Expanding Light and Heat
As the solar wind flows out from the Sun at supersonic speeds, it blows up a bubble known as the heliosphere. At the termination shock, roughly 9.3 billion miles away from us in every direction, the solar wind slows down abruptly. Beyond this point it continues to move outwards, but it is much hotter. ” said Eric Zirnstein, lead author of one of the papers at Princeton. (Source: As Solar Wind blows our Heliosphere Balloons, NASA)
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 11/09/2026
VERY HIGH SPEED SOLAR WIND: Earth is inside a fast-moving stream of solar wind flowing from a wide hole in the sun’s atmosphere. Wind speeds are currently topping 700 km/s (1.6 million mph). NOAA forecasters are predicting a G1-class geomagnetic storm with high-latitude auroras on Nov. 9th.
MUTUAL OCCULTATION OF JUPITER’S MOONS: What would Galileo think? When the great astronomer discovered Jupiter’s moons 400 years ago, they were no more than pinpricks of light in his primitive telescope. Fast-forward to 2026, and they are fully-resolved spherical worlds:
This rare movie shows Europa partially eclipsing Ganymede on Nov. 7th. Günther Strauch recorded the event from Borken, Germany, using a 16-inch Meade telescope.
Galilean moons can only eclipse and occult each other near Jupiter’s equinox–or about once every 6 years. This season’s equinox falls on Dec. 16th. Observers who try to record these events typically see no more than unresolved points of light. Strauch actually resolved both disks: Ganymede at 1.34″ and Europa at 0.80″. A 16-inch telescope’s theoretical resolution limit (the Dawes limit) is about 0.29 arcseconds, so he was working near the edge of what the instrument can do
In the video, Europa is the smaller, brighter dot. Its icy surface reflects much more light than Ganymede’s darker landscape. Europa’s higher surface brightness makes it easy to follow as it passes in front of Ganymede, which is larger than the planet Mercury.
Answer: “I think I’d like a Meade”
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery
BE ALERT FOR FIREBALLS THIS WEEK: If you see a fireball this week, it is probably a Taurid meteor. Eliot Herman photographed this one disintegrating over Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 7th:
“It is Taurid season,” says Herman. “This fireball was at 11:49 pm in Tucson captured over the Catalina mountains. It left a faint 30 sec smoke trail.”
Taurids come from Comet 2P/Encke. Encke’s debris stream is rich in pebble-sized chunks, much bigger than the dust grains that fuel most meteor showers. They strike the atmosphere at a leisurely 65,000 mph, burning slowly and brightly, with many becoming fireballs.
The shower peaks this week on Nov. 11th and 12th. The phase of the Moon is favorable: Only a slender crescent will be in the evening sky, and it sets early. Streaks of light may be seen all night long, but especially around midnight when the constellation Taurus is high in the sky.
NEW MOON TONIGHT – See November 8, 2026 Spaceweather Post for Details
Tonight’s New Moon offers the perfect dark sky conditions for night sky observations! The indigenous tribes considered comets, fireballs and meteors as signs of Spirit in the sky.
The New Moon occurs November 9, 07:02 UTC (01:02 AM CST). November’s new moon occurs in Scorpio at 16 degrees and 53 minutes. Scorpio is associated with transformation and death. For some, surviving the Winter depended upon the beaver furs — a “blood sacrifice” during the month of the Full Beaver Moon, November 24, 2026. Beavers were fair game as they were building winter homes for their families. This month marked a time of family turmoil and loss.
Mayan Calendar Time and Synchronicity
Trecena of Deer/MANIK (aka Hand) – Dedicated to a Mission of Unconditional Love
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
5 Monkey/CHUEN (chu ‘wen), Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI, Destiny Kin 31, Position 11
November 9, 2026, 11/09/2026; Times Before: 06/07/2025, 09/20/2024, 01/04/2024, 11/15/2021
The trecena of Deer/MANIK guides a Mission to serve, guard, and protect the whole. One life sacrificed for the sake of another is the way of Salvation for the whole.
THE TRECENA OF DEER/MANIK: THE MISSION TO LOVE
Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide for resources regarding the daily aspects and events of the trecena.
“Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment”
by Debra Malmos, 9 Eagle/MEN
It only takes 13 days to see how Faith is always raised to Knowing the Truth of Answered Prayers. You only have to track your thoughts. Record the matters on your mind to see how your perspective is changed by a Divine Order of Thoughts.
1 Deer/MANIK is the 3nd trecena found in “Tzolk’in Field Guide: Volume 1, Seasons 1 and 2”.
5 Monkey/CHUEN (Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI) – Day 5 of 13 of the 1 Deer/MANIK trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in 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.
Monkey/CHUEN: Monkey is known to the Maya as the Weaver or Weaver of Time. Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality. New patterns or inventions are also woven into our lives by Monkey. Amiable, intelligent, generous and a jack of all trades, Monkey’s innocent curiosity leads to artistic expression and constructive solutions. Many Monkeys become highly respected merchants or speakers. They love performing practical jokes and crave attention, so much so that they may over-act or play the fool to get the spotlight. Monkeys have a short attention span and find it difficult to stay with anything long enough to master it.
A GOOD DAY TO: Begin anything new in your life.
Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI: Star Symbol: Algol, a star in Perseus. Restless energy yearning for long-lost love. Algol was named DEMON STAR or MISCHIEVOUS ONE by the Ancients because it winks and fades at times. Raccoons are full of friendly mischief, eager to swap kisses for candy; magnetic leaders, full of humor and gaiety. Favorite food is corn, the mainstay of the Cherokee. Very artistic while being the “masked bandit” who steals your heart. Totem Monkey: The energy of humor, the artisan and craftsmen of the Universal energy. Helps us to lighten up in all situations, was the glyph of the 4th world creation in conjunction with OC so that we would have humor in all of our endeavors. The humor, when added to a serious situation will allow you to have a less destructive pattern of resolution. This is the “Cosmic joke” energy to help us transcend the duality. A life path of comedian, actor, artist, artisan writer, satirist, any path is enhanced with this humor in conjunction with the creative energies.
[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]
