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I hate to lose. And even worse than losing, I hate being stupid.

The seven days of the week are even named after the seven original planets. Sunday Mo(o)nday, and Satur(n)day are the most obvious, while Tuesday through Friday are more than a bit obscure. Tiw was an ancient Germanic god of war, as Mars was to the Romans, so Tuesday is actually Mars's day. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the carrier of the dead--a Germanic grim reaper--fulfilling one of Mercury's less well-known jobs. (Continued in comments)

And it is no wonder that all of our basic units of time are based on the sky: A year traced the time it took for the sun to go all the way around the sky to reappear at the same location again, while a month (“moon-th“) is about the time it takes for the moon to circle the earth.

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Took this picture on our walk yesterday. Nature can be so gorgeous and so violent--sometimes at the same time. Sort of like humans. I cannot see a god in this chaos as the administration further reeks havoc with P. 2025. Any god who approves of this current government is not a god I want any part of. Period.
Yet ... I do believe in rainbows. 🌈

I do not believe
in God because of rainbows.
Where's God in this mess?

This book earns a weak recommendation for me. It provides a variety of content to include scientific facts, geography, its history in culture, moon-gazing tips, and much, much more. Certain parts were odd to me, like the collection of poetry. I‘ll admit, I‘ve already forgotten most of the facts. But, tonight when on trash duty, I looked up into the sky and it was like truly noticing an old friend that I‘ve taken for granted for much too long.

She's mostly gone
Some other place

I'm getting by
In other ways

Everything it whispered in my ear
Is coming true

A quick read. Very informative and interesting. A very accessible method of learning the very basics of astronomy and astrophysics.

I started this one before the total eclipse in April of this year. I lost interest after that and just picked it up. It was definitely interesting, especially the history of how eclipses were used to help map the size and shape of the world centuries ago. It's my own fault for losing interest after seeing the eclipse. Definitely recommend if you'd like to learn more about eclipses.

“Earth is part of the solar system.“

This book was published in 2020. This book provides a lot of information on the planets in our solar system. This book can be good to introduce space before the unit. Many students are interested in space and want to learn more about it. This book could become a resource to those students.