Pleiades. Pleiades The Pleiades also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, is the name of an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest to the Earth of all open clusters, probably the best known and certainly the most striking to the naked eye. This asterism is sometimes referred to as the Maia Nebula, perhaps erroneously considering that the reflection nebulosity surrounding Maia is extrinsic.
The cluster is dominated by hot blue stars, which have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud that the stars are currently passing through. Astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years, when it will have dispersed due to gravitational interactions with the spiral arms of the galaxy and giant molecular clouds. Observational History Distance Composition Hindu: Survival Bow Making Instructions.
By Jason Knight The following bow making instructions will help you construct an effective bow in a relatively short amount of time. A quickie bow is a fast-made bow for immediate use in a survival situation. It is carved from a sapling or branch of a tree. The reason it is called a “quickie” bow is because it is made at the time the wood is harvested, rather than waiting a year or more for the wood to season (as is typical for regular bow construction). The advantage of this bow is that it is ready to use right away. Survival Bow Making Instructions 1.
The first step is to select the proper materials. For a quickie bow, you want to start with a relatively straight section of sapling or branch that is free of knots, side branches, and twists. 2. Stand the bow stave upright on the ground, hold the top loosely with one hand, and push outward lightly on the middle of the bow. Lightly pushing on the center, while allowing the stave to swivel, to find the back and belly of the bow 3. 4. 5. 6.
Tonight. Tonight’s chart shows Polaris and the Big and Little Dippers for a September evening. You can use the Big Dipper to find Polaris, which is also known as the North Star. Notice that a line from the two outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper points to Polaris. And notice that Polaris marks the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. The northern sky is a large clock, with Polaris at its center. The hour hand is a line drawn through Dubhe and Merak, the two pointer stars of the Big Dipper. Because the stars make a full circle in 23 hours 56 minutes instead of exactly 24 hours, this star clock is not exactly the same as the one on the wall, but with a little practice you can learn to read it well. The Big and Little Dippers: All you need to know EarthSky astronomy kits are perfect for beginners.
View larger. | Keith Breazeal’s photo of a meteor streaking past the Big Dipper during the 2015 Perseid meteor shower. Watch the Big and Little Dippers circle around Polaris tonight! Moon Phase. Green Light Festival. ShamanicPlanet: Discover the World of Shamanism | Training, Healing, Workshops & Ceremony in Kent, the Garden of England. Woodland Walks | Walking for Health. Leicestershire (including City of Leicester and Rutland) The landscape character of Leicestershire and Rutland is strongly influenced by landform, which in turn directly reflects the geology of the area. Leicestershire and Rutland is generally of moderate elevation, lying mainly between 60m and 180m above sea level, with the broad floodplain of the River Soar roughly dividing area east-west. The rocks of Leicestershire and Rutland are gently tilted to the east with the consequence that the oldest rocks occur in the west and the youngest in the east.
Immediately to the north-west of Leicester, the oldest rocks found in the area, the Precambrian rocks of Charnwood Forest, form an isolated and distinctive area of high relief to the west of the River Soar. Tilting, folding and erosion of these ancient volcanic sediments have created distinctive outcrops that contribute much to the area’s characteristic landscape. In the far north-west of Leicestershire, Carboniferous rocks outcrop, including the Upper Carboniferous Coal Measures. Precambrian.
Sacred Places: Trees and the Sacred. An exploration of how and why places become invested with SACREDNESS and how the SACRED is embodied or made manifest through ART and ARCHITECTURE From the earliest times, trees have been the focus of religious life for many peoples around the world. As the largest plant on earth, the tree has been a major source of stimulation to the mythic imagination. Trees have been invested in all cultures with a dignity unique to their own nature, and tree cults, in which a single tree or a grove of trees is worshipped, have flourished at different times almost everywhere. Even today there are sacred woods in India and Japan, just as there were in pre-Christian Europe. An elaborate mythology of trees exists across a broad range of ancient cultures. In the early historical period, however, there is considerable evidence that trees held a special significance in the cultures of the ancient world. In perhaps a similar fashion, it is believed the ramped terraces of the Mesopotamian ziggurats [cf.
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