ATLAS Comet, Taken by Erik on January 14, 2025 @ Alberone di Cento, Italy
Comet and Parker Probe Satellite Survive
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/15/2025
SUNSET COMET ALERT: We know three things about Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3). It survived Monday’s close encounter with the sun. It brightened to magnitude -2.5. And it is now a photo-op in the sunset sky. “I was truly surprised to see it,” says Erik Norlund of Alberone di Cento, Italy, who photographed the comet about 7 minutes after sunset on Jan. 14th:
“The comet looked very nice with my 200mm Newtonian telescope, with a small tail and a bright nucleus,” adds Norlund. “Then I also saw it with a small binocular.”
What will happen next? Nick James of the British Astronomical Association speculates: “If it follows predictions, the comet’s magnitude will drop from around -2.5 now to possibly +3 or fainter in a week’s time. It is quite difficult to predict how the comet will behave after its near-death encounter with the sun, so it may be a lot brighter or fainter than our predictions. We also don’t really know how the currently spectacular tail will perform. The only way to find out is by observing it. That is what makes comets so much fun.”
Belated Parker Probe News
This is now old news, but it’s news to me. NASA’s Parker Probe Satellite was scheduled to “touch the Sun” on Christmas Eve. Communication was temporarily offline when it rounded the far side of the Sun and we were waiting to hear if it made it. The report on its survival was published December 27, 2024 – ages ago on our current timeline.
See the December Post for more info on the Parker Probe’s Mission to Touch the Sun
NASA Parker Probe Survives
December 27, 2024
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.
Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at a blazing 430,000 miles per hour — faster than any human-made object has ever moved. A beacon tone received late on Dec. 26 confirmed the spacecraft had made it through the encounter safely and is operating normally.
This pass, the first of more to come at this distance, allows the spacecraft to conduct unrivaled scientific measurements with the potential to change our understanding of the Sun.
Flying this close to the Sun is a historic moment in humanity’s first mission to a star.
Nicky Fox, NASA Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate
“Flying this close to the Sun is a historic moment in humanity’s first mission to a star,” said Nicky Fox, who leads the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “By studying the Sun up close, we can better understand its impacts throughout our solar system, including on the technology we use daily on Earth and in space, as well as learn about the workings of stars across the universe to aid in our search for habitable worlds beyond our home planet.”
BONUS: ENLIGHTENMENT ON THE SUN
I’m shedding some extra Light on our Brightest Star, since I was so late reporting the Parker Probe News. 🙂
SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory
Images of “The Sun Now” are shared by SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) from multiple technologies, including a Magnetic Map of the Sun! Their website reports the current position and status of the SDO satellite, as well as current mission events.
How much bigger is the Sun than the Earth?
about 109 times
The Sun is 864,400 miles (1,391,000 kilometers) across. This is about 109 times the diameter of Earth. The Sun weighs about 333,000 times as much as Earth. It is so large that about 1,300,000 planet Earths can fit inside of it.
Source: Cool Cosmos
Starlust.org Article
The size of the Sun compared to the planets of the solar system
To fully understand the scale of our sun, let’s compare its size to each planet of our solar system.
Mercury: The Sun is 277 times larger than Mercury. 21 million Mercury-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Venus: The Sun is 115 times larger than Venus. 1.5 million Venus-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Earth: The Sun is 109 times larger than Earth. 1.3 million Earth-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Mars: The Sun is 207 times larger than Mars. 7 million Mars-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Jupiter: The Sun is 11 times larger than Jupiter. 1,000 Jupiter-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Saturn: The Sun is 12 times larger than Saturn. 1,600 Saturn-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Neptune: The Sun is 27.7 times larger than Neptune. 21,000 Neptune-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Uranus: The Sun is 27.4 times larger than Uranus. 22,000 Uranus-sized planets could fit inside the Sun.
Bonus: Pluto: The Sun is 585 times larger than Pluto. 200 million Pluto-sized dwarf planets could fit inside the Sun.
Does the Sun Spin? (It’s different than you may think.)
Yes, the Sun does spin, or rotate. Because it is a gas, it does not rotate like a solid. The Sun actually spins faster at its equator than at its poles. The Sun rotates once every 24 days at its equator, but only once every 35 near its poles. We know this by watching the motion of sunspots and other solar features move across the Sun. The giant gas planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, also spin faster at their equators than at their poles.
More at https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/9-Does-the-Sun-spin-
Effects of Solar Storms on Humans
AI GOOGLE: “Effects of Solar Storms on Humans”
Solar storms generally do not directly harm humans on Earth because the planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere protect us from the worst of their effects:
- Radiation
The Earth’s atmosphere blocks x-rays from solar flares, and the magnetic field prevents most energetic particles from reaching the surface. - Commercial air travel
Passengers on commercial airplanes experience slightly higher levels of radiation during solar events, but not enough to cause harm.
However, solar storms can have other effects, including:
- Geomagnetic storms
These disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field can cause radio blackouts, power outages, and auroras. - Atmosphere
Solar flares can heat the Earth’s outer atmosphere, which can increase drag on satellites and degrade GPS measurements. - Particulate pollution
Solar and geomagnetic activity can enhance the effects of particulate pollution. - Electricity and transportation
Solar storms can impact electricity networks and transportation.
Some research suggests a link between geomagnetic disturbances and increased rates of heart problems, but more research is needed. Other research suggests that solar activity can have adverse effects on people who are ill or recovering from an injury.
NOTE: That means Solar Winds could enhance the effects of the particulate pollution from the LA Fires. Warnings include wearing N95 particulate filtering face masks outside.
Do geomagnetic storms affect human behavior?
It should be noted, that during strong geomagnetic disturbances, the tolerance to mental and physical stresses is decreased; there appears a danger of disorders for the people whose professional work is connected to high-level responsibility, like surgeons, dispatchers, drivers, pilots, etc.
Academic Paper (PDF)
Revista CENIC Ciencias Biológicas, Vol. 36, No. Especial, 2005
Geomagnetic Storms and their Influence on the
Human Brain Functional State
Elchin S. Babayev 1
and Aysel A. Allahverdiyeva 2
Mental and physical stresses. This confirms my hunch that a sudden onset of stress/anxiety for no apparent reason could be an effect of a Solar Flare. (At least I can’t think of any other worldly event that would be causing extra stress or anxiety. LOL)
Mayan Time
5 Star/LAMAT is an empowerment of the Light of the Scion, represented by the 2nd “brightest star,” Venus. This is a Day of “pure luck” when whatever we focus on as the object of our Highest Affection is multiplied to abundance. 5 Star/LAMAT holds Position 8, in the 8th uinal, reflecting the Number 88. 8 is the symbol of Life to Abundance multiplied to Infinity. The 8th Tone of the trecena holds the Intention of Justice. LAMAT’s totem is the rabbit, a symbol of “Instant Manifestation.” This is a good day to wish on a star, and adore the Highest One as the Highest Object of our Affection.
THE TRECENA OF SEED/KAN: THE FACTS OF LIFE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
5 Star/LAMAT (la ‘maht), Cherokee, Rabbit/TAKATO’KA, Destiny Kin 148, Position 8
January 15, 2025, 01/15/2025; Last Round: April 30, 2024, 04/30/2024
Star energy multiplies the “object of our affection” to abundance.
TRECENA OF SEED/KAN: THE FACTS OF LIFE
My gift for the Tzolk’in round is the “Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment.” Volume 1 covers the first two seasons of the Tzolk’in round. The “Field Guide” is available to download from a link on the 13-day Trecena Guide Page.
Tracking your thoughts during one 13-day trecena, you will see the synchronicity of Time, and an ascension as the answer to a prayer you hold as an Intention of thought from the beginning.
The Seed/KAN trecena is the beginning of Season 3, found in Volume 2.
NOTE: If you see repeating numbers, SacredScribes is a resource to check the meaning of Angel Numbers.
5 Star/LAMAT (Cherokee, Rabbit/TAKATO’KA – Day 5 of 13 of the 1 Seed/KAN trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Free Date Calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com
Galactic Tone 5: Empowerment. At the center of the cube we find Five. Five is an intelligent, organizing force which manages communications and materials, knowledge and application. Fives are natural net workers who gather what is needed. These persons can probe directly to the core of any situation making them excellent investigators.
Star/LAMAT: Star energy is multiplication of all things to abundance. Star has been associated with the fertility of rabbits for its ability to multiply. As each sun in the sky, Star persons shine equally in all directions. This natural tendency of harmony and balance can become compulsion, motivating Star to be too agreeable and too generous, rejected gifts cause fear and resentment. When a Star believes it has been given too much, they are weakened or may even collapse. In this “Black Hole” state, Stars are prone to verbal jousting and arguing to force their point of view on everyone.
A GOOD DAY TO: Ask for Abundance in all relations.
Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA: Symbol-Venus, The Morning Star cycle of 260 days and Evening Star cycle of another 260 days, inspired the 13 numbers, 20 Day sign Sacred Calendar. Rabbit is the Trickster of Cherokee culture, matching the Coyote in other nations. The personification of Light and New Life, Sunrise, the scion (a first-generation descendant) of the Moon-Father of earth children, the Rabbit is fertility, be fruitful and multiply. Represents softness, gentleness and vulnerability. LAMAT– Totem Rabbit. Energies of re-birth, regeneration, ripening, harvest and abundance. This person is overflowing with love energy in all areas of life. Spiritual growth is natural and with ease due to the unconditional love energy that flows.
[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]
