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2012 Photograph of the Galactic Center

I am so happy because last night – actually between 4 and 5 AM – I finally got a photograph of the galactic center. It is so cool!!!

You can see Sagittarius and the tail of Scorpio right beside it. And, there, glowing quietly, the galactic center.

The problem has been clouds and haze. I’ve woken up four mornings, crept around in the dark to the “berm” where you can see the whole sky . . . and have only seen haze covering the stars.

This morning, the big problem, even though the stars were visible to the horizon, was wind. I feared that with such long exposures – over 30 seconds – I would only get blurry light spots. However, I held tightly to my tripod so it would not quiver in the gusts. The result? I have at least one photograph that beautifully shows the constellations and the center of the Milky Way!

Yay!

On December 21, 2012, the earth and sun will line up with the galactic center. Some think this will create momentous events on earth. We shall see!

Carol Chapman —

Teleseminar Guest, Author of Facing Myself

Hi again,

Jennifer Borchers, our guest on the fre.e teleseminar tonight which highlights dream interpretation, is the author of Facing Myself: Reflections from Past Lives, Dreams and Psychic Readings which is available on Amazon.

Time: 8:00 PM EST

Carol Chapman —

Teleseminar Tonight at 8:00 PM EST

Tonight, Tuesday, February 24th, at 8:00 PM is free teleseminar night.

Our guest tonight will be Jennifer Borchers from New York City who will tell us about a fascinating system she uses for dream interpretation.

During the telephone seminar, you will have the opportunity to:

Learn Jennifer’s dream interpretation system
Ask Jennifer questions
Bring your dreams forward for dream interpretation
Make suggestions for interpreting other people’s dreams
Discuss other topics of interest
I’d be happy to discuss the Winter Star Party after dream interpretation

For most people, during the last call, it was easy and quick to get on the call. However, some people received a recording saying that “all circuits are busy.” If you receive the recording, just keep dialing again until you are connected. It may take a number of tries. Do NOT give up. I’ve been using this service for a while and occasionally it is difficult to get on the call. Eventually you will get on the call.

At the same time as the call, I will also be connected to my email service. If you’re having trouble getting on the call, send me an email so I can send you an email to assure you that the call is progressing and that we are here waiting for you.

Remember, Edgar Cayce said that dream study is important because everybody can access soul guidance through their dreams. Cayce also said that the dreamer is the best person to interpret their own dreams . . . even better than the best dream interpreter.

If you’re interested in being on the call and do not receive my enewsletter, register for this blog and I’ll put you on the list to receive the telephone number and the passcode.

Talk with you tonight . . .

Carol Chapman —

Looking for Sagittarius

My internal clock awoke me at 2:45 AM. Time to get to the berm and look for Sagittarius.

Why Sagittarius? I want to photograph the Galactic Center and it’s in the constellation Sagittarius.

Carol Chapman —

Will we make it through the gate in time?

We’re on Highway 1 in the Florida Keys where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour. It’s 4:54 PM. We have over 50 miles to go. Registration closes at 6:00 PM. We’d like to get to the Winter Star Party before registration closes for the day. Registration started at 1:00 PM. We wanted to avoid the line up of hundreds of people waiting to get in. However, there’s a good chance we’re not going to make it by 6:00 PM.

Nonetheless, hope springs eternal. We’ve been through the mangrove swamp, crossed a number of bridges over azure water, and passed people fishing. A pelican just flew over our car.

From my point of view, I am happy that we’re going to get there on registration day. In the past, we have occasionally arrived a couple of days late. Of course, those were days when it was raining and, frankly, those years, we postponed arriving because it is not much fun camping out when it’s raining. Much nicer to hole up in a warm, dry motel and wait for the rain to end.

But, today the sun is shining as it slowly sinks toward the horizon. Although there are clouds in the sky, there is also a lot of blue – hope of a good viewing sky tonight. There’s always such a rush to set up and get a glimpse of Saturn or the moons of Jupiter.

Even though there are many gorgeous photographs of these heavenly objects in books, movies, and on the internet, still, it is so special to see them in real time and real life, suspended in space, really and truly, looking so alive and vibrant. It’s always a thrill.

The real issue is not whether we will make it to the Winter Star Party before registration closes or whether we will have our first glimpse of Saturn tonight. We can always register and set up our telescope tomorrow. It’s all about the gate. At 7:00 PM, the gate slams shut. You can’t get in. It’s guarded by a police officer.

Headlights are not allowed once the sky gets dark and it’s simply too dangerous to drive in the campsite without headlights. If we don’t get inside the gate before 7:00, we’ll have to park on the road and haul our bed linens in on our backs.

Definitely, not preferred. It’s not much fun making up a bunk bed by a dim red-colored flashlight.

Everything and everyone uses only red-colored mute lights after dark. Otherwise, night vision would be compromised. The communal bathrooms are lit with red fluorescent lights. Mickey’s onsite grill switches from white to red lights. Many people wear a tiny red light that hangs from a lariat around their neck so other people can see them walking in the dark.

Uh oh! We’ve just hit a line of cars barely moving. What is it? An accident? A flea market? The stop and start traffic has got John sighing. It looked good until this traffic slow down. Will we make it through the gate in time?

Carol Chapman —

Barreling Down I 95 with my Laptop

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My brother has called my husband Mr. Gadget. I can see why. During this trip to the 25th Annual Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys, I am, for the first time, writing on my laptop and, at the same time, connected to the internet.

I’m using a broadband cellular modem. It is mine so I guess I’m a bit of a Mrs. Gadget.

However, here’s the part about Mr. Gadget. It wasn’t enough for John to use the laptop on battery. He needed to charge its battery as we went along with this gadget he bought at a Roger Wilco truck stop service center. It’s called (and I quote) “It’s a 200 watt power inverter that takes 12 volts DC from the car’s electrical system through the cigarette lighter and provides 120 volts 60 HZ AC. So, it’s like being plugged in! And, it runs cool as a cucumber. It’s got a fan in it. The inverter sits in the drink holder so it remains in a fixed position when you have lateral G forces induced by cornering and longitudinal G forces from braking or acceleration.”

John wanted me to use the laptop while we drove along as an experiment to see if we would have any interruption in internet service as we cruised past cell phone towers. I am happy to report that we seem to be having NO trouble seamlessly receiving signals from one cell phone tower after another as we go barreling down Florida’s I95 toward the Florida Keys.

As I said yesterday, we’re taking our yearly 1000 plus mile trek to the Keys to attend the 25th annual Winter Star Party hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society. I hope to interview people specifically on the Milky Way’s galactic center and its association, if any, with the last day of the Mayan Long Count Calendar on December 21, 2012.

Carol Chapman —

2012: On the Road Again

We’re on the road again on a quest for greater understanding of what to expect in 2012.

This time, we’re going to the 25th annual Winter Star Party hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society where we hope to learn more about the earth and sun’s alignment with the galactic center on the Winter Solstice on December 21, 2012.

Carol Chapman —

Orb Appears During Ghost Hunters Investigatation

While paranormal investigators scanned the Sandusky Hotel in Sandusky, Indiana, for ghosts, a floating orb appeared, which was captured on video. At the same time, the paranormal investigator’s instruments registered heightened electrical energy. The Sandusky Hotel used to be a nursing home. Investigators deemed it a likely candidate for ghosts since people had died during the time the building had been a nursing home.

Another interesting incident occurred when a video camera captured a moving orb, or transparent ball. Stone notes that an orb is on the left in the video and says that instruments showed a burst of electrical energy.

Ghost’s2009 My Story: Ghost hunters investigate Sandusky’s Hotel Rieger

Although the orb appeared on videotape, Rob Stone, of Nomine Paranormal Research of Fort Wayne, Indiana, said that investigators have to be careful about attributing orbs to ghosts. He also said that about 99.9 percent of the time, orbs in photographs are produced by dust, insects and other natural phenomena.

I wonder, then, was this orb the 0.1 percent of orbs that is actually spirit based, according to Rob Stone’s definition of orbs, or was it a floating dust mote?

Carol Chapman

Giant UFO Seen by Residents of Entire Siberian City

Many of the residents of a 300,000 population Siberian City saw this giant UFO. Follow the link to the photo. People managed to get the UFO photos with their cell phones.

On February 15^thof this year at around 6pm the residents of the south eastern Siberian city of Chita (population around 300,000) in Russia witnessed a giant UFO cross their city and then disappear over the horizon. Some managed to photograph the craft with their mobile phones. Shocked pedestrians stopped in the town centre and in parks and pointed to sky declaring the object to be a UFO. Above is a photo of the craft.

All News Web – Russia: Giant UFO seen by entire Siberian city, photo.

A Fun Orbs Photo

This is from Marianna Vanderklift in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She sent this fun orb picture of her cousin, David Chasse, who is a singer and performer in Holland.

The orb is floating over the cousin’s right thigh. He’s dressed up in red and green finery for a Christmas greeting that reads, “Merry Christmas Baby!” What fun!

Here is a close up of the above orb. I’ve used brightness/contrast in Photoshop to make the orb more visible against the black coat. Amazingly,this orb appears to have a comical face in it. Is this just a coincidence or the face of the spirit represented by the orb?

Here, again, is the close up of the orb in one of the orb photos taken by Margaret G. in New Zealand posted February 13, 2009 on this blog. This orb also appears to have a face in it. Margaret has subsequently informed me that what I thought might be a goatee in this image is actually a light switch on the wall behind the orb. Oh!

Thanks, Marianna for sending the fun picture of your cousin.

Carol Chapman —