[MadMark]

My Dear Warren,

No thanks to me at all; any gratitude is to be shown to my beloved Seeker, who is closer than she knows.

Monachos is a wonderful message board composed of very sincere and God-loving people.

It is I who am grateful to you for bringing up something of which we think of all too rarely, and look into almost not all. Their is so much to the Divine Mystery of God's creation that we can only stand in awe.

Love in Christ,

Fr. Averky

[rJohutozsfds]

Father A. Bless
Our prayers are with you.

I was wondering if anyone saw the Image of the day on the Weather Bug "popup"?
It's of the Crab Nebula. I was wondering if there is any Church history that mentions it? The write up they give is as follow's:
"The Crab Nebula, filled with mysterious filaments, is the result of a star that was seen to explode in 1054 AD. This spectacular supernova explosion was recorded by Chinese and (quite probably) Anasazi Indian astronomers. The filaments are mysterious because they appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and higher speed than expected from a free explosion....In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar, a neutron star rotation, in this case, 30 times a second."

Of course the thing that pricted my ears was the 1054 explosion. Hummmm???

Any thoughts, other than "don't try to find things that pertain to God in things that don't"?

Hope springs eternal!
Christ is in our midst!

warren
t.s.

[P3bWjm1j]

For those interested, here is a link to the best space images -

http://heritage.stsci.edu/

and a very good site about modern physics and an alternative theory for the physical structure of atoms etc. that does away with relativity and quantum theory. A very interesting and surprising theory.

http://www.commonsensescience.org/

[MadMark]

Dear Warren,

Bless you for your kind words of concern and expecially, your prayers, for God graciously hears them and spares me that I might repent and be saved.

As to your question, I virtually know nothing about stars or constellations. I do not think I have studied them since I was in high school, not long after the earth had cooled. Perhaps some of our more knowledgeable members like Richard Leigh or Owen Jones, or the Seeker can help you on this one. Should you find something, please share your knowledge with us. What a Mystery our Holy God is!

In Christ our God,

Sinful
hieromonk Averky

[bawayTeen]

Apropos Warren's enquiry regarding the crab nebula, I have sent him by direct e mail a link to an informative website (www.seds.org/messier/m/m001.html) that tells us a great deal about this subject. A most interesting fact is that the nebula, which represents the ejecta from a supernova explosion in around 1140 AD, (the supernova was first recorded in 1054) is a strong source of radio radiation. My immediate reaction to the imputed church connection is that the dates are purely fortuitous, but then I am of a rationalist tendency overall.


Good wishes for the Nativity festival to all who follow the Old Calendar.


the seeker

[rJohutozsfds]

Father bless:
For you and the Seeker, thank you for your reply. I've been interested in "stars" in general sence my first night in a hot tub. :-)
My interest was also expanded after reading a very protestant book titled "The Real Meaning of the Zodiac" by James Kennedy. (Yes of the Coral Ridge fame)
He starts with Ps. 19:1-6 and then takes you on a trip through the Zodiac 12 chapters with a couple following.
I was a Fundie at that time but after my "re-birth" to Orthodoxy I have enjoyed that fact that there is even something older than our fathers that is ment to teach us of a loveing God and an Incarnate Word and the Holy Spirit.
Would be glad to give you the titles to the chapters if buying the book isn't possible.
With increasing love.
warren
t.s.