Saturday, October 1, 2005, 04:30 AM
Years ago I saw an IMAX feature on taking a ride on the space shuttle. Since that time, I have had thoughts and desires to take a ride into space. There are not many in my life who speak of such desires and I probably am thought of as eccentric or a little bit nuts to even be thinking of such things, especially since I'm in my sixties.But! Hope lives on when I see that a USA scientist, 60 yrs old, paid the Russians $20,000,000 - yep, that's millions - for a ride into space. That just takes my breath away and I wish him well.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/01/russia.olsen.ap/index.html
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 10:35 AM - Musings
The forming of the hurricane eventually named Katrina was pinpointed in my hurricane forecast. However,I foolishly wrote that the Gulf would be clear for the quarter Moon period of Aug 26th. The backup models for the Gulf coast states were not checked because the indications for the storm to move up the east coast were so strong that I didn't bother. Katrina is now affecting the east coast today, Aug 30 and tomorrow the 31st validating more of my forecast.
Being more specific about weather conditions can be done but it would take an individual too long to cover a daily report for all the coastlines during hurricane season - even the peak three months. Were there more of us, we could add much more to the weather forecasting capabilities currently in use.
We watch tv forecasters try to give direction to the storm when they can see the storm, but they cannot; only computer projections are used. True, the projections are getting better but there is no way they can prepare a long range forecast and see the storm before it develops. Time after time I and other astrometeorologists have proven that to be true.
Also in the forecast, was noted a second system affecting Puerto Rico perhaps to form sooner than the Miami event, and checking further, I found P.Rico had over 13 inches of rain Aug 25-26th! The hurricane report was developed in April 2005.
The prediction of a season riddled with storms has proved itself all too early as there is more to come with the peak of the season not here yet.
Take care everyone who is in the way of a storm.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005, 03:56 PM - Musings
We've been to the beach. I took my own advice from the long range weather report and made use of the good days when they came along. Some of our beach weather here in Rhode Island was spectacular and some was pretty dismal. A friend and his new wife have a food stand at one of our local beaches. They complained that July was not a great month for sales as there were only about two weeks total in the month that they could open up.
August gave us the searing heat and mostly dry weather but there was quite a bit of marine influence that made beaching not so pleasant with fog and mists.
Today, however, was near perfect. The water was free of the red seaweed that we found earlier in the month. With no offshore hurricanes making their way out of our territory the water was very clear and calm and a nice temperature.
The clouds were plentiful today and I wanted express my pleasure here at their beauty. It has been quite a while that I've seen clouds in so many formations all at once. When last in Florida I would see the clouds become taller and taller and by afternoon the showers would begin. That was the picture for us today.
By late this afternoon, the picturesque scene included the rainfall we could see off in the distance - the sky is so big when at the beach. However, we were dry until we hit the road about 5pm.
On the way home we cross the Mt. Hope Bridge that connects Aquidneck Island (Newport RI is there) and Bristol and points north, and as we approached and climbed up, it looked as though we were going to drive right into the beautiful clouds = it was a sight to behold. Some of the clouds were brilliantly white, some darker as we got closer. On the last road to home I saw the sunshine nestled inbetween a white and a very dark cloud...wishing for a camera at that point.
We hope to get a few more beach days before the cooler weather comes in because the ocean water is nice and warm through October. It is truly amazing how quickly the summer season passes. Most people think of September as a fall month but, nay, nay, it is the last 3 weeks of summertime!
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Friday, June 10, 2005, 04:11 AM - Techniques
During my trip to the beautiful USA state of Washington in May 2005, an afternoon was spent at one of the viewing spots on the mountain, Johnson Ridge.The National Parks station facility as new since Johnson Ridge was blown away in 1980 and it is worth visiting time and again. The impact of the devastation truly imbeds in the mind. The mountain is mostly cleared of the downed trees and 25 years of new growth is evident, however, the sight of the valley below with the new mud flats instead of the river that flowed before the erruption is one that will not go away easily.
How can such a weather disaster be forecast? While in Washington, I lectured on the fundamentals of long range weather forecasting and also the St. Helens erruption and the Tsunami at the Northwest Astrological Conference (NORWAC).
By creating a series of charts for the time and location of the event, one can easily see how the planets and Moon were positioned. If the astrologer can see the disaster in these charts, then future impacting events for these locations can be prepared.
There are astrologers, including myself, who have forecast hurricanes successfully. We need more astrologers who will look in other places, who will fulfill a great need to understand how any kind of weather will impact us. Since we can do this kind of work, isn't it logical to add our expertise to the weather services around the world?
It is my hope and dream during my lifetime to have Astrometeorology impact our weather forecasts in order to prepare people for the events. The contribution I am making is to further the role of long range forecasting to those who will carry on the tradition after I am gone.
The new dome growing on the mountain is to me like a heartbeat, or a bomb ticking away at the ultimate destiny. Shouldn't someone be watching?
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Sunday, May 22, 2005, 04:45 AM - Techniques
Last January I began to work on the spring long range forecast for 2005. The model that I use is very different than the scientific method used by meteorologists. My models are charts of the new, full and quarter Moons plus a chart that depicts the season overview. For those who have a smattering of astrological knowledge, you may find this technical observation of spring interesting.
The planet Saturn was positioned at the base of the spring season chart, a chart called the Cardinal Sun Ingress at zero degrees of Aries, or the moment the Sun crosses the line of the equator. Saturn is a planet that seldom brings good news or fair weather.
Not only was Saturn at the base of the chart, the part that gives about 50% information about the temperature of the season ahead, but the Moon was also placed in the same vicinity. The two together made for an easy forecast of a wet and chilly spring. What does summer hold? Saturn is in the same position and the planet Venus, representing more wet weather, is next to Saturn in the summer chart. Need I say more?
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