#skymapping

[afterartist]

If someone doesn’t save his ass from whatever scheme X has planned I’m gonna cry

He deserves better than being used like this 😭😭

[world-beauty]

LIGO Virgo GW170814 Skymap

Credits: LIGO, Virgo

[bunny-claws]

astrolatry 🌌

astrolatry is defined as the worship of stars and other celestial bodies as deities or by associating them with deities. deity, in this case, may refer to a god or goddess but can also refer to something with divine status, quality, or nature.

in my personal practice, i do not worship or work with anthropomorphic deities, or deities who are described as having human-like traits and behaviors. although the planets were named for greco-roman beings with these qualities, i do not see them [the planets] as such.

overall, i believe that the cosmos itself is divine, which includes the many celestial bodies encompassed inside of it. in my opinion, celestial bodies have their own innate energies that we can work with without thinking of them as what others would describe as gods/goddesses/deities, much like we view crystals, herbs, and other objects. 

working with celestial bodies in this sense would be much like working with deities: you could make offerings, use their energy and aid in magical workings, dedicate a shrine or altar to them, or even pray to them. 

while it may sound odd to pray to a planet or a star, prayer is most simply defined as requesting help/assistance or expressing thanks to a deity or an object of worship, and in this case, the object of reverence in question would be the celestial body of your choosing. 

offerings are generally given to express your gratitude for receiving assistance from celestial bodies. 

offerings will vary depending on the celestial body you are working with, but here are a few ideas: 

bury crystals in the soil

leave crystals on your altar or shrine

burn incense or a blend of herbs and spices

light a candle according to color or scent 

leave a mixture of herbs and spices on your altar/shrine

floral arrangements

food and beverages

trinkets or jewelry 

use representations of associated animals (could be a drawing, a feather, a tuft of fur, a whisker, etc. all safely and legally harvested, of course)

drawings or paintings of the celestial body

bonding with celestial bodies and utilizing celestial energy in magical workings:

use planetary hours or lunar cycles based on intent

perform magic on days of the week that are associated with the corresponding planet

spend time outside under the stars

study astronomy and astrology

draw down energy from celestial bodies based on intent 

i like to use the skymaps app on my smartphone to track down the celestial body in the sky for increased accuracy 

astral travel to other planets

try spiral meditation to ground, center, and channel celestial energy

use planetary symbols to represent a planet in a spell

draw the symbol in a pen or marker of corresponding color

carve the symbol in a candle or wax cube of corresponding color or scent

create a crystal grid in the shape of the symbol 

arrange herbs or flowers in the shape of the symbol

make a corresponding oil and draw the symbol on yourself or another medium 

burn herbs or incense associated with a celestial body based on intent

use candles based on scent and color to correspond with your intent

use tarot or oracle cards that you associate with certain celestial bodies

create and use planetary or celestial oils to anoint objects

make crystal grids based on the current planetary alignment

make crystal elixirs using crystals associated with certain planets or other celestial bodies

wear a corresponding crystal on your person

wear a pendant made from corresponding herbs and spices on your person

paint your nails using corresponding colors

make an herbal sachet to use in the bath

use bath crayons to draw symbols and sigils in the bath/shower

drink tea made from corresponding herbs (that are safe to consume)

add herbs of corresponding intent to your food while cooking or baking

worshiping on the go:

carry corresponding crystals in your pocket

wear a corresponding crystal/herbal pendant

draw celestial sigils/planetary symbols on yourself with a crystal elixir, oil, or marker/pen of corresponding color

draw celestial sigils/planetary symbols on paper and carry them with you

wear planetary symbols as jewelry 

carry a corresponding herb or crystal sachet in your pocket, purse, or backpack

say a quick prayer to acknowledge a celestial body or thank them for their aid 

enchant every day items with planetary/celestial energy such as:

chapstick/lip gloss/lipstick 

other makeup products 

shampoo/conditioner/soap

compact mirror

perfume/cologne/body spray

car/house keys

keychains

lanyard

name badge/ID for school or work

wristwatch

stationary (pens, highlighters, notebooks, planners, etc.)

lighter

gum/candy

© 2025 bunny-claws

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putting in my bet for "this is how filaments in the cosmic web formed." because where they intersect you have a dense population of galaxies, making it likelier for very large and longterm-active supermassives to occur there. so i'm saying the intersection-areas arose first and jets populated the filament areas afterward. i also would not be surprised if failed accretion of material, i.e. spewed out by jets, is a driver of heavier element synthesis

additionally, magnetic polarization skymaps show that black hole spin tends to be more aligned than not, across impossibly large distances, so the chance of two intersection areas broadcasting material directly toward each other, which eventually (billions of years) connect to coalesce into a single filament, is likelier than you might expect. this alignment is probably due to turbulence left over from the earliest era of the universe. not that i'm giving away a whole research topic for free i'm calling dibs i'm busy

[transfemme-shelterdog]

foxtrot here. MA'AM YOU CAN SEE MARS IN THE NIGHT SKY FROM WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW!! oh my god. you wouldnt know this, but im an aspiring astrophysicist and space makes me so so emotional. im going to cry. i started tearing up when i saw mars and venus. im pretty sure i see jupiter as well, but i cant be sure. i really need to buy a telescope. also i hope you dont mind being called maam, or that i come into your inbox to just chat whenever i want to. i really like your blog and i love your personality.

Hey hey Foxtrot! Long time no see, how are you doing sweetheart?

You can call me ma'am or whatever you like, I'm totally ok with it.

That's pretty sweet actually, I've seen Mars a few times from my house, usually in the summer as winters here are too cloudy to see much of anything. Did you know there's apps out there that you can point at the sky, and it'll tell you what star or planet you're pointing at? I personally use SkyMap :3

I wish you all the best in your goal to become an astrophysicist, I'm sure you'll do amazing at it <3

[hobbyspacer]

Night sky highlights for January 2025

Check out the night sky this month, January 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in January 2025? This month, four bright planets greet you in the early evening. Venus and Saturn cozy up on the 17th and 18th, while Mars is at its brightest in the past two years. The Moon occults Mars for those in the U.S. and Eastern Canada on Jan. 13. Plus, the Quadrantid meteors peak on the morning of Jan. 3 before dawn. 0:00 Intro 0:14 Four planets at once 1:02 Venus & Saturn Get Close 1:39 Mars at Opposition 2:31 Quadrantid Meteors Peak 3:07 January Moon phases Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch.... https://youtu.be/3uq6ym5FkEc ** What to see in the night sky: January 2025 - BBC Sky at Night Magazine Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their pick of the best things to see in the night sky this month, including: Mars at opposition, Jupiter near Orion, a lunar occultation of Saturn, the Quadrantid meteor shower, the Moon and the Pleiades, and the best deep-sky objects. https://youtu.be/4iC4XE0vq5s ** Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast - January 2025 - Sky & Telescope Youtube Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 12-minute guided tour of the #night #sky. Join us for the January 2025 episode and start the year with a strong #meteor shower, keep tabs on four bright #planets, watch #Mars disappear behind the full Wolf Moon, and focus on #Orion the Hunter and the #Pleiades star cluster. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour. https://youtu.be/PLyariEDQKk See also - Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events | Sky & Telescope - Interactive Sky Chart | Map Your Night Sky - Sky & Telescope - Astronomy Pictures: Sky & Telescope's Online Gallery Archives | Sky & Telescope ** What's in the Night Sky: January 2025 - National Space Centre Venus and Saturn Mars at Opposition Quadrantids Meteor Shower Clavius Crater Whether you're a beginner or an expert, looking at the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, check out our Tour of the Night Sky to find out what you can see this month. #WINS #Astronomy #WhatsInTheNightSky https://youtu.be/q5YDQz2xP7g ** What's in the Sky this Month | January 2025 - High Point Scientific on Youtube In this episode of What's in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in January! Read the full January 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a... Looking to expand your astronomy knowledge even further? The Astronomy Hub is the place to learn everything from what’s in the sky this month, to what gear can help you capture the best celestial images. Learn more here ➡️ https://www.highpointscientific.com/a... ... Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - Nearest Neighbors 01:50 - Mars at Opposition 03:02 - Castor 03:31 - Messier 37 03:53 - NGC 2169 04:32 - Gamma Leporis 04:53 - Messier 42 05:53 - Conclusion https://youtu.be/XX0e99EWTRI ** Night Sky Notebook January 2025- Peter Detterline What's happening in the sky for January 2025. https://youtu.be/vcCS5C6iQ_0 ** See also: - January 2025 stargazing: A parade of bright planets | Earth.com - January 2025: What’s in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition | Astronomy.com - Tonight's Night Sky: January 2025 | Visible Planets, Bright Stars, Astronomy | The Old Farmer's Almanac - Astronomical Events in January 2025 | Night Sky This Month | Star Walk - The Evening Sky Map (PDF) for January 2025 - Skymaps on X.com - Skywatching during 2025: - Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025 | Space.com - Best stargazing of 2025: Top events not to miss | EarthSky.org - Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments | Castanet.net - Calendar of Astronomical Events 2025 | In-The-Sky.org === Amazon Ads === Celestron 70mm Travel Scope Portable Refractor Telescope Fully-Coated Glass Optics Ideal Telescope for Beginners BONUS Astronomy Software Package == Stellaris: People of the Stars Read the full article

[ricisidro]

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, visible once every eighty thousand years (80,000) years is seen over Metro Manila, Philippines tonight until October 2 or 3.

#Astrophotography #comet #Comet2023A3 #CometTsuchinshanAtlas

The Evening Skymap Map:

https://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

[domeble]

Discover our curated 360° HDRI sky and skymap collections, perfect for archviz and CG visualization projects.

https://www.domeble.com/collections_skymaps/

#cgi #hdri #architecture #visualisation

[afterartist]

Caelus AU anyone 👀👀

N e ways

Uranus has always been my fave (sorry Earth, I love u too pookie) so I’m genuinely excited to see more content about him

Even if he is a dick to Neptune (,:

Bonus frames (:

[pharmawalksjobs]

Skymap Pharma walk-in interview for Production, QA, QC, Microbiology, Engineering on 14th July 2024

Skymap Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. in Roorkee is conducting walk-in interviews for positions in their EUGMP approved SVP Facility at their Manufacturing Unit in Roorkee, Haridwar (Uttarakhand). Individuals with experience in Regulatory formulations for both Injection and OSD facility are invited to attend the interview for various positions available. OPEN INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY 14th July…

[rpgse7enx4]

Out Run, a pixel-art game; an explanation - By RPG.

Out Run (stylised as OutRun) is an arcade driving video game initially released by Sega in September of 1986.

Upon release, the game was renowned for its pioneering mechanics and graphics, non-linear gameplay and its selectable soundtrack; along with its peripheral hydraulic motion simulator deluxe arcade cabinet.

The idea generation for the game was done by Yu Suzuki, who travelled to Europe for the development of the game's levels/stages; bearing in mind that Suzuki only had a small team and a guidelines to follow, including the deadline of ten months to finish such project.

It is classified as a psuedo-3D game, meaning that it gives the illusion that it is portrayed as 3D but within a 2D setting. The objective for the player is to drive a red Ferrari Testarossa convertible, from a third-person rear perspective.

Notes to make:

The HUD is done in pixel-art style, and is very simplistic.

The designs for the car in the game were based upon pictures taken by the game's design team when on a trip to European countries and their respective cities (for example Milan and Monaco), of the Ferrari Testarossa. When this design team arrived back into Japan, they furthered the process by finding a suitable example of a Testarossa in Japan so that they could also have local reference photos.

The level design is done in very minimal detail, mainly utilising the stylisation of pixel-art. No outlining is really that present in any of the levels in the game, with most of it being dedicated to highlighting objectives like signs and other vehicles. The skymapping/skyboxing is done very minimally, too; where the clouds are thickened and placed so that they can fill the skybox (kind of in an act of desperation, I think?).

Objects: Signage, vehicles, foliage (both on the side of the roads, and the foliage present at a further viewpoint), water.

As the entirety of the game is in pixel-art, it is hard to render an exact resolution to which the pixel-art in question is being framed at. In my opinion, the objects/assets in the game look like they have been done in a smaller resolution, or in many pieces and then put together to form one bigger asset. Another conclusion is that the assets are done in a definite lower resolution, but had more detail added on to them during the creation process (basically, exactly like texture filtering; or anisotropic filtering).

Conclusively, pixel-art is used in a very simple manner in Out Run; but, this shouldn't be taken as a negative thing but more as a positive thing. In terms of rendering, and what power it would take one device to load it in comparison with another (optimisation at its most basic level) it is more-well suited for those with less powerful devices because of the lack of high-intensity shading. Overall, its a sensibly designed game in that regard.

RPG-7

[world-beauty]

LIGO Virgo GW170814 Skymap

Credits: LIGO, Virgo

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Back with more Skymap!

[marmamic]

I’m beyond excited to support the launch of ‘ARK: Survival Ascended' and its groundbreaking UGC integration supported by Overwolf and CurseForge for Studios. It was just announced at Microsoft's Xbox event today!

This launch kickstarts an exciting new era for games, where UGC is standardized, and where game studios & in-game creators get to fully bring their visions to life.

ARK: Survival Ascended introduces cross-platform mod support (consoles from November) with high quality DLC-level mods. For the last decade, Overwolf has championed in-game creators and mod authors, and we’re now also enabling game studios, like Blue Isle Studios and Skymap Games, to participate in gaming UGC in a new way.

Read more on all that was announced here:

[dumye]

Join us for a Ramdan inspired doll making workshop this Friday! We invite you to join us for this special workshop, part of The Jameel Arts Center’s Family Night. Head to @jameelartscentre for all the details. Seats are limited so register quickly. #jameelartscentre #RamadanAtTheJameel #artjameel  #mydubai #familynight #ramadannights #contemporaryart #dubai #visitdubai #artcentre #kidsworkshop #dubaikids #createandconnect #creativekids #creativeworkshops #childrensworkshop #learning #storytelling #stargazing #skymapping #upcycling #guitarmaking #lunarcalendar #lanternmaking #crafts #libraryreading #dollmaking #childrensreading (at Dubai, United Arab Emirates) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN6seN5Bm9r/?igshid=5a5up1gpku6z

[camphorror]

I worked this weekend and as you know I sleep at work and as you know I met a***d at 10 pm and after a dry chat we sat in silence, each one doing their own thing and it was like fine but it always makes me kinda sad. Anyway at 1130 I was like oh I'm so bored but not tired yet I need to kill at least half an hour more before trying to sleep bc it's hard for me anyway blah blah and he's suddenly like "Do you wanna go outside and then we can talk" (there's s little courtyard right outside the area where we are) and I was like legit so. Surprised?? I always assume he doesn't wanna talk to me and then apparently at that very moment I was really wrong??? So we went outside in the cooold and then next thing I know it's 1 am (we had to go back in bc it got unbelievably cold) and we've spent an hour and a half talking