tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64186275543359312912024-03-05T15:59:50.794-06:00E.O.A.S.(Earth,Oceans,Atmosphere,Space)My blog displays current / recent news/information about earth-space topics that I discover. Related topics are meteorites, extremophile organisms, eclipses, links and more. Subscribe to my (free) Black Sun Monthly newsletter that goes out all over the US & 23 countries.Sign up for the free newsletter , send email message to blacksuneclipse-subscribe@egroups.comDr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-3409661637027668162009-11-19T22:37:00.000-06:002009-11-19T22:37:26.075-06:00Video of hugh fireballSome think this brilliant fireball may have been a small asteroid.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738">http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-11656805085898040572009-11-16T16:44:00.000-06:002009-11-16T16:44:20.552-06:00A new type of cloud has been discoveredIt doesn't happen very often that new clouds are discovered. But this one is new one for the weather record books<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-60908380488061822092009-11-15T20:48:00.002-06:002009-11-17T19:23:36.379-06:00Famous Leonid meteor show morning of Nov 17Most likely the weather here in Kansas/Missouri will be rainy and cloudy. Maybe there will be some clearings.<br />
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<a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm?list1285438">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm?list1285438</a><br />
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Another good article by Joe Rao whom I was with in 1998 during the Caribbean eclipse is here.<br />
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33589356">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33589356</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-59675094078593689772009-11-12T12:39:00.000-06:002009-11-12T12:39:16.867-06:00Beautiful blue SunThe blue sun in a different light shows us much.<br />
<a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091104.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091104.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-22765678199443610372009-11-07T14:46:00.000-06:002009-11-07T14:46:59.451-06:00Mars changed from a warm planet into a colder one, now some newsLong ago, something bad happened to Mars, transforming a warm and hospitable world into the cold, seemingly lifeless desert we view today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmospher. A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer some questions about the series of events.<br />
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<a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm?list1285438">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm?list1285438</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-91931738645932032092009-11-04T22:14:00.000-06:002009-11-04T22:14:26.910-06:00Mysterious rift in Africa likely to Create New OceanSomething new in Africa may occur.<br />
<a href="http://webmail.aol.com/28878/aol-1/en-us/Suite.aspx">http://webmail.aol.com/28878/aol-1/en-us/Suite.aspx</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-49917630621967750192009-11-02T18:06:00.000-06:002009-11-02T18:06:10.941-06:00Barophiles are extreme organisms that might help usMore about life in the extremes<br />
<a href="http://www.khurak.net/barophiles-003809/">http://www.khurak.net/barophiles-003809/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-46252428080129715402009-10-28T09:31:00.000-05:002009-10-28T09:31:19.994-05:00Surprising small asteroid hitsThe asteroid "hit" took astronomers completely by surprise with<br />
50 kton of TNT (two to three times more powerful than World War II-era atomic bombs). Apparently there was little news of it spread around the world for some reason (I only heard about it briefly) when it hit in Indonesia in the atmosphere. <br />
See the smoke trail of the blast and a new video too by using links!<br />
10/28/2009<br />
(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the Spaceweather page lower portion)<br />
<a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/">http://www.spaceweather.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-72494778774171827572009-10-28T09:24:00.000-05:002009-10-28T09:24:30.522-05:00Crab Nebula further revealedThis supernova (exploding star) was so bright in 1054 that the Chinese recorded that it happened. Today we have different views of this phenomenon.<br />
<a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091025.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-30252861391459483572009-10-22T13:26:00.003-05:002009-10-22T13:34:32.694-05:00Mysterious trails from above are Martian Dustdevils trailsDustdevils are found on Earth rising from the surface. However on Mars they are taller sometimes rising to 8 km (do you know how many miles this is?) into the thin Martian air. Read more<br /><br /><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091021.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091021.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-55417949325782326942009-10-17T22:29:00.002-05:002009-10-17T22:32:26.831-05:00Learning about weather resource here<a href="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/svr/torn/dgr/sch.rxml">http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/svr/torn/dgr/sch.rxml</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stormtrack.org/library/faq/">http://www.stormtrack.org/library/faq/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-49136865801646692212009-10-17T21:07:00.000-05:002009-10-17T21:09:15.705-05:00lunar lander and no wingsNASA Science News for October 15, 2009<br /><br />How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. The space agency is perfecting the art of "airless flying" using a prototype lunar lander at the Marshall Space Flight Center.<br /><br />FULL STORY at<br /><br /><a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_lunarlander.htm?list731500">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_lunarlander.htm?list731500</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-49719026580112013422009-10-15T22:38:00.000-05:002009-10-15T22:39:49.112-05:00The Moon is a big spongeThe Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out <br />by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains <br />on the lunar surface, producing water. This discovery, made by the ESA-ISRO <br />instrument SARA onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, confirms how <br />water is likely being created on the lunar surface.<br /><br />More at:<br /><a href="http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html">http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM8TBYRA0G_index_0.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-65445547824922600572009-10-15T22:27:00.001-05:002009-10-15T22:29:09.274-05:00vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar systemNASA's IBEX spacecraft has discovered a vast, glowing ribbon at the edge of the solar system. One mission scientist calls the discovery "shocking" and says theorists are "working like crazy" to explain the finding.<br /><br />FULL STORY at<br /><br /><a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm?list731500">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/15oct_ibex.htm?list731500</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-38301358350948515212009-10-09T22:24:00.002-05:002009-10-09T22:27:36.099-05:00Are Hummingbirds Still Present?Last couple of years I have seen hummies starting 8/22 for a month but not this year. Here is info about reports and more FYI.<br /><br /><a href="http://webmail.aol.com/28200/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx">http://webmail.aol.com/28200/aol/en-us/Suite.aspx</a><br /><br />NOW Where Are Hummingbirds Still Present? Please Let Us Know! <br />The coldest air of the season is moving across the continent now. Most hummingbirds have already abandoned the northern states and the Canadian provinces, but some scattered sightings are still being made. When did you see your last hummingbird of the season? Are hummingbirds still present where you live? <br /> <br />Please Report Your Hummingbird Observations: <br />1) PLEASE REPORT NOW if you are still seeing hummingbirds. <br />2) Please submit a FINAL REPORT for the date you last saw a hummingbird. CAREFUL! Do not use today's date. Our goal is to show when and where hummingbirds are present. Therefore, date your final report for the last date a hummingbird was present. DON'T WORRY: If you should report a "final" hummingbird, and then see one again, simply report again. Your final report will appear on the map. <br /> <br />You Can Report Your Sightings Here: <br />http://www.learner.org/cgi-bin/jnorth/jn-sightings <br /> <br />Migration Map: (Showing fewer and fewer hummingbirds!) <br /><a href="http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_fall2009.html ">http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/humm_fall2009.html </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-89467072065331288252009-10-08T15:20:00.000-05:002009-10-08T15:22:54.547-05:00Meteor Crater Arizona8/11/2009 APOD<br />can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one<br /><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-47583675935843790132009-10-08T15:17:00.001-05:002009-10-08T15:20:04.822-05:00Free charting/planetarium softwareOne printable star chart that I have found interesting is at<br /><a href="http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1052">http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1052</a><br /><br />Another more interactive simple charting program is at<br /><a href="http://www.philharrington.net/tuba.htm">http://www.philharrington.net/tuba.htm</a><br /><br />For a really deep, printable atlas, there is triatlas at<br /><a href=" http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/index.html"><br />http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/index.html</a><br /><br />If all you need is a monthly one page chart,<br /><a href="http://www.skymaps.com/ ">http://www.skymaps.com/ </a> <br /><br />For planetarium programs, one of the best free ones find more at<br /> Cartes du Ciel.<br />Hallo Northern Sky, <br /> Celestia, and <br />Stellarium are also not too bad.<div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-54177552652590763162009-09-30T20:41:00.003-05:002009-09-30T20:44:52.070-05:00National Parks TV documentaryIf you have been to one or more national parks then fine on your local PBS station and find and view this brilliant documentary. Movies, photos and information give an appreciation for how the National Parks were developed.<div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-7223081189112710362009-09-24T22:35:00.000-05:002009-09-24T22:37:25.547-05:00Ice seen in Martian craters produced by meteorites<a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_martianice.htm?list1285438">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_martianice.htm?list1285438</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-23480279417994777552009-09-24T17:33:00.000-05:002009-09-24T17:34:50.897-05:00water found on the moonUsing instruments on three separate spacecraft, scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the Moon.<br /><br />FULL STORY at<br /><br /><a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_moonwater.htm?list731500">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24sep_moonwater.htm?list731500</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-23356881494947689892009-09-23T08:01:00.004-05:002009-09-23T08:06:41.667-05:00A new found planet : First rocky extrasolarplanetThe mass of this new planet indicates it is not a gas giant but is rocky like our first 4 planets in our solar system. Now the quest is to find a rocky planet farther away from a star similar to Earth.<br />9/23/2009<br />(if not this date go to this link/website and then go to archives link which is on the APOD Spaceweather page lower portion)<br /><br /><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-64345215937364150382009-09-17T20:22:00.002-05:002009-09-17T20:27:50.459-05:00toba super volcano almost wiped out human raceThe eruption went 20 miles in air (Mt. St.Helens went 10 miles)<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-63133127456598671072009-09-13T12:08:00.000-05:002009-09-13T12:10:14.787-05:00Newfound Planet Orbits BackwardAnother strange planet is found<br />By Jeanna Bryner and Robert Roy Britt<br /><a href="http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090812-backward-planet.html">http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090812-backward-planet.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-40937070555420315712009-09-13T12:05:00.001-05:002009-09-13T12:08:23.462-05:00a space telescope sees how two worlds collided thousands years agoSpace telescopes view past collision<br /><br /><a href="http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090810-planet-smash.html">http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090810-planet-smash.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418627554335931291.post-50201835625468337842009-08-29T22:26:00.001-05:002009-08-29T22:28:36.275-05:00Beautiful galaxies in spaceStar islands in space are beautiful to look through small and bigger telescopes.<br />can't find it? use the archives and go to earlier date other then this one<br /><a href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html">http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">E.O.A.S. by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)</div>Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00414489162754063408noreply@blogger.com0