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Moonrise
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Daiku Osaka Le Choeur des dix mille
And now, for something truly awe inspiring. Each year, at the end of December, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is performed with an amateur chorus of 10,000. The most recent performance (December 2011) in Osaka was dedicated to the memory of those … Continue reading
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They’re Everywhere
Success
Arrived at the Gale Crater on August 6, 2012 at 05:17:57.3 UTC.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I had a lovely afternoon on the shore of Lake Washington today: “U.S. Navy Blue Angels The Blue Angels’ mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its … Continue reading
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Spreading the Wealth
…of mendacity. Thanks to Kris Hoglund for the image.
Tonic Water
Tonic water glows in UV lighting:
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Gorillas Found Disabling Snares
I think this is pretty interesting: “A group of young gorillas amazed researchers by exhibiting a behavior never seen before in the species. According to National Geographic, gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda were spotted disabling traps set … Continue reading
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Aurora Followup
Other people were luckier than I, so the entire Puget Sound region was not under heavy clouds – just over my part of it. 😀 Bettina Hansen was was certainly coming into SeaTac at the right time: Chris Teren was … Continue reading
Kp 7.67
Ah, yes. Another night of chasing awe and wonder through the land of frustration. The Kp level hit 7.33 after midnight, so I set out for a location that I knew could give me an unobstructed view north across the … Continue reading
The Aurora is LATE, Dammit
Well, I stayed up almost all night (until 5 AM PDT), because the Aurora was predicted to start at around 0230 PDT, “plus or minus seven hours.” The needle never moved off 0.33 Kp all night – what a bummer. … Continue reading
Drop Damage
I recently had an email exchange with a close friend of mine about cameras and drop damage that might be interesting to more of my friends. April: You said, “The number one reason, far and away, for camera repair is… … Continue reading
Perspective
So, which is taller? The Transamerica building, or the Victorian office building with the cupola? Why, it’s the lamppost, of course! 🙂
Aphelion
The Aphelion occurs today at 0400 hours, UTC. (That’s 9 PM yesterday here in the Pacific Northwest.) The aphelion is the point our orbit when we are farthest from the Sun. This occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, … Continue reading