Janet Dowling
@janetstarstories.bsky.social
Stargazing oral storyteller and author of the Storytelling World Award (best anthology) winning books”Folktales of the Cosmos : tales of the night sky: same stars different stories” 2023 and “Devon Ghost Tales” 2018. Star story performances and workshops.
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Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
Mission teams will lose direct contact with Parker probe while it passes 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface
Nasa’s pioneering Parker solar probe is poised to make its closest ever approach of the sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8m miles (6.2m…
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
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The world failed to save Syria. Now its people must be free to chart their own path | Simon Tisdall
The world failed to save Syria. Now its people must be free to chart their own path | Simon Tisdall
Self-serving meddling by Israel, Turkey and other foreign powers puts the revolution at risk. They should back off now
United in duplicity, if nothing else, Russia, Iran, Turkey and the US – key external players in Syria’s long-running drama – all…
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:42 AM
The world failed to save Syria. Now its people must be free to chart their own path | Simon Tisdall
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A panto, during lockdown, over 100 people took part filming yhemselves on their phones, or i walked up To Complete strangers and asked them to
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
When COVID Caught Father Christmas in Sidmouth Town
YouTube video by Janet Dowling
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November 22, 2024 at 11:15 PM
A panto, during lockdown, over 100 people took part filming yhemselves on their phones, or i walked up To Complete strangers and asked them to
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Watermelons 2. I was quite shocked, and went and did my research. It turns out that watermelons are a symbol for Palestine reflecting the colours of their flag banned by Israel. Which is obviously what my friend was supporting. But how to reconcile the different and opposing meanings to them?
December 14, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Watermelons 2. I was quite shocked, and went and did my research. It turns out that watermelons are a symbol for Palestine reflecting the colours of their flag banned by Israel. Which is obviously what my friend was supporting. But how to reconcile the different and opposing meanings to them?
Water Melons. Ive known them as a derogatory term and pictures for black people dating from the 19 century when the emancipated enslaved peoples sold them as a cash crop and white racists took that freedom symbol and turned it into a racial slur. recently a good friend sported a watermelon badge
December 14, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Water Melons. Ive known them as a derogatory term and pictures for black people dating from the 19 century when the emancipated enslaved peoples sold them as a cash crop and white racists took that freedom symbol and turned it into a racial slur. recently a good friend sported a watermelon badge
For those of you likely to see Moana 2 - the star constellation ,crucial to the plot , is the european scorpius known to The pacifics peoples as Maui’s hook, and a crucial part of their celestial navigation.
December 4, 2024 at 9:03 PM
For those of you likely to see Moana 2 - the star constellation ,crucial to the plot , is the european scorpius known to The pacifics peoples as Maui’s hook, and a crucial part of their celestial navigation.
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On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin is joined by the rather amazing Dr Maureen James, who is a folklorist, historian, and author of both Cambridgeshire Folk Tales and Lincolnshire Folk Tales! Stream it here: www.threeravenspodcast.com/podcast/epis... #history #folklore #podcast
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin is joined by the rather amazing Dr Maureen James, who is a folklorist, historian, and author of both Cambridgeshire Folk Tales and Lincolnshire Folk Tales! Stream it here: www.threeravenspodcast.com/podcast/epis... #history #folklore #podcast
One of the star observatories that i contacted with my star gazing story programme already has a storyteller as their outreach person- so they get lots of star stories! Excellent news- people are getting to hear the stories. Folktales of the cosmos is getting a wider audience!
December 3, 2024 at 12:29 PM
One of the star observatories that i contacted with my star gazing story programme already has a storyteller as their outreach person- so they get lots of star stories! Excellent news- people are getting to hear the stories. Folktales of the cosmos is getting a wider audience!
Reposted by Janet Dowling
A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland's first farmers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New study of monuments built by Scotland's first farmers
Some of the stone structures found in Argyll, Highlands and the Western Isles could be 6,000 years old.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:23 PM
A new project aims to uncover more details about ancient stone monuments believed to have been built by Scotland's first farmers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
National Astronomy Week coincides with National storytelling week at the beginning of feb 2025. Have i mentioned my award winning Folktales of the Cosmos- same stars different stories. I offer stars and moon stories, workshops and different ways to interact with the night sky.
November 26, 2024 at 12:28 PM
National Astronomy Week coincides with National storytelling week at the beginning of feb 2025. Have i mentioned my award winning Folktales of the Cosmos- same stars different stories. I offer stars and moon stories, workshops and different ways to interact with the night sky.
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NGC 3256.
The result of two galaxies that collided ~500 million years ago.
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
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The result of two galaxies that collided ~500 million years ago.
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
www.flickr.com/photos/19746...
🔭 🧪
November 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
NGC 3256.
The result of two galaxies that collided ~500 million years ago.
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
www.flickr.com/photos/19746...
🔭 🧪
The result of two galaxies that collided ~500 million years ago.
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
www.flickr.com/photos/19746...
🔭 🧪
A panto, during lockdown, over 100 people took part filming yhemselves on their phones, or i walked up To Complete strangers and asked them to
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
When COVID Caught Father Christmas in Sidmouth Town
YouTube video by Janet Dowling
m.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 PM
A panto, during lockdown, over 100 people took part filming yhemselves on their phones, or i walked up To Complete strangers and asked them to
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Look gor santa, pull on an imaginary rope, and to fight covid with swords, brooms and dusters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4f...
Reposted by Janet Dowling
The Antennae Galaxies - Hubble
November 20, 2024 at 6:16 AM
The Antennae Galaxies - Hubble
November 18, 2024 at 12:21 AM
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"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." — Hannah Arendt
The key to the healing power of storytelling is that it nurtures and challenges, rather than directs.
#HealingThroughStories #PowerOfStories #StorytellingCommunity #StoriesAcrossCultures
The key to the healing power of storytelling is that it nurtures and challenges, rather than directs.
#HealingThroughStories #PowerOfStories #StorytellingCommunity #StoriesAcrossCultures
November 17, 2024 at 11:06 PM
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." — Hannah Arendt
The key to the healing power of storytelling is that it nurtures and challenges, rather than directs.
#HealingThroughStories #PowerOfStories #StorytellingCommunity #StoriesAcrossCultures
The key to the healing power of storytelling is that it nurtures and challenges, rather than directs.
#HealingThroughStories #PowerOfStories #StorytellingCommunity #StoriesAcrossCultures
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7500 light-years away from us
November 17, 2024 at 8:39 AM
7500 light-years away from us
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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
If you check the night sky, Uranus is just visible, but not for much longer. In the beginning there was Gaia who created the world, then created Uranus to be the sky and also be both her son and her lover. From him the Titans were born to Gaia but Uranus was afraid of them taking over from him.
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 PM
If you check the night sky, Uranus is just visible, but not for much longer. In the beginning there was Gaia who created the world, then created Uranus to be the sky and also be both her son and her lover. From him the Titans were born to Gaia but Uranus was afraid of them taking over from him.
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November 16, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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How is your compass today. The compass on my phone is telling me that north and south have flipped 180degrees. Is this why we are all feeling so tired?
November 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM
How is your compass today. The compass on my phone is telling me that north and south have flipped 180degrees. Is this why we are all feeling so tired?