M87 - Virgo A Galaxy
Constellation Virgo may just be the single most under-rated constellation or sign on our Zodiac Belt.
Astronomy view
Waves of radio-frequency sound are emitted from M87, “Virgo A,” a monsterous galaxy relatively close to Earth at the heart of the Virgo Supercluster of Galaxies. The Virgo Supercluster contains the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies.
Blue-white (young hot), first magnitude, eclipsing binary star Alpha Virginis (Spica) is one of several Alpha stars that lies very close to the center of the Ecliptic Plane within the belt of the zodiac and keeps the zodiac constellations anchored and aligned with the Celestial Poles.
Pulsations of energy reaching us from “Virgo” – like the Heartbeat of the Divine Cosmic Mother – align our material body vital signs with those of the Earth Mother.
As physical form proceeds from the Earth Mother’s womb through agriculture (we are what we eat) our health and prosperity are one with hers.
“The sign of Virgo itself stands for a synthesis of these three feminine aspects – Eve, Isis and Mary. She is the Virgin Mother, providing that which is needed for the mental, emotional and physical expression of the hidden but ever present divinity.” [Excerpted from Esoteric Astrology, "Virgo, the Virgin," Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul]
Discovering the treasure of our hidden divinity is a natural consequence of serving humanity and the sentient body of our planetary body Mother Earth.
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2005 February 13
In the Center of the Virgo Cluster
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT
Explanation: The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies is the closest cluster of galaxies to our Milky Way Galaxy. The Virgo Cluster is so close that it spans more than 5 degrees on the sky – about 10 times the angle made by a full Moon. It contains over 100 galaxies of many types – including spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies. The Virgo Cluster is so massive that it is noticeably pulling our Galaxy toward it. The cluster contains not only galaxies filled with stars but also gas so hot it glows in X-rays. Motions of galaxies in and around clusters indicate that they contain more dark matter than any visible matter we can see. Pictured above, the center of the Virgo cluster might appear to some as a human face, and includes bright Messier galaxies M86 at the top, M84 on the far right, NGC 4388 at the bottom, and NGC 4387 in the middle.
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The Virgo Supercluster (Virgo SC) or Local Supercluster (LSC or LS) is the irregular supercluster that contains the Virgo Cluster in addition to the Local Group, which in turn contains the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. At least 100 galaxy groups and clusters are located within its diameter of 33 megaparsecs (110 million light-years). It is one of millions of superclusters in the observable Universe.
- Source: Wikipedia
Astrology view
To browse a collection of astrological sign & constellation history and information, see
- September Equinox 2011 ~ Virgo & Serpens Rising
- Virgo – excerpt from Esoteric Astrology (by Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul)
- The Astronomical Truth of the Virgin (by Nick Fiorenza)
- Virgo – Constellations of Words (Anne Wright)
- Astronomology 101: Equinoxes & Solstices
Miscellaneous
Why are alignments to Alpha Virgo (Spica) so powerful? Theoretically our collective planetary psychic input from and throughput to Galactic Center is maximized at Sidereal Time 13:30. This time travels around the globe with the Right Ascension meridian bearing that Equatorial coordinate (13h 30m 00s). This meridian is fixed in the sky and runs through Constellation Virgo within approximately 4 minutes of Alpha Virgo, Spica.
As this meridian passes over you at whatever local time it may be where you are, your ability to communicate using the Galactic Psychic frequency is theoretically enhanced. For more information and research on this principle see:
I would love to know about sidereal time 1330 too. And how to determine when it is where you are. Thanks for posting the links. CDC sounds cool with the different times you can choose from in CDC.
Great, Audrey! I have included links to informational web pages on some of my latest posts. You can also Google “13:30 LST”.
I’m getting used to CdC but I find myself pulling up SkyChart frequently because it’s quicker for me to perform certain functions.
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Upon looking further, I did find LST for my Central Standard Time. It is like 25 minutes behind me but looks like you have to keep checking back.
Yes, you do. The stars wander and LST changes with the seasons on top of it. I used to have a utility that kept track of it, but the programmer stopped offering it and that was a long time and many Windows operating systems ago. Unfortunately.
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The Cartes du Ciel program has uploaded also a “sidereal time” thingy that i first noticed yesterday, a little late i guess
There, there are Legal, UT, Mean local, true solar, Sidereal and JD.
I guess UT is UTC, and Local is somehow 7 minutes behind Solar.
Found the description of JD in Wikipedia, hopefully i’ll get to understand it :/
And the sidereal time doesn’t seem easy to grasp either, but please correct me if i’m wrong: is it then a correct thing to check my CDC clock and find out when exactly 13:30 is where i am located, to be able to get the perfect timing?
Mahasti, here’s a good basic resource about Time:
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/
I had a program that showed me where 13:30 LST was – let me try to remember what program that was. It was a free thing off the Internet.
Found a cool web page that explains the concept of Sidereal Time: http://www.polaris.iastate.edu/NorthStar/Unit4/unit4_sub2.htm
Thanxxx
I’m on it!