition designed only to harass and annoy us. I suggest you run, not walk, and get a copy of THE MOMENT OF ASTROLOGY by Geoffrey Cornelius. This effort was NOT the work of astronomers but rather of my philosophy professor at SUNY Buffalo, Paul Kurtz, who had a gripe with astrology. The letter and its aftermath, including the abysmal way that astrologers handled the situation, are documented in one of the most excellent books I have ever read.
Excellent, right on, " a petition designed only to harass and annoy us", we are on the same page. I am familiar with his work, and have met Geoffrey Cornelius several times. I might give it a go, but not sure I can handle his academic mind, far in advance of mine. Poor you, to have such a gripey philosophy professor. And congrats to you that you did not succumb to his erroneous gripes. I do recall how stirred up our astrology group was about it and how to respond, but as I said at the time I was such a neophyte could not understand the full import of what was going on. It depends on how hard going the reading is, i have mercury in gemini which demands simplicity, with a neptune square, which warms to vision.
It was not the young astrologers who failed in their public relations response; it was the old ones, the leaders. The whole problem had energy from the fact that astrologers were trying to assert that their ethics-based philosophy was really a science when it is not. This is a warning to all people on the virus issue who are claiming that Flat Earth is based in science when really it is a religious position. This conflict of interest is leaving the whole no-virus camp open to attack based on the bald hypocrisy of this position.
Kurtz was a fantastic philosophy prof. But he had an axe to grind with astrologers that I did not know about at the time.
and the book is not academic. it's a masterpiece of astrology teaching.
1. They fooled the shit out of him, sorry.
2. You mean the ISS spy plane? - just research, there are loads of videos on how they fake this shit
3. Eratosthenes was a moron and a liar - remember Louis Pasteur? Jenner? They are of the same fraud ilk. All this has been debunked when you go do the research.
4. Your questions are from a non-researched position - start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3JpKWBqnE
and work through the information, then you will have all your answers to these lies.
Here are a few more links to get you started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpLE6XXmiTk
https://www.youtube.com/c/DITRH/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@markksargent/playlists - start at the bottom with flat earth clues - P.S. because FE is so stigmatized now, we are using the term True Earth.
Also, evolution is a big fat lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSMNK_wajpo&t=396s
Just let me know when you are ready to go down the rabbit hole deeper and I will share on more topics.
Thanks, Bill! Be brave, uncovering the truth is work! They have been brainwashing and mind controlling us since birth...
<< 4. Your questions are from a non-researched position >>
What exactly do you mean by that? What do you think I do all day when I am not working on the virus issue?
Have you ever witnessed a solar or lunar eclipse, in person? Have you ever traveled to another place do so? YES!
Have you seen Mars in the night sky in recent days or weeks, and can you explain why you can see it now but not at other times? Yes.
Have you ever witnessed a planetary transit, such as the transits of Venus in 2004 or 2012? Yes.
How many times have you carefully observed the Moon rising or setting? A couple of time a week and at each lunation.
Do you keep a pair of binoculars handy to view the Moon, or do you or a friend have a telescope that you’ve used? Yes and yes!
Have you ever seen the moons of Jupiter through a telescope? Just once.
Can you explain what a meteorite shower is? Yes.
How many of the stars in the sky can you name? About 5
Can you point to the center of the Milky Way galaxy when looking at the night sky? No
Do you understand why you cannot see Venus and Mercury when they are retrograde? Yes.
As for academic or general knowledge:
Have you ever taken a university-level astronomy class? No, but I visit the local planetarium
Have you ever read an astronomy book? Yes.
Can you say something about the contributions of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo toward our understanding of planetary motion? Yes.
As you have put most of your astronomy and most of your discussion behind a paywall, I decline to give you free information by responding to this survey. When you decide the poor are as worthy as the rich to share in your wisdom, I will share my wisdom with you.
I have eleven people to pay, along with overhead.
My company's policy is to turn nobody away for lack of funds. That said, nearly this whole Substack is free. What locked post are you talking about?
Your general astrology is firewalled. It would be normal to charge for personal readings, but it is not, to my understanding, normal for astrologers to lock away general planetary analysis. That is used as their advertising medium in order to get the paid readings.
Locking bits and pieces of information or interaction behind the paywall is an increasing trend on Substack and pretty much destroyed Medium, which I never use any more. We poor are becoming less and less entitled to even have our opinions heard. You are not the only one doing it. Mercola has always done it, Dr Been has locked away his library, Robert Malone has locked away comments, James Corbett has locked away bits and pieces. Quite a few of them are locking away discussion areas. I am seriously considering no longer following those people who have any paywall on anything, because every time I access one of their articles, I don't know if I am locked out until I get there. The lock out is like a kick in the guts, every time I hit the wall, and I cannot tell if I am locked out, until I get kicked. Only the rich are worthy of education and conversation it seems.
I revelled in Substack when it started because we poor people could still get well researched information and relatively intelligent conversation. Now, well, I think those days are gone. If the trend to charging for content continues, it will become too soul destroying to continue - always the two class system, the rich and the poor. For a very brief moment in time, we monetarily poor did not have to be information and conversation poor, thanks to Substack. Then it got "monetised".