“In the TED video above, George Smoot talks about the design of the universe. What becomes clear is that for all the appearance of randomness from our perspective here on Earth, when computer modelling is thrown into the mix, an underlying order is quickly revealed. ”
Quote courtesy of Nick Cook, used with his permission (Awesome pictures of stars on his website): http://www.nick-cook.net/
The Uranus Pluto squares of 2012-2015
Uranus and Pluto have been playing hide and seek with one another for months. They have been within 4 degrees of orb of a square since May 11, 2011 (one year ago today), without ever reaching an exact square. The square between Uranus and Pluto with its accompanying turmoil and social shift hits the fan becomes exact June 24, 2012. This is the kick off point of a series of seven recurring exact squares between these two outer planets that complete in March 2015.
This first square might be particularly overwhelming since the transiting Sun will form a T-Square with these two planets just a few days later on June 29. Additionally, Pallas, the little asteroid that packs a big punch with logic, will be conjunct Uranus and part of the T-Square, so we will have yet one more planetary body at the party.
Big, bright, and gorgeous Full Moon–see National Geographic link for pics and more. The Moon will reach Full only 2 minutes after it passes perigee (it’s closest point to Earth). This is the closest that perigee will occur to a Full Moon for this century. The second runner up for this honor occurs Jan 21, 2023.
Transit Of Venus Across the Sun June 5- 6, 2012
This isn’t your regular run-of-the-mill astrological “transit.”
(… the British came and won).
British Rider William Fox-Pitt Wins Rolex 2012 in Kentucky
William Fox-Pitt, a descendant of British PM William Pitt the younger, galloped his way to success this past weekend on Parklane Hawk as he won the 2012 Rolex 4 star (CCI4*) 3 day event held in Lexington, Kentucky. Three times World Number One and nine times British Number One make William Fox-Pitt one of the most successful British Three Day Event Riders of all time and a contender for the Grand Slam prize of $350,000.
His horse, Parklane Hawk (fondly known around the barn as Parker), is a 12-year-old bay off-the-track Thoroughbred from New Zealand on which Fox-Pitt also won the Land Rover Burghley CCI4* in England last fall.