The CHIRON observations show a clear Doppler shadow, implying that the transiting object is in a retrograde orbit with |λ| =244.9-3.6+2.7°. The CHAT observations show a partial transit, reducing the probability that the transit was around a faint background star. It is in an orbit of 2.824 days, with an estimated planet radius of 1.53-0.04+0.07 RJup and an estimated planet mass of 3.1 ± 0.9 MJup, putting it well within the planetary regime. We confirm the existence of a hot Jupiter transiting the bright A7V star HD 85628, which we co-designate as MASCARA-4b and bRing-1b. High-resolution spectra during a transit were taken with the CTIO high-resolution spectrometer (CHIRON) on the Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System 1.5 m telescope to target the Doppler shadow of the candidate. Further photometry was taken by the 0.7 m Chilean-Hungarian Automated Telescope (CHAT), and radial velocity measurements with the Fiber Dual Echelle Optical Spectrograph on the European Southern Observatory 1.0 m Telescope. The candidate was originally detected in data obtained jointly with the MASCARA and bRing instruments using a Box Least-Square search for transit events. In this paper, we aim to characterize a transiting planetary candidate in the southern skies found in the combined MASCARA and bRing data sets of HD 85628, an A7V star of V = 8.2 mag at a distance 172 pc, to establish its planetary nature. MASCARA has already discovered several planets in the northern sky, which are among the brightest known transiting hot Jupiter systems. The Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA (MASCARA) and bRing are both photometric ground-based instruments with multiple stations that rely on interline charge-coupled devices with wide-field lenses to monitor bright stars in the local sky for variability. We need to focus on building resilience and on learn to adapt, both in our own personal lives and on the global, social level.Context. Adaptation to changing circumstances is the fundamental cornerstone of resilience. The question is how well we can adapt to the changes that are taking place and whether we are willing to learn from our experiences – mistakes included. However, the way things are shaping up at present, it looks as though any positive achievement that has been gained from the lockdown is beginning to unravel as places are opening up again, people are desperate to go on holiday and to re-establish a sense of normalcy.īy definition, the nature of a crisis is always disruptive. It is a time to review and learn from the earlier experiences, draw consequences, and hopefully, come out of this retro period wiser and stronger. It will remain retrograde until December 15, just around the time of the final Jupiter/Saturn conjunction when Saturn will be changing signs, and move on into Aquarius.Ĭonsidering that we are in the midst of a pandemic, which has caused major disruption all around the world, the coming 6 months will be crucial for the eventual outcome of this global disaster. His turning retrograde is signaling a loosening of that aspect. Since the beginning of the year, Chiron has been in a tight semisextile pattern with Uranus. To remind yourself what Mercury in Cancer is all about, take a look at this earlier post: Mercury enters Cancer.

Mercury is back at 5° of Cancer, so it has a little ways to go before it enters Leo, on August 5. Now, that Mercury resumes his ‘normal business’ it is time to turn plans into action. While intuition is a valuable gift, it can sometimes mislead us and prompt us to make bad decisions. In this sign he can be rather irrational and emotional, trusting instinct over logic. Mercury has stayed in Cancer the whole time while he was going retrograde. Negotiations may have stalled, but hopefully, now we are clearer as to what direction to take as we are getting ready to move forward. It has been a good time to catch up with things – if you did not let yourself get too distracted by all the other nonsense that is flying around. We have all been waiting for this day! Mercury has thrown all kinds of spanners into the works during the last 3 weeks, since it went retrograde on June 18.

Chiron retrograde 2020