Krononaut Moon 🌕 2025 Sep 07<p>Time Travel: obscure & cryptic little ad in Artforum Magazine from 45 years ago proves more relevant today than back in 1980.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Scientific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scientific</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/spiritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spiritual</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/quest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quest</span></a>, or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/conceptual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conceptual</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, it's an invitation to make contact with Time Travelers — or Visitors from the Future(s) — at what some call a landing reception. Today, the ongoing work of The Krononaut Moon Project continues at full steam on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> & <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>.</p><p>🌠 🐘 🛸 </p><p>The historic ad appeared in the magazine's 1980 Jan issue, announcing a gathering to occur two years later on 1982 Mar 09, inviting <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Krononauts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Krononauts</span></a> or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TimeTravelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravelers</span></a> to beam down to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MD</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. The hundreds of attendees at the night's festivities were documented by a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/newspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newspaper</span></a> reporter. Later, others would organize their own inter-dimensional meet-ups in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIT</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cambridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cambridge</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>. (All were landing receptions of type-1.0. See links below & on our other <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://me.dm/@KronoMoon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KronoMoon</span></a></span> pages for details.) </p><p>The Artforum ad can be found in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> collections and on the "Time Travel" page of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a>. </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel#Absence_of_time_travelers_from_the_future" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel</span><span class="invisible">#Absence_of_time_travelers_from_the_future</span></a> <br>🔗 <a href="https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WelcomeKrononauts_Artforum_Jan1980_p.90_800x600.png" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Welcom</span><span class="invisible">eKrononauts_Artforum_Jan1980_p.90_800x600.png</span></a> </p><p>Baltimore's event was timed for a full <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> & a rare <a href="https://aus.social/tags/planetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planetary</span></a> alignment in 1982, known to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomers</span></a> as a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/syzygy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syzygy</span></a>. It was the prototype for today's more evolved type-2.0 "experimentations, observations & celebrations" taking place under the shadow of the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TotalLunarEclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TotalLunarEclipse</span></a> — the night of the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/KrononautMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrononautMoon</span></a>. There will be 3 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TLEclipses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TLEclipses</span></a> in 2025 & 2026, with the next one coming up on 2025 Mar 14 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UTC</span></a> 07:00, barely months away.</p><p>❛❛ On the Night of the Total Lunar Eclipse,<br>Time Travelers descend in their space-time ships. ❜❜</p><p>All sentient beings are welcome to join us in connecting with the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmos</span></a>, the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/multiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multiverse</span></a>, and your <a href="https://aus.social/tags/past" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>past</span></a> & <a href="https://aus.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/selves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selves</span></a>. Even folks who gripe that this is utter absurdity are invited (despite the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinking</span></a> of a few enlightened <a href="https://aus.social/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/physicists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physicists</span></a>). Or, you might choose to spend a peaceful evening by yourself under the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a>, on a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sacred</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mountaintop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mountaintop</span></a>, at the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a>, or in your own <a href="https://aus.social/tags/backyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backyard</span></a>. The more diverse are these experimental approaches, the greater the likelihood of meaningful contact. Or, you could bring along your friends & colleagues, your grandparents & grandkids, your <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> & <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DogsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DogsOfMastodon</span></a> (and don't forget a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camera</span></a> for lots of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@KronoMoonPhotos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KronoMoonPhotos</span></a></span>). Watch the skies for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UFOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UFOs</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a>, or a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> from the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/beyond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beyond</span></a>. Who can know who might show up? The <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fullMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fullMoon</span></a> will be shining bright on that night, before it goes dark, and then shines bright again, all in an hour or so. Participants will be contributing to the greater body of Community Time Travel Research. Become a fellow <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MoonWatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoonWatcher</span></a> on 2025 March 14, wherever you are.</p><p>🌕 🌑 🌕 </p><p>Krononauts in the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a><br>🔗 <a href="https://NYTimes.com/1982/03/11/us/the-night-the-planets-were-aligned-with-baltimore-lunacy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">NYTimes.com/1982/03/11/us/the-</span><span class="invisible">night-the-planets-were-aligned-with-baltimore-lunacy.html</span></a> </p><p>Krononauts podcast on Pushkin.fm & TheLastArchive.com <br>🔗 <a href="https://Pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-last-archive/the-krononauts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-last-a</span><span class="invisible">rchive/the-krononauts</span></a> </p><p>Krononauts on Medium.com & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@WriteUndertheMoon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WriteUndertheMoon</span></a></span><br>🔗 <a href="https://Medium.com/write-under-the-moon/on-the-night-of-the-total-lunar-eclipse-6eec94750f4e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Medium.com/write-under-the-moo</span><span class="invisible">n/on-the-night-of-the-total-lunar-eclipse-6eec94750f4e</span></a></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://KronoMoon.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">KronoMoon.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Time</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Timelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Timelessness</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Kronodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kronodon</span></a></p>