With the Solar Eclipse about to hit the USA and a partial eclipse in many other places including the UK, it interesting to note that what is now a special tourist event was once something to be feared. Whilst it is quite well known that comets were once harbingers of doom in days gone by… Continue reading The Great American Eclipse and harbingers of doom!
Tag: Astronomy
The Vulture Stone at Gobekli Tepe – A monument to a cosmic disaster.
Many of us are familiar with the use of ancient civilisations making monuments that in some way link up to either our calendar, the sun, moon or stars. From the stone circles in the British Isles the Mayan temples in Central America, ancient civilisations often focussed much of their wealth, manpower and engineering to either… Continue reading The Vulture Stone at Gobekli Tepe – A monument to a cosmic disaster.
Legends of the Blood Moon
Much of North America is currently under the gaze of a Blood Moon. We know it today to be formed when light passes through the Earth’s atmosphere, bathing the moon in an eerie red glow. Whilst today’s event is the first of several in the next few years might be either incredible or foreboding depending… Continue reading Legends of the Blood Moon
Stephen Liddell 