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The series of astronomical events that has our heads lately tilted towards the sky, started with a weak penumbral eclipse on July 7th (the energy chains of Cancer and Leo), followed by a total solar eclipse on 22nd July (normally there are four in a year); and the most recent lunar eclipse on August 6 which was in no way visible to the open eye for several reasons. Firstly, it was “half of the lunar disk” that was involved. Secondly as the Earth was rotating, the moon circumfrenced the outward fringe of Earth’s shadow hence what our astrophysicists at NASA and photographers like Tunc Tezel saw was blurred to the open eye.

There was a full moon and in the first place it never looked like an eclipse occurred but it did. Tezel used 1/500 second pictures at ISO 100 using a Meade 8-inch LX 10 telescope and a Canon EOS 5D Camera confirming the eclipse. The moon seemed to shift between the two frames. While many waited to watch the eclipse some were just not interested owing to the sky being unclear due to the predicted typhoon. In Chicago the eclipse began at 17:04 and ended at 20:14. At New Year’s Eve again,the partial lunar cycle (eclipse) should be visible at least in the Eastern Hemisphere.

It seems that not only astronomers but astrologers are also interested in this event. Robert Hand a renowed astrologer said the energy chains of Cancer associated with the lunar cycle is supposedly responsible for bringing people together and the talks between Barak Obama and Chinese officials are being viewed in the light of this prediction.

The third eclipse, marks the Leo energy cycle also known as the Sirius festival. Leo signifies strife of spiritual self.