Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays! 2015 is going to be an amazing year! How do I know? I'm posting this entry from my phone.
Enjoy the picture of the holiday lights in the Lincoln Park Zoo highlighting the Chicago skyline.
The Great Conjunction- Function: What does it all mean?
If you are living under a rock or not into Google, you most likely did not see this picture: So, if you did see this and think: how cute! Let me click on this. You already know. So, today is December 21st which is the winter solstice. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the astrological first day of winter is the longest night of the year. What you may not know is that two planets are aligned so it appears as if they are giving each other a "high-five". They call this a conjunction when planets are aligned. How cute, right? They have not been this close since 1663, so this is an epic event. So, you will be seeing something that Galileo saw when he devised telescopes. This event happens every 20 years but every 321 years or so where you can see it in great detail. Both of these planets are beautiful, not like Earth but beautiful. Now, if you are like me and live in an area of light pollution, most likely you will see a star and a planet. Here, in Chicago proper, ...
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