![]() Retrograde Mars: Why would Mars appear to move backwards? Most of the time, the apparent motion of Mars in Earth's sky is in one direction, slow but steady in front of the far distant stars. About every two years, however, the Earth passes Mars as they orbit around the Sun. During the most recent such pass over the last year, the proximity of Mars made the red planet appear larger and brighter than usual. Also during this time, Mars appeared to move backwards in the sky, a phenomenon called retrograde motion. Pictured above is a series of images digitally stacked so that all of the stars images coincide. Here, Mars appears to trace out a loop in the sky. Near the top of the loop, Earth passed Mars and the retrograde motion was the highest. Retrograde motion can also be seen for other Solar System planets. Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel (TWAN). Prior cover: People pausing and passing.
Planet Waves Astrology News | By Eric Francis
The Friday edition of Planet Waves Astrology News is now available, and it's a big one! In it, Eric Francis parses out the coming Mercury retrograde: "The beginning of the retrograde phase teases a perfect square to Uranus; at the very end, the square resolves and, after a long and complex inner journey with many little, big and bigger discoveries along the way, something shifts. I thought I would put a microscope to this unusual transit and see what we discover, looking at Mercury's aspects to the more than 100 minor planets we track, as well as other interesting events that occur during the retrograde...If you are one of those people who is looking for ways to shift your thinking, or searching for new experiences of inspiration, this is a rich moment." There is also the Eric Francis weekly horoscope. Sign up for three months, six months, or
twelve months here. Daily Astrology and Adventure | By Eric Francis The UAC has now begun, and Eric Francis is attending, providing frequent updates of all the exciting events! Here's one: "I can't promise you this is real, but I can promise you it's interesting. Tonight at the opening ceremony (and I do mean ceremony) for the United Astrology Conference (UAC), a new birth time for Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama was announced. As Planet Waves Astrology News readers are aware, birth times for all the major candidates have been in contention or unreliable, which is unprecedented in modern astrological history."
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