#taurus x cetus

[gummysunnybear]

Double date on accident-

[willowshimmer]

THERE IS HEAVY EVIDENCE THAT TAURUS AND CETUS WERE PROBABLY IN A COURTSHIP!

ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF IT IS THE EPISODE WHERE TAURUS CONFRONTED THE CREATOR!

When the Creator was talking about how he wanted to like rule the world or whatever...

He said that he would only do it with the permission of the other astrals OR Cetus!

As soon as the Creator got to Cetus, Taurus literally interrupted him and said "That is enough...". He let the creator talk the entire time yet he only stopped him when he mentioned Cetus!

IN THAT SAME EPISODE TAURUS SAID "Despite what may do to try and divide yourself from it... A thing so beautiful does not always last forever...."

He is speaking off experience! HE KNOWS WHATS THAT LIKE!

In the episode where Taurus and Lunar had their heart to heart: you can hear Taurus have a slight tone if sadness in his voice whenever he mentions Cetus!

AND HE HAD A SMALL MOMENT OF HESITATION WHEN SAYING HIM AND CETUS WERE FRIENDS...

Chief if you ask me.... Those two astrals were gay...

(this is just my opinion btw!)

[tsbs-shipfessions]

I think Taurus and Cetus were lovers.... Genuinely.

They way Taurus talked about Cetus during his and Lunar's heart to heart was something...

The way Taurus' tone shifted to a much more somber and sad one when mentioning how Cetus used to be his friend.... Not to mention there seemed to be a moment of hesitation when he said it.

Whenever Cetus is mentioned it seems like Taurus is trying to hide something.

When he was training with Earth, his voice went into that same exact somber tone when saying "You remind me of someone...." that he had when mentioning Cetus during his and Lunar's heart to heart.

It definetly feels like Taurus and Cetus were something more.

We have never seen Taurus sad... But yet in those two mentions of Cetus... He seemed to actually be sad.

Maybe the betrayal is essentially what caused him to supress/not make him as emotionally strung as Gemini, as to not get attached someone to soon as they might betray him the same way his love did...

Taurus probably was in such a good relationship with Cetus to the point he still thinks about 10000 years later! They probably were together for such a long time that it made Cetus' betrayal hurt even more the it should've.

Maybe even Taurus sometimes wishes he could've helped Cetus...

[wordy-little-witch]

Hey I really LOVE you're Galactic Phoenix fic! Really cool! And I just love you're writing in general! I was wondering if you could possibly express an opinion on a ship I have made that you may or may not have heard of!

Sun x Taurus x Cetus....

Cetus being put to trial, Taurus wanting Cetus to do die yet he can't face the thought of his old courtship dying so he defends him, Cetus getting his powers taken away and having to live with the celestial fam, getting domesticated in the process and falling for Sun and Taurus...

Or Cetus flirting with Sun and teasing Taurus about it while Sun is in between them like "Why is this kinda hot...?".

Also the angst of Taurus hating the fact of Cetus being in the same house as Sun and Dazzle but yet still loving him and being in love with Sun.... Or that Taurus feels responsible for Cetus losing his arm which he chopped off during Cetus' betrayal...

(Cetus is the main villain and creator of NSP btw! And is a constellation of a sea serpent! Also me and my moot joke that his father is Poseidon since Poseidon created him to kill Princess Andromeda! And I imagine he's Taurus' ex)

Okay

1) THANK YOUUUUU ♡♡♡♡♡♡ my Angel Aura AU is one of my favorites to work on and I am shaking my Nursery!Sun aggressively (/affec)

2) I've seen that ship before!!!!!! And while a loooot of what I've seen is kinda vague-ish, I am so down. Sun deserves all the lovin', and honestly? I can see it.

Also it's kinda funny how the Celestials are just... becoming Astral Rehab. Oh, you need a pick-me-up? How do you feel about robots-?

I think Taurus would be pretty protective and conflicted, but while Sun has a... bad history with NSP in general ((smth that, I will add as an aside, they really don't touch on enough in Canon, and that has Potential-)) I think he'd also be pretty fascinated overall, too.

All in all, I think Sun, upon the introduction, would be WILDLY uncomfortable. There's a LOT of unpacked Issues regarding NSP that he's dealing with, and I think personally, he'd probably keep Dazzle as far from Cetus as possible. Aside from the Jack Situation, there's also Lunar's recent history, Razzle, and then Nexus. But I also think Sun considers himself to be the dumb one, but his anxiety gets worst when there's unknown components. So after the acclimation, I think he'd have... so many questions.

Imagine Taurus patiently answering everything he can, but some are either out of his own wheel house or even just too hard to explain. So he escorts Sun to Cetus himself.

Cue some passive aggressive flirting solely for the lolz. Smth along the times of "Oh, well color me surprised, Tau - I thought bringing me such a pretty gift would be beneath you~"

"He is no gift of yours; Sunrise is merely a bright mind seeking the truth. It would be in your best interest to offer it."

"Is that a threat, handsome? You know I enjoy a bit of rough play."

"It is a warning that he is under my direct protection. I am certain you recall just how acute my control can be, from personal experience. How is that arm treating you?"

"Oh, I'm not built to tolerate so much salt-"

Enter Sun immediately tilting his head, confused, as he pipes up, "But as a sea serpent, wouldn't salinity be where you thrive? Err- I-I mean-!"

And Cetus just blinks. "Ohh... I like you, silly one. Sunrise, was it? What queries have you in mind for me?"

Taurus is just seething with conflicting, Sun is glowing under the protective affection of a bull and the flirtatious attentions of a fish. Cetus is just happy for the entertainment for a spell.

Bonus points:

• NSP being, like all things, a genuinely GOOD tool in moderation. An overabundance of anything can be toxic, and there is meant to be balance. Cetus may have created NSP as we know it, but Rez and his group are propagating it in a way intrinsically poor to the nature of balance.

• think of them as like. Particles. We have protons, neutrons, and electrons. These make up atoms, which make up EVERYTHING in the known universe. You Need To Have Balance. While the USAGE of NSP is newly (comparatively) in effect, the energy itself has existed prior to it being an art or study.

• from the Nursery Sun Idea, imagine Nurseries being rich with both. Imagine them not differentiating because protecting the brood justifies the means to the end. Sun who doesn't use either SPECIFICALLY because he uses Just Raw Star Power. Sun being exactly what Cetus thought possible, proving a long held theory maybe.

• ((Nurseries, maybe, being damn near extinct for Stars would explain the split. NSP being so volatile would account for the vehement push to NOT USE IT EVER AT ALL THAT'S ILLEGAL-

But simultaneously, Nurseries are lost. Where they once existed in the hundreds of thousands, now they wither and wane. Sun is the youngest, the healthiest, and the newest. The NSP study and formation was done to recreate Nurseries synthetically. "Breaks eggs to make omlettes" type of shit. But it's damn near impossible to replicate bc the two types either react badly or the power is corrupted.))

• Cetus (Neg), Taurus (Pos), and Sun (Both) being a power throuple. UwU

Oh gosh I went on a tangent, sorryyyy. But yeah!!! I love the ship!!!!! Sun gets TWICE the kisses!!!!!!! Love giving that twinkled giant boyfriends!!!!!!!!

[ask-cetus-nsplair]

Cetus: *drunk and sobbing* I miss him so much.... But I HATE HIM! WHY DOES HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME!?!?

I love that stupid bull but god I hate him... *sob*

[saturniasxenos]

Eternaunivian & Cosmos ID/NPT Pack

Ee - Tur - Nuh - Yoo - Nuh - Vee - Ihn

Eternaunivian is ETERIN and a subterm of the Eternalgender System. Those who identify as eternaunivian may feel as if their gender, or even their whole identity, has a deep, never-ending connection to the universe and anything apart of it (including but not limited to: Dark Matter, Stars, Planets, Galaxies, Black Holes). This can be used as an umbrella term for any space-related eternic genders. You could be a star and eternal, an eternal quasar, an eternalized planet, an eternal that likes the cosmos, a constellation eternal, and similar.

This gender may be constantly fluctuating and fluid between any space-related and eternic genders. This gender would be considered under the agender umbrella, but can be used by anyone regardless of femininity, masculinity, and neutrality.

Created and Coined by me. There is no correct way to use this flag and term.

Keep reading for Etymology & Cosmos ID Pack (Titles, Names, & Pronoun suggestions)

Etymology: Eternal, Universe, -ian (suffix),

Pronoun Suggestions:

Uni/Unive/Universe/Universes/Universeself

Sta/Star/Stary/Stars/Starself

Co/Cos/Cosmo/Cosmos/Cosmoself

Co/Cos/Cosmic/Cosmics/Cosmicself

Qu/Qua/Quasar/Quasars/Quasarself

Gal/Galae/Galaxy/Galaxys/Galaxyself

Ne/Nebulae/Nebula/Nebulas/Nebulaself

No/Novae/Nova/Novas/Novaself

Or/Orbi/Orbit/Orbits/Orbitself

An/Andro/Andromeda/Andromedas/Andromedaself

Mi/Milky/Milkyway/Milkyways/Milkywayself

Pla/Plan/Planet/Planets/Planetself

Sa/Satu/Saturn/Saturns/Saturnself

Plu/Plut/Pluto/Plutos/Plutoself

Jup/Jupi/Jupiter/Jupiters/Jupiterself

Ne/Nep/Neptune/Neptunes/Neptuneself

Ma/Mar/Mars/Marsics/Marsself

Co/Com/Comet/Comets/Cometself

Met/Meteo/Meteor/Meteors/Meteorself

Inte/Interstell/Interstellar/Interstellars/Interstellarself

Ast/Aster/Asteroid/Asteroids/Asteroidself

Su/Sunspo/Sunspot/Sunspots/Sunspotself

Celes/Celestiae/Celestial/Celestials/Celestialself

Zo/Zodi/Zodiac/Zodiacs/Zodiacself

Sco/Scorp/Scorpio/Scorpius/Scorpioself

Le/Leae/Leo/Leos/Leoself

Vi/Vir/Virgo/Virgos/Virgoself

Ca/Can/Cancer/Cancers/Cancerself

Astro/Astrol/Astrology/Astrologys/Astrologyself

Astro/Astron/Astronomy/Astronomys/Astronomyself

Au/Auro/Aurora/Auroras/Auroraself

🌕/🌕's

🪐/🪐's

☀/☀'s

⭐/⭐'s

☄️/☄️'s

🌙/🌙's

🌌/🌌's

🌠/🌠's

Title Suggestions :

(X) Who Watches The Stars

The Guardian of The Quasar

Emperor of The Moon

(X) Who Dances Amongst The Galaxy

The Child of Andromeda

(X) Who is Made of Stardust

The Lover of The Cosmos

The Will of Luna

The Eternalized Constellation

Song of Neptune

Melody of Jupiter

Love of Venus

The Flame of The Sun

(X) Who is Infinite

The Eternal Galaxy

(X) Who Was Born From Black Matter

Name Suggestions:

Some names may not be fem or masc, I just organized what I thought sounded the most masc, neu, or fem!! Many names originate from named stars in the galaxy! See this site for more named stars.

Fem: Ankaa, Aniara, Alasia, Aurora, Ayla, Astrid, Astra, Astraia, Ariel, Andromeda, Arista, Bellatrix, Danica, Dawn, Calypso, Celeste, Celestia, Cordelia, Cressida, Electra, Eris, Estrella, Gaia, Helene, Irena, Itonda, Luna, Lunar, Lyra, Maia, Merope, Mimosa, Mira, Nova, Nervia, Pleione, Phoenicia, Phoebe, Pandora, Seren, Selene, Stella, Starla, Solana, Star, Sunniva, Shaula, Thea, Umbriel, Venus, Vega, Veritas,

Masc: Alpheratz Archer, Apollo, Aries, Atlas, Ash, Altair, Altais, Antares, Arcturus, Taurus, Cyrus, Cosmo, Castor, Cepheus, Celestio, Draco, Eros, Fafnir, Felis, Galileo, Hunter, Jericho, Kiran, Kepler, Leo, Luca, Mars, Nox, Neptune, Oberon, Phoenix, Perseus, Pollux, Sterling, Sirius, Sol, Stellan, Titan, Theo, Zenith, Veritate,

Neu: Ancha, Aiolos, Artemis, Aster, Acrab, Algieba, Acrux, Atria, Achrid, Axólotl, Borea, Borealis, Cetus, Chertan, Comet, Cassiopeia, Crescent, Eden, Europa, Eclipse, Fulu, Funi, Galaxy, Graffias, Haedus, Io, Libra, Lynx, Lesath, Libertas, Moriah, Musica, Orbit, Orion, Polaris, Polis, Pisces, Phobos, Regulus, Rasalas, Denebola, Saturn, Solstice, Seraph, Scorpius, Scorpii, Soleil, Sargas, Spica, Sceptrum, Solaris, Tevel, Virgo, Vesper, Zephyr, Zosma

[tsbsredraft]

Charater Roster;

— Blog Sona

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Sun, Moon, Eclipse, Lunar, Earth, Solar.

KillCode, Bloodmoon², Ruin, Dark Sun, Nexus, The Creator.

Gemini (Caster/Pollux), Taurus, Libra, (other astrals).

Dazzle, Jack'O'Moon, The Computer, Solar Flare.

The Devil from The Bible, Rez, Cetus, Frank, Francis, Neptor, Nebula, Atlas.

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Monty, Foxy, Puppet, Ruined Monty, FC, Vegeta, Millie Gator.

Glamrock Lefty, Henry Emily, Vincent, "Monty's Dad", "Monty's Mom".

Stitchwraith, Puppetmaster.

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Glamrock Freddy, Circus Baby (Sugar, Sprinkle, Suzy, Scrap, Heartsick, Broiler, Glamrock, Emo, Jester).

Frankie, Golden Freddy, Ennard.

Phantom Freddy, Dark Freddy.

Scarlett, Ballora, Barry.

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Freddy, Toy Chica, Francine.

Shadow Toy Chica, Shadow Freddy.

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Roxanne Wolf, Onyx Wolf, Twisted Wolf, Rhonda Wolf, Raven Wolf, Rocky Wolf, Gregory.

Michael Afton, Elizabeth Afton, Evan Afton, Nora Afton, Vanessa/Vanny, William Afton.

Oswald, Poe Tater, Nova, Charlette Emily, MXES, Tiger Rock, Lazarus.

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Funtime Foxy, Lolbit, Glamrock Chica, Glamrock Ballora.

Ray, Chloe, "Mama Funtime", Mangle, "Lolbits Mom".

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Freddy, Funtime Freddy, Mr. Pepper, Lady.

Chica, Funtime Chica, Toy Bonnie.

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Glitchtrap, Malhare, Bonnie.

Bonita, Spring Bonnie, Springtrap, Glamrock Bonnie, Glamrock Toy Bonnie, Barry, Toyzie.

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Cassie, Helpi, Charles Ramirez.

Shows;

SamsTube [Sun and Moon Show]

Eel_Party [Earth and Eclipse Show x Lunar and Earth Show]

Offical Freddys Diner [Freddy and Funtime Freddy Show x Casey and Helpi Show]

Etc.. still thinking..

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Incomplete list, please be patient!

When a character design is produced, they will be linked.

[rosenongrata]

Behind the Stars – The Great Rift

CHARACTER DIRECTORY.

⋯ ✩ A/N: This will probably be updated periodically as I work on them and their universe over time. If you ever have any questions, feel free to drop them in my inbox! Note: This alphabetical list encompasses characters from both Starfield and Liberation. These stories, while in the same universe, take place in different periods.

GALAXIES.

🌌 — Via Lactea – "Ama-gi; the All-Mother" (Milky Way) 🌌 — Andromeda – "Medea" (Messier 31)

THE 88 CONSTELLATIONS.

💫 — Andromeda – "Andy" – The Chained Maiden 💫 — Antlia – "Lia" – Air Pump 💫 — Apus – Bird of Paradise 💫 — Aquarius – "Aqua" – Water-Bearer 💫 — Aquila – Eagle 💫 — Ara – Altar 💫 — Aries – "Ari" – Ram 💫 — Auriga – Charioteer 💫 — Boötes – "Tess" – Herdsman 💫 — Caelum – "Cae" – Chisel 💫 — Camelopardalis – "Cam" – Giraffe 💫 — Cancer – "Ann" – Crab 💫 — Canes Venatici – "Cane" – Hunting Dogs 💫 — Canis Major – "Cani" – Greater Dog 💫 — Canis Minor – "Can" – Lesser Dog 💫 — Capricornus – "Cap" – Sea-Goat 💫 — Carina – Ship Keel (also a part of Argo Navis) 💫 — Cassiopeia – "Cassie" – The Seated Queen 💫 — Centaurus – "Cen" – Centaur 💫 — Cepheus – "Ceph" – The King 💫 — Cetus – Sea Monster/Whale 💫 — Chamaeleon – "Leon" – Chameleon 💫 — Circinus – "Cici" – Technical Compasses 💫 — Columba – Dove 💫 — Coma Berenices – "Berenices" – Berenice's Hair 💫 — Corona Australis – "Aussie" – Southern Crown 💫 — Corona Borealis – "Borea" – Northern Crown 💫 — Corvus – Crow 💫 — Crater – Cup 💫 — Crux – Southern Cross 💫 — Cygnus – "Cyg" – Swan (also the Northern Cross) 💫 — Delphinus – "Dede" – Dolphin 💫 — Dorado – Dolphinfish 💫 — Draco – Dragon 💫 — Equuleus – "Equi" – Pony 💫 — Eridanus – River of Eridanus 💫 — Fornax – Chemical Furnace 💫 — Gemini – The Twins 💫 — Grus – Crane 💫 — Hercules – Heracles from Greek Myth 💫 — Horologium – Pendulum Clock 💫 — Hydra – Sea Serpent 💫 — Hydrus – Lesser Water Snake 💫 — Indus – "Indy" – The Indigenous* 💫 — Lacerta – Lizard 💫 — Leo – Lion 💫 — Leo Minor – "Lee" – Lesser Lion 💫 — Lepus – "Lep" – Hare 💫 — Libra – Balancing Scales 💫 — Lupus – Wolf 💫 — Lynx – Lynx 💫 — Lyra – Lyre/Harp 💫 — Mensa – Table Mountain 💫 — Microscopium – "Micky" – Microscope 💫 — Monoceros – "Ceros" – Unicorn 💫 — Musca – Fly 💫 — Norma – Spirit Level 💫 — Octans – Octant 💫 — Ophiuchus – "Ophi" – Serpent-Bearer 💫 — Orion – Orion from Greek Myth 💫 — Pavo – Peacock 💫 — Pegasus – Pegasus 💫 — Perseus – Perseus from Greek Myth 💫 — Phoenix – Phoenix 💫 — Pictor – Easel 💫 — Pisces – Fishes 💫 — Piscis Austrinus – "Pisci" – Southern Fish 💫 — Puppis – Ship Stern Deck (also a part of Argo Navis) 💫 — Pyxis – "Pyx" – Mariner's Compass 💫 — Reticulum – "Ret" – Eyepiece Graticule 💫 — Sagitta – Arrow 💫 — Sagittarius – "Sag/Saj" – Archer 💫 — Scorpius – "Scorpio" – Scorpion 💫 — Sculptor – "Scully" – Sculptor 💫 — Scutum – Shield 💫 — Serpens – Snake 💫 — Sextans – Sextant 💫 — Taurus – Bull 💫 — Telescopium – "Tele" – Telescope 💫 — Triangulum – "Tria" – Triangle 💫 — Triangulum Australe – "Trin" – Southern Triangle 💫 — Tucana – Toucan 💫 — Ursa Major – "Ursa" – Greater Bear 💫 — Ursa Minor – "Cub" – Lesser Bear 💫 — Vela – Ship Sails (also a part of Argo Navis) 💫 — Virgo – The Maiden 💫 — Volans – Flying Fish 💫 — Vulpecula – "Vixen" – Fox

STARS.

✨ — Beta Andromedae – "Mirach" ✨ — Delta Antliae – "Delt" ✨ — BPS CS22892-0052 Aquarii – "Sneden" (a part of The Elysians) ✨ — Theta Aurigae – "Mahasim" ✨ — Alpha Canis Majoris – "Sirius" ✨ — Alpha Cassiopeiae – "Schedar; Daria" ✨ — Gamma Cassiopeiae – "Navi; Tsih" ✨ — Alpha Centauri – "Rigil Kentaurus" ✨ — Beta Centauri – "Hadar" (goes by Malachy in other worlds) ✨ — BPM 37093 / V886 Centauri – "Lucy" ✨ — Centaurus X-3 / Krzeminski Centauri – "Krze" ✨ — Alpha Cephei – "Alderamin" ✨ — BPS CS31082-0001 Ceti – "Cayrel" (a part of The Elysians) ✨ — Omicron Ceti – "Mira(e)" ✨ — Alpha Corvi – "Alchiba" ✨ — Gamma Corvi – "Gienah; Dextra" ✨ — Epsilon Cygni – "Gienah" ✨ — ZTF J203349.8+322901.1 Cygni – "Janus" ✨ — Alpha Delphini – "Sualocin" ✨ — Zeta Delphini A – "Zeke" ✨ — Zeta Delphini B – "Delphi" ✨ — Alpha Draconis – "Thuban" ✨ — Beta Draconis – "Rastaban" ✨ — Gamma Draconis – "Eltanin" ✨ — Alpha Hydrae – "Alphard" ✨ — Gliese-Jahreiß "431931" – "GJ" ✨ — Alpha Leporis – "Arneb" ✨ — Beta Leporis – "Nihal" ✨ — HD 140283 Librae– "Methuselah" (also known as The Progenitor; a part of The Elysians) ✨ — Eta Ophiuchi – "Sabik" ✨ — Gamma Orionis – "Bellatrix" ✨ — Lambda Orionis – "Meissa" ✨ — V1005 Orionis – "Vee"

ASTERISMS.

💫 — Ashlesha – "Ash" – Naga 💫 — Baihu – White Tiger 💫 — False Cross – "Eris" 💫 — Diamond Cross – "Dia"

[gummysunnybear]

Taurus: *looks at Gemini* Does you're partner have to be here?

Gemini: *with Ruin beside them* Do yours?

Taurus: *looks over at Cetus and Sun* .....

MOOTIE YOUR A RUIN X GEMINI SHIPPER TOO-!? OwO

[willowshimmer]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Security Breach Shows - SunMoonShow (Web Series) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Taurus (Security Breach Shows - Web Series), Cetus (Security Breach Shows - Web Series), Gemini (Security Breach Shows - Web Series), Pollux (Security Breach Shows - Web Series), Castor (Security Breach Shows - Web Series), Original Security Breach Shows - SunMoonShow (Web Series) Characters Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Inspired by How to Train Your Dragon (Movies), Alternate Universe, Chains, Kissing, Crying, Reunions, Family Reunions, Reunited and It Feels So Good Summary:

After so many centuries of searching... Taurus found Cetus...

Hey guys! Here's my latest fic with a new ship! Cetus x Taurus! Hope you enjoy it and leave a comment and maybe a kudo if you like it!

Originally posted @gummysunnybear inbox! Go check em out!

[tsbs-shipfessions]

Taurus x Cetus is tragic astral yaoi...

Like imagine Taurus going to different planet with Cetus and just exploring them... Cetus relaxing in pools of water and when Cetus was being to stubborn, Taurus electrocuted the water VERY lightly.

Cetus gathering pearls or sea stones from the ocean, making a necklace for Taurus and Taurus still having it.

Taurus and Cetus sitting on an asteroid, observing the vastness of space and wondering if there are more astrals like them other then the zodiac.

Imagine the betrayal Taurus felt when Cetus betrayed them... So many years of love... Erased because of Cetus feeling like the astrals were wrong.

Taurus supressing his emotions after the betrayal to not feel the same sadness and anger.

Taurus having a deep hatred for Cetus yet still has a longing for Cetus' touch.

Yet feeling guilt as he feels like he could've helped Cetus.

[astrogeoguy]

Romantic Mars Kisses Uranus, a Moon Perfectly Placed for Evening Enjoyment - a Lunar X, an Occultation, and a Bull and Beehive Buzz, too!

(Above: The star circled in yellow, medium-bright Sigma Orionis, sits a finger’s width below the eastern star Alnitak in Orion’s Belt. Viewed in a telescope, Sigma is revealed to be a beautiful, arrow-shaped grouping of stars - Cupid’s Arrow for Valentine’s Day!)

Hello, Stargazers!

Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of February 10th, 2019 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to pass this along to your friends and send me your comments, questions, and suggested topics. I repost these emails with photos at http://astrogeoguy.tumblr.com/ where all the old editions are archived. You can also follow me on Twitter as @astrogeoguy! Unless otherwise noted, all times are Eastern Time. Please click this MailChimp link to subscribe to these emails. If you are a teacher or group leader interested joining me on a guided field trip to York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory or the David Dunlap Observatory, visit www.astrogeo.ca.

I can bring my Digital Starlab inflatable planetarium to your school or other daytime or evening event, visit DiscoveryPlanitarium.com and request me. We’ll tour the Universe together!

Public Astro-Events

Taking advantage of the moon, Mars, and other bright objects in the sky this week, the RASC Toronto Centre astronomers will hold their free monthly public City Sky Star Party in Bayview Village Park (steps from the Bayview subway station), starting around 7 pm on the first clear weeknight this week (Mon, Tue, or Thu only). You don’t need to be an RASC member, or own any equipment, to join them – looks are free! Check here for details, and check the banner on their website home page or Facebook page for the GO or NO-GO decision around 5 pm each day. 

Every Monday evening, York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory runs an online star party - broadcasting views from four telescopes/cameras, answering viewer questions, and taking requests! Details are here. On Wednesday nights they offer free public viewing through their rooftop telescopes. If it’s cloudy, the astronomers give tours and presentations. Details are here. 

On Monday, February 11 at 6 pm, the Toronto Reference Library will present a free lecture by Canadian astronomer Peter Broughton talking about J.S. Plaskett, the scientist who brought Canada onto the world stage in astronomy. Details are here. 

On Tuesday, February 12, starting at 6:15 pm, U of T’s AstroTour will present their free planetarium show entitled The Life and Death of Stars. Details are here. 

At 7:30 pm on Wednesday, February 13, the RASC Toronto Centre will hold their free monthly Speaker’s Night Meeting at the Ontario Science Centre, and the public are welcome. This month, the speaker will be Michael Watson. He’ll recount the expedition to observe the 1979 Total Solar Eclipse. Check here for details. Parking is free.  

On Friday, February 15, starting at 6:30 pm, U of T’s Astronomy and Space Exploration Society (ASX) will present a symposium entitled Boom to Bust - The Story of Our Universe, featuring a panel of expert speakers. Tickets and details are here. 

Lunar X on Monday Evening

A few times a year, for a few hours around the First Quarter Moon, a feature called the Lunar X becomes visible in strong binoculars and small telescopes. When the rims of the craters Purbach, la Caille, and Blanchinus are illuminated from a particular angle of sunlight, they form a small, but very clear and bright X-shape. It’s located on the terminator about one third of the way up from the southern pole (bottom) of the Moon (at 2° East, 24° South). The prominent round crater Werner sits to the lower right.

(Above: The Lunar X, shown here just left of centre, is formed around First Quarter, when the sun illuminates the rims of a set of craters located just northwest of dark, round Werner Crater.)

On Monday evening, a Lunar X will peak in intensity at 9:35 pm EST, but the phenomenon will be visible for approximately two hours on either side of that time. This is a global event visible wherever the Moon is in a dark sky during that time window. Simply adjust for your difference from the Eastern Time zone. For the GTA, the Moon will be nicely positioned in the western evening sky. 

Cupid’s Arrow?

The star Sigma (σ) Orionis is located less than a finger’s width below the bright, white star Alnitak, which marks the eastern end of Orion’s Belt. Sigma, which can be seen with unaided eyes, is actually a beautiful little grouping of stars. Viewed in any sized telescope, the stars form a narrow V or arrow shape measuring 8 by 2 arc-minutes and pointed towards the upper right (approximately towards the star Mintaka at other end of Orion’s belt). Perhaps sigma is Cupid’s Arrow for Valentine’s Day? 

Super(bowl) Targets

If you missed my suggestions for your evening viewing, I posted them with sky charts here. 

The Moon and Planets

This is the best week of the lunar month to view the moon. Our celestial partner will be rising during the middle of the day and then setting at about midnight, leaving it perfectly positioned for evening enjoyment. Waxing fuller every night, the moon will pass its First Quarter phase on Monday afternoon (setting up the Lunar X phenomenon I described above). 

When we see the moon’s disk fill with light, night-after-night, we are witnessing the sun slowly rising over the moon’s eastern horizon. If an astronaut were standing somewhere along the terminator – the line that divides the moon’s lit and dark hemispheres – she would see the sun hugging the lunar horizon. Meanwhile, the sunlight striking the moon is slanted, and casts long shadows from any topographic high (mountains, ridges, and crater rims), enhancing subtle features. The result is a spectacular view in binoculars and telescopes, especially along the terminator. And new areas are illuminated every night! 

In the western evening sky on Sunday (tonight), the nearly half illuminated moon will pass a slim palm’s width to the lower left (south) of Mars and Uranus. Reddish Mars will be visible to the naked eye, but much more distant Uranus, which will be sitting 1.6 finger widths to Mars’ upper left, will require binoculars or a telescope. 

On Monday evening, the orbital path of the moon will generate an occultation of a medium-bright star named Mu Ceti in Cetus (the Whale). The event will be visible for North American skywatchers at latitudes north of 34 degrees, although the sky will not be fully dark for viewers in the west. In the Great Lakes region, the dark leading edge of the moon will cover the star at about 8:24 pm Eastern Time. The star will pop out from behind the bright edge of the moon about an hour later. (Watch near the bottom of the moon for the re-appearance.) Timings vary with latitude, so find the star near the moon well ahead of time and watch their separation shrink. This event will work for binoculars and for telescope owners. 

(Above: On Monday evening, starting at approximately 8:24 pm Eastern Time, the moon will pass in front of the bright star Mu Ceti. About an hour later, the star will re-appear from behind the southerly, lit portion of the moon. Binoculars and telescopes of any size will show the event, shown here at 7:55 pm EST.)

On Wednesday evening, the waxing gibbous moon’s orbit will carry it directly through the triangular grouping of stars that make up the face of Taurus (the Bull). In late evening, the moon will pass within a finger’s width of the bright, reddish star Aldebaran, which marks the bull’s southerly eye. Check the moon’s position every hour or so, and you’ll see just how rapidly it moves compared to the distant stars.

(Above: The Winter Hexagon remains an easy sight, even during bright moonlight. From Wednesday to Saturday this week, the waxing moon will cross the figure - from Aldebaran to just below Pollux.)

The moon’s position near Aldebaran also starts the moon’s passage directly through the giant ring of stars that form the Winter Hexagon asterism. I wrote about that shape a few weeks ago, and posted a sky chart here. The moon will reach the opposite side of the hexagon, below the bright stars Castor and Pollux, on Saturday night. 

But wait – there’s more! High in the southeastern sky on the evening of Sunday, February 17, the nearly full moon will skim the southern edge of the large open star cluster known as The Beehive (or Messier 44) in the constellation of Cancer (the Crab). The moon and the cluster will both fit within the field of view of binoculars or a low magnification telescope, but the moon’s brilliance will mostly overwhelm the clusters’ stars. These encounters occur frequently because the cluster holds a position only 1 degree north of the ecliptic. 

(Above: As shown here on Sunday night, February 10, the waxing crescent moon will land a slim palm’s width to the lower left of Mars. Dim, blue Uranus will sit only 1.6 finger widths to Mars’ upper left. For the rest of the week, Mars will slide upwards (yellow track) past Uranus, making closest approach on Tuesday evening, and allowing the blue planet to be spotted in binoculars and small telescopes.)

As far as evening planets go, Mars is the only easy one to see this week – but its location close to Uranus will make finding that distant planet relatively easy in binoculars and telescopes. After dusk, Mars will appear as a medium-bright, reddish pinpoint of light in the lower half of the southwestern sky. The Red Planet will set at about 11:30 pm local time. Mars is slowly shrinking in size and brightness as we increase our distance from it little-by-little. 

On the evenings surrounding Tuesday, February 12, Mars’ faster eastward orbital motion will carry it closely past Uranus, which will be more than 12 times farther away from Earth. Their minimum separation of 1 finger’s width will happen on Tuesday evening, when the red and blue planets will appear together in the eyepiece of a backyard telescope at low magnification. Much brighter Mars will be to the upper right (north) of Uranus, but your telescope might flip the view. (Use the nearby moon to test how your telescope alters the view.) 

On the subsequent evenings, Mars will move higher and farther away from Uranus. The distant ice giant planet will also remain positioned about 1.6 finger widths above the modestly bright star named Torcular (or Omega Piscium). This week, Uranus will set at around 11 pm local time. 

(Above: Mercury is commencing a good appearance for North American observers this week, shown here at 6:20 pm local time on Saturday, February 16.)

Mercury will be visible in the evening sky this week after sunset. It will become easier and easier to see on each consecutive evening. For your best chance to see it, you’ll want binoculars and an open western vista. Look just above the west-southwestern horizon at around 6 pm local time today, and look closer to 6:30 pm local time by the end of this week, when it will have climbed higher in the sky. If you see a bright, unmoving dot, that will be the elusive planet. Nothing else in that part of the sky will match it in brightness. 

(Above: The eastern pre-dawn sky continues to display a planet parade, as shown here at 6:30 am local time on Monday morning. Later in the week, Venus will descend to sit close to Saturn.)

The real planet fun is in the morning sky during the coming weeks. Bright Jupiter will rise in the southeastern sky first; at about 3:30 am local time. Even brighter Venus will join the parade just before 5 am. Dimmer, yellowish Saturn will rise before 5:30 am local time, forming a nearly straight line along the ecliptic with Venus and Jupiter. All three planets will remain visible while the morning sky brightens. Venus is swinging back towards the sun now, bringing it closer to Saturn every morning. On Sunday morning, February 17, the two planets will be only 1.5 finger widths apart – a beautiful sight. (They’ll be even closer the next morning!)

Keep looking up, and enjoy the sky when you do. I love questions and requests - so, send me some!

[ask-cetus-nsplair]

Cetus: That moon animatronic has stronger will then I do... If were him would've torn that tunic off and show everyone a real Star Power incident.....

[typical-zodiac-blog]

14,25 and 15, love you btw! Been following you for a while and always will be! Stay goldd sweetie.

14. Least favorite sign? Ok, so probably cancer, but I also really like cancers, but we usually get off to a bad start and have to compromise a lot. Some of my fave ppl r cancers but also the people who have hurt me the most have been them so it depends upon the person!15. Do you think there’s actually 13 signs?Not really, I’m more or less more traditional so not really. It’s Sags tryna be cool and Caps tryna be woke. What’s next, Cetus being a sign. I think not.25. What signs are your OTP?Aries x Aquarius, Libra x Aquarius, Leo x Libra, Taurus x Leo(bc I like to dream about a chance) and then all the sister sign pairs I’m a ho for it.Also thank u uwu

[gummysunnybear]

Sun: I’m this close to falling in love with Cetus and Taurus...

Moon: Your fingertips are touching.

Sun: Exactly.

Exactly moon