This Trophy 1m Schmidt Telescope Was Hitler’s Gift to Mussolini.

In 1938, Adolf Hitler commissioned the production of this one-meter Schmidt telescope at the Carl Zeiss factory, intending to present it as a gift to Benito Mussolini. The telescope — still one of the largest of its kind — was under construction when World War II broke out, delaying its completion. After the war, Soviet […]

What the THE GREAT CONJUNCTION Means for YOU. Saturn + Jupiter through the Houses + AFFIRMATIONS for December 21st (and beyond).

Saturn and Jupiter meet up in the sky approximately every 20 years. The Great Chronocator, the Markers of Time, Saturn and Jupiter conjunct represent a societal changing of the guard. The last Great Conjunction was in the year 2000 in the sign of Taurus at 22 degrees, and symbolically marked a 20-year period of enhanced […]

What is this weird shape/shadow-like thing in the solar eclipse photos that I took?

Title: What That Shadow in Solar Eclipse Photos Really Is—and How to Think About It The allure of a total solar eclipse is hard to overstate. When the Moon slides in front of the Sun, day briefly becomes night, and the solar corona threads its delicate filaments through the sky. It’s a spectacle that invites […]

Horoscopes for the Pisces Full Moon on September 7th, 2025 – All 12 Zodiac Signs

Horoscopes focus on the houses and the key transits at play. They provide a strong foundation, but they can’t capture every nuance of your chart. Keep this in mind as you read the horoscopes below, which explore the energy by rising sign. Eclipse Horoscopes by Rising Sign The horoscopes are written for rising signs. However, […]

Horoscopes for the Gemini Full Moon December 4th, 2025 – All 12 Zodiac Rising Signs

Horoscopes By Rising Sign Horoscopes are written from a Modern, Western Astrology perspective using the Whole Sign House system. Check your rising sign first, but due to derivative astrology, you may also gain additional insight by reading your Sun and Moon signs. Aries Rising: Your third house is illuminated with this Full Moon, so make […]

What’s a positive trait for each sign that isn’t talked about much?

Title: Quiet Strengths: Under-Discovered Positive Traits Across the Zodiac In the popular imagination, astrology often highlights dramatic archetypes — bold Suns, dramatic emotional arcs, and sweeping generalisations about compatibility. Yet every sign carries a gallery of quieter, less-discussed strengths that can be both instructive and deeply human. This piece invites curiosity about those understated virtues: […]

Star trails next to one of the oldest organisms in the world

This is the result of letting my camera take photos continuously for 3 hours, capturing the apparent movement of the stars due to Earth’s rotation. When facing north the stars appear to be circling around the North Star. Perched high in the White Mountains of Eastern California, this gnarled bristlecone pine stands as a testament […]

Are there any scientific studies that have considered people’s entire birth charts rather than just their sun sign?

I have a background in chemistry and I’ve studied courses in astrophysics and cosmology, and the more I learn about astrology the more it fascinates me. I’ve never had any reason to believe that it’s “made up”. I recently started looking for research studies that claim to have disproven astrology but I can only find […]