Wednesday, August 23, 2017

ECLIPSE Follow-up and Beyond

ECLIPSE Follow-up and Moving On
Did you learn anything?  Did you feel anything??  Did you resolve anything???

Executive Summary
1.       Science
2.       National Movement
3.       Deeper Religious Significance
4.       The Future of the Universe

1.  The Science of the Total Solar Eclipse
There are several areas of interest in the science of the Eclipse.  Understand the sun, the earth, and the universe.  Understand the motion of the sun, earth, moon, and stars:  this is called ‘celestial mechanics’. 

Think of the plane of the planets revolving around the sun, looking down such that the planets move around the sun in counterclockwise direction.  The Earth rotates in a counterclockwise direction, and the moon revolves around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction. 

ECLIPSE:  ‘Lynnette’s Observation’ coining a new term, if it is new:  Looking down on the solar plane, the Earth rotates counter-clockwise and the East coast sees the sun three hours before the West coast.  Hence, you expect  the ‘path of totality’ to move from East to West, as the Earth rotates.  This is how it will be in seven years moving from Maine to Texas in 2024. However, as you know, it went from Oregon to SC here in 2017.   Lynnette observes the ‘solar solstice’ is half way between April 8 and August 21.

ECLIPSE:  ‘Charlie’s Observation’  We wanted to ‘lead the pack’ coming up from Utah to Idaho Falls and so started driving at 4:48am. Crossing the border before sunrise, still dark, we observed the crescent moon (just a sliver) with tips at 5 and 10 on the face of the moon.  The left tip pointed directly at the morning planet/star and I thought of the Islamic symbol.  I’m sure you saw this too.  This was the day before ECLIPSE, on August 20th. After totality on August 21st, we could see the planets Venus to the upper-right and Jupiter at lower-left.

2.  The Nation coming together in observance
With all the coverage by all media, the nation found relief from the hate from Democrats and associated hate groups.  Even the Trump distractors jumped onboard for the nation to come together.  Those in the path of totality were blessed, and many drove to join them.  Many made it a family event since it is so rare to have a solar eclipse covering all of America.

3.  The Deeper Religious Meaning
Here are some words believed by both the Jewish community and the Christian community, from Genesis on the Creation:  Genesis Chapter One, Verses 14-16
14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the nighthe made the stars also
                                                                                                                                                         

4.  The Future of Mankind/Earth/Universe
The Creator is in control and the timeline is set.  With the Second Coming, mankind, the human family, moves to the next part of Eternity.  Also, the Earth moves from its orbit, closer to Kolob.  We can ponder and discuss this further.  “Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have Eternal Life: …”
                                                                                    


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