Can You Explore Space Without a Telescope?
One truth about our universe is there are a lot of planets. So many that that’d add up to all the tree’s leaves on Earth. To put that into perspective, if planets were the size of marbles, they’d cover about 50% of the Earth’s surface.
That thought might never cross your mind (unless you’re a scientist, researcher, or omnist, like us). Most of the time, our dizzily spinning planet (about 1,000 miles per hour) can feel like a perpetual dumpster on fire, distracting us from the sky.
So how do we get more cosmic? When our minds and hearts do not often turn to space for answers?
Our universe is massive. It’s hard to imagine just how big it is, so instead of thinking about the universe as a whole, let’s start with our galaxy, primarily the stars and planets.
The Milky Way has as many planets as neurons in your brain and as many stars as cars on Earth (use a star app to see all the stars - no telescope required). Within our Solar System, we have eight planets (nine if you count itty bitty pluto) that get some amount of fanfare, which means we think about our planets and stars a lot more than you think.
1) EKK…Mercury Retrograde
Mercury gets a lot of attention because of its iconic illusion three to four times a year as it retrogrades. For some, Mercury retrograde is a time of frenzy miscommunications and tech-glitches. Still, astrologically, a retrograde is an optical illusion that makes the planet look like it’s marching backward in the sky.
2) Do You Have a Favorite Season?
Equinoxes are when the Earth’s tilt changes how much sun a hemisphere gets. In March and September (spring and fall equinoxes), Earth marries up with its orbit around the sun, which means our host star (the sun) comfortably sits above the equator, and both hemispheres (north and south) get the same amount of daylight.
Here are the equinoxes and solstices:
Spring equinox March 21st (Vernal equinox)
Summer solstice June 20 or 21
Fall equinox September 21 or 23 (Autumnal equinox )
Winter solstice December 21 or 22
3) What’s Your Zodiac Sign?
You might peruse your horoscope to guess what your cosmic future holds. In astrology, the sky is divided amongst the thirteen signs (twelve pie slices of 30 degrees), which don’t accurately represent our galaxy.
Zodiac signs are loosely based on astronomy (very lose), but an astrological zodiac is a clustering of stars that hang out behind the celestial bodies. Some people even have a deep relationship with specific constellations like Orion’s Belt.
That’s where omni comes in as a cosmic consciousness, which is loosely based on astrophysics and many more sciences. We wanted to give you a personal bridge to the cosmos.
Although you might not think the stars and planets are part of your life, they are. So, find more ways to connect by getting a star app and checking out the night sky.