The Soul Calendar: Astronomy: Tonite Trio Saturn, Moon and Star Spica Triple Threat

The Soul Calendar: Astronomy: Tonite Trio Saturn, Moon and Star Spica Triple Threat: From Denny:  Does this month get any better?  We have a Super Moon on Saturday too.

Tonight, 3 May 2012, is a special treat for skywatchers about an hour after the sun sets.  Look up in the sky and you will get the special eye candy treat to behold a rare beautiful sight: a triple conjunction of the planet Saturn, the bright star Spica and our moon.

What is a conjunction?  It's simple.  It's just when two or more astonomical objects appear to be close together in the sky.  Of course, the reality is that they are definitely far apart but rather it is our perspective viewing them here on Earth that gives the suggestion they are so close together.

Astrologers and astronomers like to argue over whether a conjunction is significant.  The astrologers believe a conjunction can cause serious effects.  Astronomers take a more laid back approach and tell us just to look up and enjoy the beautiful sight.

The Soul Calendar: Total Lunar Eclipse Put On Intense Red Display, Photos: 10 Dec 2011

LUNAR ECLIPSE: Five moons, a composite image of a lunar eclipse, showing the path of the moon into and then out of earth's shadow. (Telescope Image).   Source: Supplied

The Soul Calendar: Total Lunar Eclipse Put On Intense Red Display, Photos: 10 Dec 2011: From Denny: The 10 December 2011 total lunar eclipse was the last total lunar eclipse to be seen until April 2014. At least we can view a partial lunar eclipse on 4 June 2012. It was reported to be an intense red, putting on quite a show in the sky. In fact, the type of red color was considered a rare treat.

Of course, when I went out to view it here in south Louisiana all I got was a completely cloudy sky. It's time for me to move up to higher ground, like the mountains. The Gulf Coast just doesn't cut it for proper skygazing. :)

From atmospheric scientist and eclipse expert Richard Keen of the University of Colorado: "During the lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the moon passes through the stratosphere, where it is reddened by scattering. If the stratosphere is loaded with dust from volcanic eruptions, the eclipse will be dark. A clear stratosphere, on the other hand, produces a brighter eclipse."

Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 17 Nov 2011

Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 17 Nov 2011: From Denny: Check out blog posts on photography, arts, food, news, politics, a huge amount of humor - especially the political pundits, poetry, astronomy, quotes, music, spiritual and just about anything else that catches my eclectic interest. Can you tell that 140 characters just doesn't work for me? :)

The last posts roundup I did was back in June and we sure are overdue like a long pregnancy. Be sure to bookmark this post as you will enjoy endless hours of laughing while you absorb some good information.

Most of the blog posts are at my flagship blog that spun off into the other 20, The Social Poets, where the news crashes into humor. I even manage to write a few in-depth news posts, slicing and dicing the BS that passes for truth these days on the airwaves.

And to think I do all this in my spare time... Hope you enjoy!

The Soul Calendar: 2 Ideas: What Happened to Our Moons Magnetic Personality?

Image via WikipediaThe Soul Calendar: 2 Ideas: What Happened to Our Moons Magnetic Personality?: From Denny: Apollo missions astronauts landed on the moon back in the 60's and 70's, gifting Earth's scientists with loads of moon rocks when they returned from their harrowing journeys.

Scientists were shocked to discover those rocks displayed magnetic properties. How could that be?

They also figured out that some of those moon rocks could possess magnetic north and south as well as individual magnetic fields. That sure started some serious scientific head scratching as to how this could be a fact.

They knew magnetism was possible if the rocks were comprised of the right minerals and, under the right conditions, like the rock cooling while present in a magnetic field. Yes, it was possible the rocks could be magnetic.

How does a magnetic field occur?

The Social Poets: American Flags On The Moon: What Happened To Them Since 1969?

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The Social Poets: American Flags On The Moon: What Happened To Them Since 1969?: "From Denny: How many in America can remember where they were when the astronauts planted the American flag on the moon? You know they made six trips.

Whenever we celebrate our summer holiday on the Fourth of July, often our thoughts turn to remembering various places with which we associate it. Football games, the giant tattered flag waving back at us from Ground Zero on 911, Memorial Day parades and bedecked graves, the White House flag at half mast when a Senator or President dies, a flag draped coffin of a fallen warrior from a foreign war returned home with respect.

The space shuttle program ends this week in hot steamy July. Have you ever wondered what happened to those old flags on the moon after all these decades?"

Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Post Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 24 March 2011

Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Post Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 24 March 2011: "Check out news, politics, great food, funny political humor, sassy opinion, astronomy and science, great quotes, awesome photography, poetry and spiritual thoughts.

Sometimes, I think if I didn't do posts roundup on all these crazy blogs I would never realize just how much I've been writing or on what subjects as the writing moves so quickly. The news is running at a rapid rate these days with all the revolutions in the Middle East and destructive world weather.

Fortunately, we have the comedians and the chefs to perk up our spirits and tantalize our taste buds so we don't get overwhelmed with too much negativity in the news and our politics..."

Visual Insights: Dennys Photo Gallery: 2011 Super Moon World Photos

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Visual Insights: Dennys Photo Gallery: 2011 Super Moon World Photos: "Yes, I've been on one of my visual vacations, tripping through the Flickr database for cool Super Moon photos. All of these photos were taken on 19 March 2011 for this year's Super Moon event all over the world. Usually, a Super Moon occurs about every 20 years. We are expecting another one in 2016. One photographer created a short video of his various shots and paired a great jazz love song with it. Enjoy these visual treats!"

The Soul Calendar: Super Moon Phenomenon: Gorgeous Illusion Worth Watching

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The Soul Calendar: Super Moon Phenomenon: Gorgeous Illusion Worth Watching: "The moon has not appeared this large since 1992. This huge moon appears because the moon is closer to the Earth than usual in its elliptical orbit. "

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 30 Jan 2011

Posts on astronomy, news, politics, poetry, lots of crazy humor, health and food.

From Denny: The past month I've been busy rounding up what the readers enjoyed throughout the year on all the blogs. It's amazing what people find intriguing - like the crazy humor post about the sloths over at Dennys Funny Quotes. The sloth post has gone past 30,000 views. People just love the cute little guys in the video. It's for a good cause too - a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica.

Thanks, all of you, for visiting, commenting, subscribing in feeds and email updates! Your support is much appreciated!




The Social Poets:

Funny Politics: Obama 2011 State Of The Union Cartoons - How the cartoonists viewed the 2011 SOTU and cracked Republican responses.

Taxpayers to Golman Sachs: Give Us Back Our $3 Billion You Stole - Wall Street corruption, detailed blow by blow, in commission report - and still no one goes to jail.

Guns, Economy, Political Discourse Cartoons - Check out what cartoonists had to say this week about our economy and guns in America.

Mother Holy Spirit poem - Libations Sunday 23 Jan 2011 -  What do you know about the - sometimes controversial - feminine principle of God?

China Visit Cartoons - Check out the funny opinions from the national cartoonists since China came to town.

Poll: Palin Wears Thin on America

Funny News: Check Out That Huge Honking Political Gavel - Check out the amusing history of our American House Speakers and the gavels they wield like weapons in the political chamber.

Political Discourse American Style: Cartoons - 17 Jan 2011 - Check out the gun cartoons and how cartoonists view political discourse in America.


37 Guns Issue and Tucson Shooting Cartoons - Check out how cartoonists drew their opinions about the Tucson tragedy that occurred only last weekend.

Popular Posts 2010 at Dennys Funny Quotes 

Shooting Victim Rep. Giffords Responds Well to Friends and Family - Good news: Update on Rep. Giffords recovery process.

News Analysis: Soul-Searching in America Over Giffords Shooting - How the politics of violence has become the national conversation. Political cartoons too.

Democrat, Rep. Giffords, Shot In Head At Rally By Crazed Gunman Attack: 6 Dead - Poisonous politics from the Republicans have come to this - shooting the good politicians and innocent bystanders.

Crazy American Political Humor - 8 Jan 2011 - House Republicans gleefully take over the American government yet bluff their way through the job and mess up. Democrats gloat and snicker.

Clueless New House GOP Act Like Bozos On First Day - First day on the job and the House GOP do not know how to do their job.

28 Awesome Desktop Calendar Wallpapers - Check out the most interesting offerings from some great designers this year.

Funny Video: Happy New Year, Cartoonist Review of 2010 - Get a New Year grin at the cartoonist review of our last political year.

New Year Celebrations: History And Trivia - Check out how celebrating the New Year was once considered controversial throughout history.

Crazy American Political Humor - 1 Jan 2011 - New Years, Christmas and politics all converge for your amusement by your favorite cartoonists.

Best New Years Cartoons 2010

New Years: Funny Quotes, Resolutions Tips, Poems

Wonderful Serious Quotes About Time

Poll: Most Admired People For 2010 - Check out the most admired people in America for 2010.

Arrested WikiLeaks Founder Signs $1.3 Million Book Deal To Tell All - Rape, treason and information-dealing pay off for WikiLeaks Assange.

Funny Life and Christmas Cartoons - 25 Dec 2010 - Check out the most recent funny Santa cartoons along with some cracked cartooning minds.

Funny Christmas Cartoons - Check out the irreverent cartoonist offerings for the holiday season.

Dennys Global Politics:

Egypt Uprising: Throes of Revolution, Why? - Learn more about Egypt, their righteous grievances, their push for democracy.

Transcript: Obama 2011 State Of The Union Address

Popular Posts 2010 at Dennys Global Politics - Check out some stellar political cartoons chronicling social issues and politics throughout the year, news analysis and opinion.




Dennys Funny Quotes:

Funny Video: Jon Stewart Mocks Cranky Senator McCain - Cranky politicians make themselves useful as objects suitable for satire.

Political Cartoons: Obama 2011 State Of The Union

39 Funny Satire Cartoons - 17 Jan 2011  - Cartoons that will keep you laughing for a life time as you see yourself - or your neighbor - from a laughable angle.

Popular Posts 2010 at Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd - Get your laughs here and watch your bad day melt away while you fall off your chair laughing.

Most Popular Posts 2010 at The Soul Calendar 

28 Awesome Desktop Calendar Wallpapers

Funny Videos: Dancing Penguins - Get a grin at a real dancing penguin that was on the news and another animated hip song version.

Funny Videos: Happy New Year From Cartoonists - Check out the cartoonists funny idea of wishing us a Happy New Year.

Funny Life and Christmas Cartoons - 25 Dec 2010 - Check out the most recent funny Santa cartoons along with some cracked cartooning minds.

Funny Video: WikiLeaks Reveals Santa Naughty List - View a cute problem-solving session on the school playground.

Funny Video: Jimmy Kimmel Pokes Fun At WikiLeaks Assange - Comedians rip silly WikiLeaks founder Assange. WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Gets a New Prison Nickname







Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd:

Weird News: Octuplet Mom Films Odd Fetish Video - Just when you thought life and entertainment could not get any stranger, well, it does.

Leftover Funny Christmas Cartoons in January

Popular Posts 2010 at Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd




Poems From A Spiritual Heart:

Blue Heron Balancing the Wind - The agony and victory of creating our balance in Life.

Silent Voice Singing - Our writing voice is heard in the silence.

Water of Life - Have you ever wondered the messages Nature speaks to us every day, happening every minute all around us? Great Nature photos.

Video: Happy New Year 2011 Animated Dancing Penguins - Enjoy an amusing New Year wish from the animated corner of the world. New York Times Square 2011 New Year video too.

New Years Reflection: Wine Glass Abyss - In spite of all the negatives going on around us in our daily life these things shall soon pass. Keep your balance and strive to better the world.





Beautiful Illustrated Quotations:

Poem: Snowing The Perfect Balance -  How is our life affected by our perceptions and which perception helps us bring everything into balance?

Are You Willing To Step Over Your Self-Imposed Limits? - Do you feel you are on a plateau going nowhere? How to move past where you are in Life to receive your blessings.




Dennys Art Sanctuary:

Art Video: Happy New Year From Cartoonist - Enjoy an artist drawing a New Year doodle, a singing animation New Year wish and the 2011 New York Times Square New Year video.

5 Jerkin Dance Tutorial Videos

The Soul Calendar:

Funny Technology Cartoons For A Laugh - Get a grin at some crazy cartoons about living in a tech world and enjoy a fish head photo illusion.

Cosmic Bloodhound: Hubble Telescope Finds Distant Ancient Galaxy? - Check out what Hubble has found in the primordial beginnings of our universe.

What Is The 200 Year Mystery of Epsilon Aurigae? - Check out the latest findings to answer the 200 year old questions baffling astronomers.

Funny Technology Cartoons - 17 Jan 2011

Most Popular Posts 2010 at The Soul Calendar

Fun Videos: Cartoonists Wish Us Happy New Year - Have a bit of fun watching the famous New York Times Square Waterford crystal ball talk out loud, wishing you a Happy New Year in perfect New York accent.

Photos and Video: Rare 500 Year Lunar Eclipse - Check out amazing lunar eclipse photos and video from Winter Solstice total lunar eclipse 2010.





Visual Insights:

28 Awesome Desktop Calendar Wallpapers - Check out the most interesting offerings from some great designers this year.

Fun Videos: Cartoonists Wish Us Happy New Year - Have a bit of fun watching the famous New York Times Square Waterford crystal ball talk out loud, wishing you a Happy New Year in perfect New York accent.

Funny New Years Animations and Clip Art





The Healing Waters:

Sleep Apnea: Taser Zap Your Tongue For Better Sleep - Is a cure for sleep apnea on the horizon?

Addiction: Teens Getting High on Kitchen Holiday Spices - The latest trend in cheap highs for teens - your kitchen spice rack.




Dennys Art Sanctuary:

Antiwar Street Artist Censored By LA Musuem

5 Jerkin Dance Tutorial Videos



Dennys People Watching:

The Golden Globes 2011: Winners and Gowns

Funny Video: SNL Skit Lampoons Speakers Pelosi and Boehner - Get a grin at the comedy routine of competing House Speakers from both sides of the political aisle. The tough guy GOP Speaker is reduced to tears - by a savvy woman.

Food:

From Cafe del Rey: Mediterranean pizza - From a famous restaurant - Pizza dough, tomato sauce and basil pesto - 3 recipes.

Los Angeles Canters Bakery Recipe: Chocolate Cheesecake - Try this well-loved easy one layer sheet cheesecake.

The Farm of Beverly Hills: Chocolate Sandwich Cookies - Chocolate goodness impresses in this famous restaurant cookie from Beverly Hills.

L. A. Westside Tavern Restaurant: Warm Toffee Cake - Check out how a Los Angeles restaurant has updated the dessert comfort food for a heavenly taste experience.

Las Vegas American Fish Restaurant: Caesar Salad - Check out this awesome version of the famous salad by renowned famous Chef Michael Mina

Denver Rackhouse Pub: Beer Baked Mac N Cheese - Several creamy cheeses and wonderful beer combine for a slice of comfort food heaven.




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The Social Poets - news, politics, political cartoon humor
The Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychology
Visual Insights - photos, art, music
Dennys Art Sanctuary
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophy
Best Spiritual Posts - my own best as well as links to other spiritual posts from all viewpoints
Poems From A Spiritual Heart - poetry
The Healing Waters - health news
Dennys People Watching - people in the news
Dennys Food and Recipes
Romancing The Chocolate - chocolate recipes and more food
Unusual 2 Tasty - different twists on favorite foods and international
Comfort Food From Louisiana - Cajun, seafood and more comfort food goodies
Dennys Funny Quotes - humor
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd - more crazy humor
Dennys Blog Feeds - see what's posting at all Denny's blogs at a glance

Most Popular Posts 2010 at The Soul Calendar

Check out the popular science stories this year that fascinated us like the volcanic explosions and earthquakes.

From Denny:  Thanks for all your support this year! What a year of massive planet wide geologic changes: polar glacial ice caps melting rapidly, high scale earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and around the world, volcanoes spewing lava high into the air in Iceland and Indonesia - stopping air travel. It's been a humbling year for the human race on planet Earth. Floods, blizzards, mudslides, oceans rising, the Earth is changing and we are here to witness it.

Just this December we got to see the first lunar eclipse on a Winter Solstice, the first in almost 500 years.  The next one is scheduled for 2094.  Here in my region of the world we experienced the British Petroleum Oil Spill Disaster.  As usual Big Business and the governments like America and Britain have shafted the locals who have gone bankrupt, personal and business.  The millions of barrels of oil still lurks on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and continues to wash ashore.  There are now light orange alligators found off the coast of Florida.

Here in Louisiana BP's oil spill devastated our fishing industry, killing the oyster beds and safe fishing grounds for everything from shrimp and spillway crawfish to salt water fish.  The fishing industry has declined by 70 percent with no help from BP or our federal government.  Big Business is just plain greedy and refuses to take care of the planet and future generations.

Out of this oil spill disaster has come some interesting ideas of how to clean up future oil spills.  More ideas abound for new types of alternative fuels using the ocean to help produce it.  Humanity can be innovative and creative if we just curb our greed to use our resources faster than we can replace them.

Take a look around.  There are plenty of humor posts too and lots of technology cartoons for a grin.


The Soul Calendar - Wondering about our universe and the universe inside us.

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Here's the most popular posts for 2010:

Rare 500 Year Lunar Eclipse Gets Viewed By 1.5 Billion

Popular Funny X-ray Pin-Ups Calendar: Stripped to the Bone

New Years: Funny Quotes, Resolutions Tips, Poems






Funny Christmas Tech Cartoons - 18 Dec 2010

Funny Political Cartoons This Week 30 Jan 2010

28 Awesome Desktop Calendar Wallpapers

Photos and Video: Rare 500 Year Lunar Eclipse

Big Show Geminid Meteor Shower In Winter Sky Tonite and Tomorrow

How Northern Lights Are Created By Sun Flares 

Are These Fossils The Earliest Traces Of Complex Life? 

Giant Asteroid Threatens Earth In 170 Years 

BP Oil Spill Cartoons - 24 July 2010 

Effective Cheap Idea to Clean Up Oil Spill: Treated Cotton Fabric

BP Oil Spill Cartoons - 31 July 2010 

New Tomb Uncovered in Egypt With Colorful Art

Is That A UFO In The Sky Or A Planet? 

Moon Water: Order Up Your Cocktail Today

Neuroscience: Want Your Man to Better Understand You? Try Empathy Nasal Spray 

Cool Earth Day Links, Message From Our Prez 

New Astronomy Photos: Cosmic Rosebud, Winds of Change Black Hole, Orion Nebula

Check Out NASA Images of Devastating Pakistan Floods 

Why Black Holes Burst With Light When Galaxies Merge 

What Do All the Recent Global Earthquakes Mean? 

8.8 Chilean Earthquake 500 Times More Powerful than Haiti

Chilean Earthquake Shortened Earths Day

Icelands Volcanic Ash: Hurting Us And Our Planet? 

Air Jets and Volcanic Ash Dont Mix 

Iceland Volcano Stops the World From Travel 

Come to Iceland: Experience Living With a Volcano in Your BackYard 

Videos: Explain Rare Haiti Earthquake

Now Peru Faces Water Wars From Climate Change

Evidence of the Afterlife: New Book Offers Proof

97 Posts Roundup From All Dennys Blogs 

Last Resort Climate Fix: Geo-Engineering 

What Are The Poisons in Our Food Supply? 

Friday Trivia: 14 Useless Random Facts 

New Finding Under Antarctic Ice: Stinky Greenhouse Gas Ready to Go Boom 

Best Time Waster, Funny Video: Procrastination 

10 Make You Think Surreal Photos 

Funny Tutorial Video: The Busy Desk of the Animator 

10 Make You Think Surreal Photos


How to Survive Allergy and Pollen Season

Big Oil Nixs Competing Aviation BioFuel: NASAs Project OMEGA 

Effective Cheap Idea to Clean Up Oil Spill: Treated Cotton Fabric 

Chilean Earthquake Shortened Earths Day 

Ground-Breaking King of the Lab: Venter Creates Synthetic DNA 

Rare: Super Harvest Moon Occurs On Fall Solstice 

Passionate Volcano Chasers: Photographing Eruptions Around the World 

Video: Check Out the River Monsters Swimming Near You 

Posts Roundup of Dennys 14 Blogs - 27 June 2010 

Funny Thanksgiving Quotes, Video, Cartoons and Food Posts

Gulf Coast Oil Rig Disaster Slammed: Political Cartoons 1 May 2010 

10 Funny Posts For a Laugh - 23 June 2010 

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 5 Oct 2010 


17 Christmas Music and Fun Videos

Mapping Our Complex Brains: Human Connectome Project

Funny Tech Cartoons - 22 Oct 2010 

BP Oil Spill and WikiLeaks Spill Cartoons - 7 Aug 2010

BP Oil Spill and Global Warming Cartoons - 14 Aug 2010

51 Funny Political Cartoons - Sex Scandals, Rove, Obama, Health Care, Tea Party - 27 Mar 2010 

Gulf Coast Oil Rig Disaster Slammed: Political Cartoons 1 May 2010

Funny Political Cartoons Sampler 12 Dec 2009 

Political Cartoons: Iceland Volcano Wrecks World Economy

Check Out This Tripping New Look for the Milky Way



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The Social Poets - news, politics
The Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychology
Visual Insights - photos, art, music
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophy
Best Spiritual Posts - my own best as well as links to other spiritual posts from all viewpoints
Poems From A Spiritual Heart - poetry
The Healing Waters - health news
Dennys People Watching - people in the news
Dennys Food and Recipes
Dennys Funny Quotes - humor