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ask jupiter?
(mamakat)
does anyone know what happened to her thread for best surgery dates? i can no longer put off knee replacement and have run out of time so i must get it done next month. i have no...
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Colors around Moon
(hollybattle)
I remember reading in the almanac what it means when you seen blue or other colored auras around the moon, but I can't remember what it said. Can anyone bring me up to date with...
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Need Information on real Christmas Star
(alice knutson)
Years ago I heard a tv astronomer tell of a star that could only be seen around Christmas time. Some people called it the Christmas star. He told how to find it in the sky and it'...
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Lunar Weather Trends.
(Lunartic)
Has any one got any findings/observations on certain 'trends' that appear to happen around certain Moon phases/times of year? Take for example the Harvest Full Moon, always strong...
