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People think that the revolving and orbiting movement is fast -- try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENyyRwxpHo

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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