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| | =When Goddesses Collide= | | =When Goddesses Collide= |
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| | <p>[[File:Lunar-occult-2007-06-18c.jpg|lunar-occult-2007-06-18c.jpg]]<br /> | | <p>[[File:Lunar-occult-2007-06-18c.jpg|lunar-occult-2007-06-18c.jpg]]<br /> |
| | <em>images by [mailto:anthony@perseus.gr Anthony Ayiomamitis], Athens, Greece</em> </p> | | <em>images by [mailto:anthony@perseus.gr Anthony Ayiomamitis], Athens, Greece</em> </p> |
| − | <p>The Moon is the most powerful object in the sky, for only it can eclipse every other celestial body in its path. When the Moon and any other astro orb meet, the Moon always comes out on top. [http://www.lpod.org/?m=20070523 Saturn] slinks behind and away, [http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-05.htm Mars] is hardly seen at all, and even the mighty [http://www.lpod.org/?m=200603 Sun] goes dark when the Moon glides over it. [http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/7939457.html Stars] and [http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/gallery/celestial/8053152.html clusters], not to mention nebulae and entire galaxies, are hardly a match for our stupendous satellite, our mighty Moon. So the next time your misguided friends praise tiny worlds in the sky, or vast collections of dust and gas, remind them that nothing can come between us and the magnificent Moon. </p> | + | <p>The Moon is the most powerful object in the sky, for only it can eclipse every other celestial body in its path. When the Moon and any other astro orb meet, the Moon always comes out on top. [[May_23,_2007|Saturn]] slinks behind and away, [[March_5,_2004|Mars]] is hardly seen at all, and even the mighty [[March_31,_2006|clusters]], not to mention nebulae and entire galaxies, are hardly a match for our stupendous satellite, our mighty Moon. So the next time your misguided friends praise tiny worlds in the sky, or vast collections of dust and gas, remind them that nothing can come between us and the magnificent Moon. </p> |
| | <p>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</p> | | <p>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</p> |
| | <p><strong>Technical Details:</strong><br /> | | <p><strong>Technical Details:</strong><br /> |
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| | [http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Lunar-Occult-2007-06-18b.htm More occulatation information from Anthony]<br /> | | [http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Lunar-Occult-2007-06-18b.htm More occulatation information from Anthony]<br /> |
| | [http://www.popastro.com/sections/occ/venus_jun2007.htm The June 18, 2007 occultation circumstances]</p> | | [http://www.popastro.com/sections/occ/venus_jun2007.htm The June 18, 2007 occultation circumstances]</p> |
| − | <p align="center"><strong><br /> | + | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[June 18, 2007|Rapid Growth, More to Come]] </p> |
| − | <em>You can now buy any book from Amazon thru [[LPOD]]</em></strong></p>
| + | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[June 20, 2007|A Newer New Map]] </p> |
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