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Tag Archives: Mythology

Podcast #8: Venus, KELT-11b and Blood Moon Pregnancies

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 27 Apr, 2017 by Allen Versfeld28 Apr, 2017
Artist’s impression of KELT-11b orbiting its host star. Image credit: Walter Benjamin.

Welcome to the 8th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast!  This week, Cathrine continues her series on The Planets with the hottest world in our Solar System: Venus.  Allen then reports on the discovery, by a telescope at SAAO’s facility in Sutherland, of KELT-11b, an unusually inflated exoplanet.  And finally we look at what is apparently a common question in parts of the world: Is it safe to watch a Lunar Eclipse, while pregnant? This is Cathrine’s second appearance in … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Urban Astronomer Podcast | Tagged Moon, Mythology, Planet, podcast, Q&A, Solar System, Venus | 2 Replies

Will the Blood Moon harm my unborn baby?

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 9 Oct, 2014 by Allen Versfeld3 Sep, 2019
Lunar eclipse, also known as a "Blood Moon"

Dear Urban Astronomer I am pregnant, and am worried that all these Blood Moons could harm my baby. I have asked around in my community, but everybody has their own scary story about what will happen to my baby if I go outdoors during the blood moon. Please let me know what precautions I must take. Yours, Hypothetical Reader   The blood moon will not hurt your baby Okay so nobody actually mailed this question to me.  But at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Astronomy 101, Bad Science, UFO's and Modern Myths, Questions and Answers | Tagged Lunar Eclipse, Mythology, Q&A, The Moon | 8 Replies

Mercury

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 19 Mar, 2013 by Allen Versfeld29 Mar, 2017
Mercury

Mercury is one of The five classical planets and an easy naked eye object.  The planets stood out from the other stars to our ancestors because of the way they all moved in regular patterns against the night sky, but Mercury was unique in its rapid motion and the way it never strayed far from the sun.  If the planets were to be named for gods, then it was only natural that the flighty mercurial one should be their messenger. … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Astronomy 101, The Solar System | Tagged Mercury, Mythology, Planet, Solar System | Leave a reply

Mars

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 15 Sep, 2011 by Allen Versfeld4 Jul, 2017
Mars. Illustration by Jody Terblanche

Mars is the third of the classic planets. It is not one of the brightest, but it stands out for two reasons: It has a vivid orange-red colour and it makes large retrograde motions in the sky every year and a half. As we watch Mars from night to night, it slowly moves to the East. Every now and then (whenever Earth overtakes Mars in its orbit), Mars stops moving and reverses direction. After about a month, it resumes its normal … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Astronomy 101, The Solar System | Tagged Mars, Mythology, Planet | 2 Replies
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