This year, Purim began at sundown February 27, 2010. On February 28, 2010 NASA reports:
SPECTACULAR ERUPTION: A spectaular eruption is underway on the sun. SOHO is tracking a bright CME billowing upward from the vicinity of the sun's north pole: movie. Imagery from NASA's STEREO spacecraft show that this is a farside eruption, tilted away from Earth. Stay tuned for updates.
SNOW MOON: There's a full Moon tonight (Feb. 28th @ 1638 UT) and according to folklore it has a special name--the "Snow Moon."
The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity.
The villain of the story is Haman, an arrogant, egotistical advisor to the king. Haman hated Mordecai because Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, so Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people. In a speech that is all too familiar to Jews, Haman told the king, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them." Esther 3:8. The king gave the fate of the Jewish people to Haman, to do as he pleased to them. Haman planned to exterminate all of the Jews.
Will Israel strike soon to defend itself from extermination by Syria or Iran?
There was a record breaking sign on the earth as well: The 8.8 magnitude Chile earthquake one of the most intense ever measured
SPECTACULAR ERUPTION: A spectaular eruption is underway on the sun. SOHO is tracking a bright CME billowing upward from the vicinity of the sun's north pole: movie. Imagery from NASA's STEREO spacecraft show that this is a farside eruption, tilted away from Earth. Stay tuned for updates.
SOLAR CONJUNCTION: Looking for Jupiter? Don't. Today, the giant planet is only a fraction of a degree from the blinding sun. Astronomers call such a close encounter a "solar conjunction." Human eyes can't see the event, but the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) can using a coronagraph to block the glare: image. Join SOHO for a ringside seat.
SNOW MOON: There's a full Moon tonight (Feb. 28th @ 1638 UT) and according to folklore it has a special name--the "Snow Moon."
The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity.
The villain of the story is Haman, an arrogant, egotistical advisor to the king. Haman hated Mordecai because Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, so Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people. In a speech that is all too familiar to Jews, Haman told the king, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them." Esther 3:8. The king gave the fate of the Jewish people to Haman, to do as he pleased to them. Haman planned to exterminate all of the Jews.
Will Israel strike soon to defend itself from extermination by Syria or Iran?
There was a record breaking sign on the earth as well: The 8.8 magnitude Chile earthquake one of the most intense ever measured
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