Aurora reflections thru an oncoming storm, Taken by Gregory Ash on August 17, 2026 @ Ely, Minnesota
Beauty on the Way, and Identified Flying Object
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/18/2026
NEAR-MISS CME SPARKS AURORAS: A CME passed closed to Earth on Aug. 17th. It didn’t hit, but sparked auroras anyway. A G1-class geomagnetic storm developed as Earth grazed the CME’s magnetized wake. Gregory Ash saw the display from Ely, Minnesota.
“In spite of distant wildfire smoke and an approaching storm, it was very peaceful watching the developing aurora reflection under the sparkling stars and Milky Way!” says Ash.
Auroras, Taken by Jessica Fridrich on August 18, 2026 @ Binghamton, NY
NOTE: The closer we get to the Equinox, the more Auroras appear due to the alignment between the Sun and Earth’s magnetic poles.
A ‘UFO BUBBLE’ OVER THE GREAT LAKES: It appeared without warning. On Saturday night, Aug. 15th, a luminous bubble expanded over the Great Lakes. In the middle, a point of light slowly moved away. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” reports Ben Kawecki, who photographed the display from Awenda Park, Ontario:
It was a rocket. Earlier that evening, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral. One orbit later, the upper stage came back around and vented its leftover propellant above the Great Lakes. Kawecki witnessed the expanding cloud.
This was a mission for Globalstar. If you own an iPhone, you’re a customer: Apple’s Emergency SOS runs on Globalstar’s network, and Apple reserves 85% of its capacity. The Falcon 9 rocket deployed 8 new satellites to the Globalstar constellation, bringing the total to roughly 94. Most are obsolete and retired, but about 30 are active (including the newcomers).
Globalstar satellites operate more than 1,000 km above Earth, a relatively high orbit. At that altitude, the propellant expanded into vacuum and formed a glowing sphere–a high-altitude cousin of the “space jellyfish” effect often seen in lower deployments.
Bonus: Only 38 minutes after Globalstar blasted off, SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 from California–the shortest gap in the company’s history. The payload was a spy satellite, so we can’t tell you anything about it.
The UFO is identified, but the mission is unknown. God turns all things to our Highest Good.
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery
The Sun Today
Daily Sun: 18 Aug 26
Two sunspots (4506 and 4507) have ‘beta-gamma’ magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. Both reside near the western limb in geoeffective earth-facing position.
Coronal Holes: 18 Aug 26
Solar wind flowing from these coronal holes should reach Earth on Aug. 20-21. Credit: NASA/SDO | more data
Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity
13 Star/LAMAT represents an Ascension to Holy Ground, completing the cycle of 1 Wisdom/CIB and an Intention of Divine Wisdom. This is a Day to Give Thanks for the Father, the Sun, and the Holy Ghost. The Father knows everything and if we Ask and Seek to know, the Divine Truth shall be revealed. We have nothing to fear, and everything to gain when we focus on the Lord as the Highest Object of our Affection. God Answers our prayers before they are even spoken.
THE TRECENA OF WISDOM/CIB: AN ILLUMINATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
13 Star/LAMAT (la ‘maht), Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA, Destiny Kin 208, Position 8
August 18, 2026, 08/18/2026; Times Before: 12/01/2025, 05/16/2025, 06/29/2024, 10/13/2023
THE TRECENA OF WISDOM/CIB: AN INHERITANCE OF WISDOM
Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide Page for the “Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment.” My gift for the Tzolk’in round offers an overview for each 13-day trecena and the aspects of each day of the Tzolk’in round. The page also offers a link to resources for your own practice of counting the days to conceive your own discernment of the Meaning of Time.
THE 4TH SEASON OF ASCENSION: 1 Wisdom/CIB begins the 4th Season, found in VOLUME 2: Tzolk’in Seasons 3 and 4 (PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 20, 2020)
13 Star/LAMAT (Cherokee, Rabbit/NOQUI’SEGWA) – ASCENSION of the 1 Wisdom/CIB trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and FREE Tzolk’in calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com
Galactic Tone 13: Ascension; Thirteen assists us to go to the next higher step, propels us to try something new or to try again. Thirteen energy takes us over the next mountain just to see what is there. Thirteen carries the last success to the newest effort. Thirteen is a number associated with the Ascended Masters, creation, expansion, and manifestation.
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 of the Moon-Mother/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]
