During May, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars will dance with each other, clearly visible (for some) in the morning skies. This Friday May 13 they will form a tight triangle with Mars blinking dimly to the lower left as the image shows. Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter are in Aries while Mars is in Taurus. Later this month, Venus and Mercury move into Taurus then at month’s end the Moon joins in the party. This is a rare global event and, while observatories will be open, most are probably already booked out.
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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 12:51pm NZST. Its epicentre was 10km SW of Christchurch at a depth of 5km

The force of this earthquake has created far more damage than the one they had in September and this time they have also had multiple fatalities. Their landmark Cathedral has lost its spire and many buildings have collapsed with people trapped inside. Already there are graphic images of the damage and injuries sustained from the quake, and aftershocks continue while the cameras roll.

This is the second quake Christchurch has endured within a 6 month period. The previous quake occurred 4 September 40km west of Christchurch at 4:35am when most people were at home asleep, and it occurred at a depth of 33km and therefore it caused less damage than today’s very shallow quake.

This is the chart for the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Read more »

Venus has become such a fascination for me since delving into her-story. Seems his-story has demoted her to a beauty queen without a pageant, instead of the powerful regent she really is. She has been progressively stripped of her power
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