#sky map

[lifewithchronicpain]

Blood moon right before my birthday, yes!

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Also if you need a little help finding the planets, there’s a few important things to know: Planets do not twinkle because they are so much closer than any star but our own.

Also, all planets follow the ecliptic, which is the plane the planets orbit on. It generally goes from east to west and tilts southward. It does move up and down depending on the earth’s position and its axis. although, right now it’s fairly overhead, but still slightly southward, for the northern hemisphere btw.

Also, Venus is always the brightest object, (besides the moon and sun) the second is Jupiter, they should be easy to find. Mars is also really close to us right now and is bright and tinted red. They are always the easiest 3 to spot in the sky.

Also this website is a great resource for monthly constellation maps no matter your hemisphere.

[ryltha]

Inktober: 29. Navigator.

As I mentioned before, guidebooks and maps are rare treasures and they are often incomplete or inaccurate. If you want to be sure, you should also learn the star maps for navigation. 🌠

[nowadaisies]

From The Stars In Their Courses by Sir James Jeans, 1931.

[tears-that-heal]

Last day of January 2024……

Red Flag Symbols for Christians #4 1/2

I thought it'll be good to extend on this topic for one more post. 😊

Astrology is an unspoken trend that is only building up in popularity. At grocery stores, you can easy spot booklets next cash registers along side many other magazines. Bookstores have an official section titled "New Age" with shelves fulled with books of Astrology, Zodiac Signs, Horoscopes and the list goes on. The way of thinking and living has been unconsciously woven into the modern day American.

As you can see in the image (above), the classic symbols or sign for the astrology zodiac are based on ancient ruins. Most likely Greek, as do to the illustrations on the image (below) of each zodiac sign. Theses symbols are connect to star constellations that were originally created to map out the sky. Sailors is ancient does days didn't have Google Maps to navigate, some didn't have a compass either. They used the stars to guide their way around the world.

The North Star, or also known as Polaris, aided sailors in knowing what direction was north. "Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night." (wikipedia)

So as you can tell, these symbols were ingrain the lifestyle of the ancient geeks and other civilizations of the time. Now common man doesn't really rely so heavily on such knowledge, of course it would depend on one's occupation. Still speaking of the cosmos, the greeks known for their desire to gain knowledge and understanding on the world around them, were aware of our solar system. Greek mythology has gods and goddess tired to a specific planets in our system. EX: Apollo is the Sun god, Aries is of Mars, Aphrodite to Venus and etc. The same concept is applied to the zodiac signs, as well.

I'd to share some insight the Lord has revealed to me through my own personal experience after dabbling in new age, witchcraft and divination as young adult. Horoscopes are just another tool invented by man to make individuals feel they're in control of their lives. Yep, not sugar-coating here! Of course, this isn't a conscious deception on man's part. It's just one idea apart of a numerous amount others to explain our existence on this earth and everything the dwells around us. It's both spiritual and tribal in nature. Humanity knows we are spiritual (part-spirit/soul) and everything around us is spiritual as well. With man's vivid imagination, we created our own reasons to how things in our human lives were and are. All this "reasoning" doesn't include God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Great "I AM".

Basically, horoscopes influence the human mind on a psychological level. In our human nature to be "in control", we gravity to the possibility of learning our futures. With horoscopes and other fortune-telling means, we receive a possible upcoming outcome. If the fortune is "positive" or "in our favor", we main not realize that we that good fortune out and see it to fulfillment. The same effect happens when we may get a "negative" or "undesirable" fortune, we actually go out of our way to make sure it doesn't come to pass. So yeah, it's all a major illusion of control. 😕

As Christians, we need to see this truth for ourselves because it's just another trending distraction for us to forget in trusting our lives with our God. I highly recommend if you have anything in your life related to zodiac symbols or divination/fortune-telling items, please remove and cut ties with them. They have no place your lives as a Christ-Followers. I ask the Lord to grant my brothers and sisters in your Son's name; your strength, wisdom and protection. Everywhere these tools of deception are flooding our cities and towns. So easy to take up and become addicted to feeding our sinful-natures. May your wisdom and understanding be shared with your children. God, You are Truth, and truth prevails all! The Truth sets us Free from spiritual bondage! Continue to grant us your knowledge and discernment, dear Lord. You are so Good to Us, your church!!! In Jesus name, AMEN.

[bathylychnops]

trying again posting thiese imnormal now

redrawof thatone neil newborn image andd then jett atthe beach/boardwalk outfit dadmode he hashis reading glasses and his husband pickedout the shorts + shirt andhes goingto build a sandcastle with his son

[front-facing-pokemon]

[pokemonblack3white3]

No more being mean to XY let's talk about the things we liked about it. Genuinely in terms of 3d pokemon I think it's one of the most effective. The gyms were all so fun. I remember the spider web in Santalune City with the dewdrops so clearly, the skating rink in Shalour ruled, swinging around in Coumarine was really fun, Anistar was gorgeous. Like, I'll stand by I'm so real that Kalos has the best 3d gym designs. Speaking of Anistar, the sundial fascinated me so much as a kid and it's still so gorgeous. For anybody who never got to see it in motion I'd seriously recommend looking up a video, it's enchanting. The Pokemon League with its elite four and chawmpion chambers were beautiful, too? All the environments in XY were incredible, honestly.

And of course we cannot forget all the incredible new things XY gave us, mega evolution and the start of the generational battle gimmicks, the fairy type, full party exp share, ride pokemon, character customization, wonder trades. Maybe they didn't add that many new pokemon in gen6 but overall they're all such effective designs. I am klefki's number one fan btw.

Seeing the cutscene of the box legendary escaping from its cocoon was life-changing for me as a kid. Xerneas and yveltal have such S+ tier designs. Zygarde, too. Eternal flower floette is such a cutie, too. She was the original regional variant guys trust. I loved Lumiose City so much as a kid I loved how much stuff you could do in it and all the little things you could discover. The museum, the cafes, the video studio, that scary ass ghost girl, the shops. I can't wait to get lost in it again in legends Z-A.

[aeonvy]

Venai ...attempts to be a good moth guide.

[soundleer]

alright, so jevin has wing huh? here's the real question, how well can he actually fly?? anyway, i love him so muchh, the way you designed him makes me wanna give him a rub on the back and wings-

ooh flight inquiry, i imagine jevin is able to take himself at any height he desires but simply chose to stay grounded

he although preferrably goes as high as the height of octave hills (one of the locations i made up for my au, need to draw a map for future refs lol) which is generally at 14ft

wanted to draw more of this idea but for now here's one (1) depiction of jevin actually flying and a lil bonus whee

yippeee!! 🪽🪽🪽🪽

[itsafreetrialofdeath]

Your magician seems rather dour…

[paintingskyblutf2]

spy practice

[robo-dino-puppy]

guess whaaaaaat

HZD armor gallery anyone? :D

I think I finally cracked it. I think I have them all and they're almost all perfect and I won't have to do (as much) editing (as I did with the PS5-obtained ones)!

there were... a lot... of problems. some of them self-inflicted. but once it's done I'll be soooooooo happy. no promises on when because I still have to crop them all and make new menus for the armor blog. but. it's coming. promise.

[astrantiia]

all day today I was doing an assignment on astronomical exercises where I had to make a star map of any object. I made a map of the open star cluster Beehive M44

I'm very tired, but I like the result and I want to print this and hang it above my desk

[cardbored-box]

Got a little out of hand messing around with color settings whoops. Anyways this show continues to rock

[taski-guru]

The ones who roam the sky

YCH commission for FellYokai

Lynx constellation is actually very well visible in January in Europe and Asia (Northern regions mostly of course) Whenever I am leading South I am noticing that the constellation starts getting "under horizon"

[mediumgayitalian]

will and 21!! (If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?)

i looooooove to make him have baby fat on his cheeks. its cute for starters but to me its like. yeah he might walk like an adult and talk like an adult and take charge like an adult but this one is still a boy. his face looks just like it did when he was three when he was eight when he was twelve and watched what was left of his family go up in smoke. you know