Posted on 02/17/2019 9:14:04 AM PST by BenLurkin
Monday morning (Feb.18), you'll be able to watch two planets that will pass in the dawn. One planet is very slowly descending into the dawn twilight and into eventual obscurity, while the other will become increasingly prominent in the weeks and months to come.
The planets in question are Venus and Saturn. Look for them around 5:45 a.m. local time, low above the southeast horizon. Brilliant Venus, shining with a steady silvery-white glow, will be passing about 1.1 degree above and to the left of the much dimmer and yellower Saturn. If you have a telescope you might want to try to get a view of its breathtakingly beautiful rings, although its low altitude — just 10 degrees above the horizon — will be a bit of a handicap since atmospheric turbulence can make for a rather unstable image.
The tilt of the rings was at a maximum in October 2017, but they are still "wide-open" from our earthly perspective, some 24.5 degrees from edgewise. As for Venus, it displays a rather small gibbous shaped disk, 69 percent illuminated by the sun. Venus outshines Saturn's larger but duller disk and rings by some 70-fold.
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I think the Spanish word for the day Friday is named after this planet: Viernes.
Now, I’m hearing the song “Venus” by Frankie Avalon, he with the eight children.
https://i.etsystatic.com/10492517/r/il/3731ec/1601729592/il_fullxfull.1601729592_k06z.jpg
Planet Ring, Solar System Adjustable Ring, Space Jewelry, Earth Moon Jupiter Saturn Mars Venus Uranus Neptune Mercury Pluto Sun
I’m glad Orion is up there to direct traffic.
Some Dem. Congressman is worried they might crash into each other due to global warming.
I just want to know if Orion has a huntin’ license.
“I think the Spanish word for the day Friday is named after this planet: Viernes.”
More likely from the goddess Venus from which the planet got its name.
And the English Friday comes from the old Germanic for the Day of Fryga — Fryga was the Germanic Goddess of Love, their equivalent of Venus!
https://spanishetymology.com/viernes-friday/
Those Englishmen who chose to use the Norse "Frigg," the wife of Odin, rather than Venus to name the weekday made a serious blunder. Her name really fits:
Compare to Venus:
I'll never look at the planet Venus or the weekday Friday the same again. Thanks!
In my ‘educated’ opinion:
Lady Frigg is what you call a “Brick House”.
Miss Venus is the blossoming flower of womanhood we all like to think of.
Lunes from Luna is Moon (Monday)
Martes is from Mars (Tuesday)
Miercoles, Mercury (Wednesday)
Jueves, Jupiter/Juvian (Thursday)
Viernes, Venus (Friday)
Sabado is the Sabbath
In English, Saturn(day) Domingo is for Dominus (The Lord's day)
There were only five known planets (thought of as gods) visible without telescopes. The Germanic languages influenced the English
"The Germanic people adapted the Roman system by identifying Roman gods with their own deities.
Sunday comes from Old English “Sunnandæg," which is derived from a Germanic interpretation of the Latin dies solis, "sun's day." Germanic and Norse mythology personify the sun as a goddess named Sunna or Sól.
Monday likewise comes from Old English “Mōnandæg,” named after Máni, the Norse personification of the moon (and Sól's brother).
Tuesday comes from Old English “Tīwesdæg,” after Tiw, or Tyr, a one-handed Norse god of dueling. He is equated with Mars, the Roman war god.
Wednesday is "Wōden's day." Wōden, or Odin, was the ruler of the Norse gods' realm and associated with wisdom, magic, victory and death. The Romans connected Wōden to Mercury because they were both guides of souls after death. “Wednesday” comes from Old English “Wōdnesdæg.”
Thursday, "Thor's day," gets its English name after the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder, strength and protection. The Roman god Jupiter, as well as being the king of gods, was the god of the sky and thunder. Friday is named after the wife of Odin. Some scholars say her name was Frigg; others say it was Freya; other scholars say Frigg and Freya were two separate goddesses. Whatever her name, she was often associated with Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility. “Friday” comes from Old English “Frīgedæg.”
As for Saturday, Germanic and Norse traditions didn’t assign any of their gods to this day of the week. They retained the Roman name instead. The English word “Saturday” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “Sæturnesdæg,” which translates to “Saturn’s day.” https://www.livescience.com/45432-days-of-the-week.html
So, Friday should be “hump day”?!
The temperature of Germany and England are very different from Rome. Italian frescoes highlight why global warming is good!
Yep...the differences between the frigid far north versus the temperate Mediterranean climate is on display, isn’t it?
My Pop used the expression the other way ‘round. “She’s built like a brick sh!thouse” was a real compliment. He would have applied it to Venus, not Frigg.
SOL here, rain and clouds for the next few days.
*ping*
Ok, so I’m NOT seeing two UFOs every morning around sun up? Damn, and I was soooo sure this time.....
bump
I just bought a new telescope, so, we are having rain for the next forever.
Guess we’re lucky not to have Sharknados and Gatorcanes.
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