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Friday, September 23, 2011

Equinox 2011 in Malibu (Wright Ranch)

Wisdom Quarterly
() The History Channel's "Lost Worlds" series features the Pagans of the Orkney Islands, Skara Brae and the Ring of Brodgar.


(Kineticfoto/Flickr)

Autumnal Equinox 2011: Sky Show Caps First Day of Fall
John Roach (National Geographic News)
Jupiter, Big Dipper add to Northern Hemisphere's cosmic display.

Stars and planets are lining up for the change of seasons during the Northern Hemisphere's autumnal equinox -- the first day of fall -- which will happen in 2011 at 5:05 a.m. ET Friday.

As if to mark the first full night of fall, the bright star Arcturus will hang high above the point where the sun sets on September 23, said Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky & Telescope magazine in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Off to Arcturus' right will be the Big Dipper, positioned so that its ladle-like shape appears upright to ground-based observers, with its bowl to the right and handle to the left.

Meanwhile, planet-hunters will be able to watch brilliant Jupiter glide across the sky almost all night long from the fall equinox through the end of October. More

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Burma's Lady travels into country

USCampaignforBurma.org (beardedmagazine.com)

PAGAN, Burma (AP) — Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi visited an ancient city of temples and met with her youngest son during her first trip into the countryside since her release from house arrest in Rangoon in November.

The 66-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate planned to spend four days on a private trip to Bagan -- also known as Pagan [pronounced puh-gawn] -- where her son Kim Aris was also visiting from Britain. She last went there in 1989 for a political appearance that drew thousands of residents.

Aung San Suu Kyi, right, receives flowers as she arrives at Bagan Hotel, July 4, 2011. Against the wishes of military dictators, she was making her first trip into the countryside since her release from house arrest last November (AP/Khin Maung Win).

Suu Kyi plans further trips to meet supporters outside Rangoon, the country's largest city [and former capital], although the state-controlled media warned her last week against political trips, saying they could cause chaos and riots. More