Comet 2023 A3 and Moai, Taken by Eliot Herman on October 2, 2024 @ Easter Island
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/03/2024
A COMET OVER EASTER ISLAND: Retired biologist Eliot Herman is in the South Pacific today, hoping to see a solar eclipse. The day began, instead, with a comet. “I am at Easter Island where we saw amazing Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) with the Moai (monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people of eastern Polynesia) in the foreground.”
“It was a wonderful view in the twilight of pre-dawn where perhaps 1000 years ago the natives of this island also saw bright comets rising over their Moai,” he says.
For the past week, astronomers around the world have been photographing Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the early morning sky. Soon, mornings will no longer be an option. The comet is sinking back toward the sun as it transitions to the evening sky next week. On Oct. 9th and 10th, the comet will pass between Earth and the sun. Sunlight forward scattered by comet dust could amplify the comet’s brightness, making it visible even in broad daylight. Stay tuned!
more images: from Frank A. Rodriguez of Gran Canaria island, Canary Islands; from Alan Dyer of Monument Valley, Arizona ; from Malcolm Park of Magdalena New Mexico; from Fabrizio Melandri of Perito Moreno, Argentina; from Luke O’Brien of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania;
Annular Eclipse at Easter Island, Taken by Eliot Herman on October 2, 2024 @ Easter Island
A SOLAR ECLIPSE OVER EASTER ISLAND: Hours after Eliot Herman saw Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) over Easter Island, he saw an annular solar eclipse.
“We dodged lots of clouds, but everyone on Easter Island saw the eclipse,” says Herman. “Being a long eclipse with a small Moon, it did not get very dark, but the view through my Questar telescope was great.”
Annular eclipses occur when the Moon is a little too small to cover the entire sun. All around the circumference of the Moon, the sun peeks out from behind lunar craters and mountain ranges, producing a ring-of-fire effect.
Only 175,000 people were in the ‘path of annularity.’ Were you one of them? Submit your photos here.
more images: from Joerg Schoppmeyer of Hanga Roa, Easter Island; from Paul D. Maley of Hangaroa, Easter Island; from Noah Stern of Haiku, Hawaii
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G3): Fast-growing sunspot AR3842 erupted on Oct 1st (2220 UT), producing the second-strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25. The X7.1-category blast caused a shortwave radio blackout over Hawaii and hurled a faint halo CME into space. NOAA forecasters are predicting a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm when the CME arrives as early as Oct. 4th.
NOTE: The G-3 class CME’s have produced some of the most spectacular auroras.
Mayan Time
The Sun/AHAU trecena is a cycle of Revelatory Light that reveals the Truth of a Hand of Divine Agency. 4 Night/AKBAL represents the Eternal Flame of the Creator’s Love.
THE TRECENA OF SUN/AHAU: GUIDED BY THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT ABOVE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNALw
4 Night/AKBAL (Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA), Destiny Kin 43, Position 3
October 2, 2024, 10/02/2024; Last Round: January 16, 2024, 01/16/2024
4 Night/AKBAL (Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA)– Day 4 of 13 of the 1 Sun/AHAU trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in FREE CALCULATOR preserved on MayanMajix.com.
Galactic Tone 4: Stability; the cube is most stable of all forms and establishes volume by definition of height, length, depth and breadth; 4 directions establish orientation. The energy of 4 sets the parameters, which establish the freedoms and barriers needed to create a game, work, or relationship.
Night/Akbal: Bringers of the Dawn. Dreamers who bring the new sun to clarify and illuminate the road of life. Thus the insecurities and doubts born of darkness of the sub-conscious mind are dispelled. These persons travel the Void. a place where nothing yet exists but all potential dwells, the womb of creation. From this void, Night persons bring forth new solutions and artistic inspiration. Night’s voyages of dreams build confidence and happiness with a sense of well being. If night does not bravely journey into the void they may find themselves wandering the darkness of self doubt and insecurity.
A GOOD DAY TO: Spend some Time contemplating the stars.
Cherokee, Hearth/O’YA: Hearth’s symbol is the fire pit in the Center, velvet black as the night. The triangle in Orion. The M42 nebula (home of the Central race from the WingMakers) in the center of the triangle of Orion is the fire in the Hearth, also matching the Mayan. The Hearth is the Torchbearer who holds the light and warmth throughout the night. Belief is so strong that the surrounding elements become en-trained to their rhythm and all resistance falls away. With respect and honor of intuition combined with knowledge this energy creates the magic of the center in this dimension. Night/AKBAL Totem OWL: Guardian of the Night Sun. Energies for the opening of mystic secrets, seeing through the masks of deception, trickery. High ability of discernment. Portals open to other worlds and dimensions for your learning and spiritual growth. Magical abilities are possible.
[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]
