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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Comet McNaught is one of the horse comets
Comet McNaught is going away from Earth into the outer reaches of the Solar System after a good show in the North Hemisphere and a spectacular better show in the Southern Hemisphere. I saw it for 4 days and photographed it and videotaped it (see days before on this blog).
To view great picture from all around the world look at http://spaceweather.com
Here is some historical perspective on the nature of Comet McNaught which is literally said to be is one of the "horse comets."
interesting saying/ proverb
"When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." -
Shakespeare.
Comet McNaught is one of the horse comets
citations from :
Session 35 - HAD III: From Hamlet to Crop Circles.
Oral session, Wednesday, January 07
Monroe, [35.03] New Numismatic Evidence about the Comets of Mithradates the Great of Pontus (134 and 119 BC).
M. R. Molnar (Rutgers Univ.)
The historian, Justinus, tells us that the life of Mithradates the Great of Pontus (ca. 134 - 63 BC) was marked by two unusually large comets: one at his birth in ca. 134 BC and another at his coronation ca. 119 BC.
Often these comets are cited as proof that sometimes comets heralded great, good events (such as the Star of Bethlehem.) We now have evidence that counters that notion. Mithradates struck some bronze coins that depict a foreboding hippeus (horse) comet. Pliny, the Roman naturalist, tells us that this kind of comet had plumes much like horses manes in very rapid motion and moving in a circle.
The evidence is that the horses mains are synchronic bands. The visibility of these bands indicates that the hippeus comet is a class of comets that had a close encounter with the earth, perhaps on the order of a million kilometers. Hephaistion of Thebes tells us that the hippeus comet foretold the quick fall of kings and tyrants and rapid changes in the affairs of these countries. It is likely that the comet was interpreted as an omen of violent revolution, but Mithradates apparently altered the focus of the portent, namely that the comet signified his struggle to evict the Romans from Asia Minor.
To view great picture from all around the world look at http://spaceweather.com
Here is some historical perspective on the nature of Comet McNaught which is literally said to be is one of the "horse comets."
interesting saying/ proverb
"When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." -
Shakespeare.
Comet McNaught is one of the horse comets
citations from :
Session 35 - HAD III: From Hamlet to Crop Circles.
Oral session, Wednesday, January 07
Monroe, [35.03] New Numismatic Evidence about the Comets of Mithradates the Great of Pontus (134 and 119 BC).
M. R. Molnar (Rutgers Univ.)
The historian, Justinus, tells us that the life of Mithradates the Great of Pontus (ca. 134 - 63 BC) was marked by two unusually large comets: one at his birth in ca. 134 BC and another at his coronation ca. 119 BC.
Often these comets are cited as proof that sometimes comets heralded great, good events (such as the Star of Bethlehem.) We now have evidence that counters that notion. Mithradates struck some bronze coins that depict a foreboding hippeus (horse) comet. Pliny, the Roman naturalist, tells us that this kind of comet had plumes much like horses manes in very rapid motion and moving in a circle.
The evidence is that the horses mains are synchronic bands. The visibility of these bands indicates that the hippeus comet is a class of comets that had a close encounter with the earth, perhaps on the order of a million kilometers. Hephaistion of Thebes tells us that the hippeus comet foretold the quick fall of kings and tyrants and rapid changes in the affairs of these countries. It is likely that the comet was interpreted as an omen of violent revolution, but Mithradates apparently altered the focus of the portent, namely that the comet signified his struggle to evict the Romans from Asia Minor.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Northern Hemisphere people see comet tail above horizon
Northern Hemisphere people see comet tail above horizon
The comet's head is too far south to see, and only the wispiest fringes of the comet's tail poke over the western horizon after sunset.
Rob Ratkowski of Hawaii at spaceweather.com
(1/21/2007 - if not this day use the archives)
shows the streaks of Comet McNaught's long feathery tail extending above the horizon in Hawaii
(others on the spaceweather show the tail it from Colorado- see more pics at the site)
That is amazing.
The snow and clouds hopefully will go away here in Kansas so we can try to see this sight
The comet's head is too far south to see, and only the wispiest fringes of the comet's tail poke over the western horizon after sunset.
Rob Ratkowski of Hawaii at spaceweather.com
(1/21/2007 - if not this day use the archives)
shows the streaks of Comet McNaught's long feathery tail extending above the horizon in Hawaii
(others on the spaceweather show the tail it from Colorado- see more pics at the site)
That is amazing.
The snow and clouds hopefully will go away here in Kansas so we can try to see this sight
Saturday, January 20, 2007
movie of Comet McNaught rounding the Sun photo on apod 1/20
oh wow
Look a the movie of Comet McNaught rounding the Sun photo on apod 1/20
APOD 1/20/2006
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Also look at http://spaceweather.com
of the pictures of down under and the comet's brilliant tail
and info about seeing the comet in Northern Hemisphere at dusk which we need to try when the snowstorm is over
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS:
Look a the movie of Comet McNaught rounding the Sun photo on apod 1/20
APOD 1/20/2006
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Also look at http://spaceweather.com
of the pictures of down under and the comet's brilliant tail
and info about seeing the comet in Northern Hemisphere at dusk which we need to try when the snowstorm is over
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS:
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Comet McNaught amazing photo of it during daytime!!
This surprising comet keeps getting better and better.
I can't see it now or even try as it is cloudy here in Kansas but other can. The links below will show some of the latest photos.
Space Weather News for Jan. 13, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
Comet McNaught is now visible in broad daylight!
The comet is very close to the sun, so it is tricky to find.
Directions to try (but be careful) here's how to do it:
Go outside and stand in the shadow of a building so that the glare of the sun is blocked out. Make a fist and hold it at arm's length.
The comet is about one fist-width east of the sun.
Closest approach to the sun is this weekend.
Solar heat causes the comet to vaporize rapidly and brighten to daytime visibility.
McNaught is now the brightest comet in more than 40 years, and it may become the brightest in centuries.
amazing photo of Comet McNaught in daytime by others!!
Space Weather News for Jan. 13, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Nice picture of the comet after sunset
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
1/13/2007 (if not that date look in archives)
more about the Comet McNaught since its discovery at
http://cometography.com/lcomets/2006p1.html
See the coronograph pics of the comet near the Sun
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMMCRSVYVE_index_0.html
and
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/home.html
Latest SOHO image of the comet swinging by the Sun
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512/
http://space.com/
comet gallery 2
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4559&gid=326&index=0
***
Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.
I can't see it now or even try as it is cloudy here in Kansas but other can. The links below will show some of the latest photos.
Space Weather News for Jan. 13, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
Comet McNaught is now visible in broad daylight!
The comet is very close to the sun, so it is tricky to find.
Directions to try (but be careful) here's how to do it:
Go outside and stand in the shadow of a building so that the glare of the sun is blocked out. Make a fist and hold it at arm's length.
The comet is about one fist-width east of the sun.
Closest approach to the sun is this weekend.
Solar heat causes the comet to vaporize rapidly and brighten to daytime visibility.
McNaught is now the brightest comet in more than 40 years, and it may become the brightest in centuries.
amazing photo of Comet McNaught in daytime by others!!
Space Weather News for Jan. 13, 2007
http://spaceweather.com
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Nice picture of the comet after sunset
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
1/13/2007 (if not that date look in archives)
more about the Comet McNaught since its discovery at
http://cometography.com/lcomets/2006p1.html
See the coronograph pics of the comet near the Sun
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMMCRSVYVE_index_0.html
and
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/home.html
Latest SOHO image of the comet swinging by the Sun
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512/
http://space.com/
comet gallery 2
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=4559&gid=326&index=0
***
Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.
I videotaped Comet McNaught
It has been very exciting seeing this great surprise visitor Comet McNaught during these last 4 days. The bright light gold coma (brighter then magnitude -1) and the feathery tail extending for more then a degree made a superb sight in binoculars after sunset. However on 1/11/2006 I captured several videotaped minutes of the comet as it peaked in an out of the clouds near the horizon. This was the first of 40 comets that I have experienced, that I was able to videotape!
Sat 1/13/2007, I will post more of my pictures , videoclips and websites with photographs taken of the comet by others as well as links to see the comet as it heads around the Sun for the next couple of days.
Monday, January 8, 2007
Brilliant splendid Comet McNaught 1/8 and1/9 after sunset
Doug Zubenel and I saw the comet again on the 8th in Shawnee Mission, KS ( West of Kansas City) USA. Seemed even brighter with the gold-white coma, the fan light -yellow tail then night before. It seemed brighter tonight with the filmy hood around the coma more distinct. I took this shot with my digital kodak 290, 2 sec at 100 asa looking through Doug's 6 inch telescope as the comet was going toward the trees. (The red dot is a tower light in the trees and Upside down because of telescope)Ano
ther highlight was the spectacular look through binoculars on the 9th. Tonight the coma was brighter, tail was longer stretching at least 1 degree or more angling to Northwest.What a splendid sight!! Here is a photo I took that wasn't a close up but the horizon is pretty and you can see the tail right of the airplane graphic I inserted.
You have until the 12th to catch .
Then it will be too close to the Sun.
Take some binoculars look at the sky charts at Sky and Telescope or Spaceweather or Astronomy.
Don't miss one of the brightest and nicest comets seen in the last 20-30 years!! Once you have an idea where it is in the West it is easier to catch.
? let me know
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Sunday, January 7, 2007
surprisingly bright Comet McNaught appears in evening and morning!
The surprisingly bright Comet McNaught appears in evening as well as morning! It is bright but so close to the Sun it is difficult to see.
YES . It appears near the Sun and can be seen either in morning or after sunset as I have now seen and heard.
After sunset it is in between Venus and 1st magnitude Altair (in Aquila higher in the sky more the WEST)
I am still examining the pics I took. I looked in Olathe to the East and think I caught it but I don't have good binoculars.
More pics and detail at
http://www.spaceweather.com/
photo gallery of other pics
http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_mcnaught.htm
another nice pic at
omet McNaught Heads for the Sun
Credit & Copyright: Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070105.html
There is not much time as it is getting closer to the Sun and by next week will only be visible with the orbiting scopes. Who knows if it will survive entry near the Sun. But by then only Southern observers will be able to see it . So catch it while you can before close approach to Sun on 13th.
Good luck
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS
YES . It appears near the Sun and can be seen either in morning or after sunset as I have now seen and heard.
After sunset it is in between Venus and 1st magnitude Altair (in Aquila higher in the sky more the WEST)
I am still examining the pics I took. I looked in Olathe to the East and think I caught it but I don't have good binoculars.
More pics and detail at
http://www.spaceweather.com/
photo gallery of other pics
http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_mcnaught.htm
another nice pic at
omet McNaught Heads for the Sun
Credit & Copyright: Michael Jager and Gerald Rhemann
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070105.html
There is not much time as it is getting closer to the Sun and by next week will only be visible with the orbiting scopes. Who knows if it will survive entry near the Sun. But by then only Southern observers will be able to see it . So catch it while you can before close approach to Sun on 13th.
Good luck
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Bright comet in dawn sky now near horizon
Sometimes we wait for a long time for a comet like Halley's in 1986 to come by and give us a show. But Halley's at it's best was only 3rd magnitude and was a disappointment. Our luck it comes by every 76 years but it decided to comet by this time too far away from Earth ( the worst pass I researched in 1000 years).
But sometimes one comes from out of the blue, literally, and puts on a great and even better show.Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) is here to watch while you can and before it leaves.
It first was discovered in August but now as this comet gets close to the Sun and Mercury it is really growing bright and putting on a show. The only problem, it is difficult to to spot as it is getting closer and closer to the sun.
It is very bright comet in the dawn sky now near the horizon. The trick is you have to have to find it.Now it is about 2nd magnitude which is as bright as most of the stars in the Big Dipper. But the brightness is spread around so they are more difficult to see then a star. But seeing the tail may help.
I tried this morning but could not see it. I will try again.
use spaceweather.com to see the latest photo, print and see a sky map where it is to catch a glimp
Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) at its closest approach on Jan. 13th will be only 0.17 AU away--much closer than Mercury (0.38 AU). It will then appear about 1 degree near Mercury.
We hope that it does not completely burn up or fall apart as some comet do when they come close to the Sun.
But sometimes one comes from out of the blue, literally, and puts on a great and even better show.Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) is here to watch while you can and before it leaves.
It first was discovered in August but now as this comet gets close to the Sun and Mercury it is really growing bright and putting on a show. The only problem, it is difficult to to spot as it is getting closer and closer to the sun.
It is very bright comet in the dawn sky now near the horizon. The trick is you have to have to find it.Now it is about 2nd magnitude which is as bright as most of the stars in the Big Dipper. But the brightness is spread around so they are more difficult to see then a star. But seeing the tail may help.
I tried this morning but could not see it. I will try again.
use spaceweather.com to see the latest photo, print and see a sky map where it is to catch a glimp
Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) at its closest approach on Jan. 13th will be only 0.17 AU away--much closer than Mercury (0.38 AU). It will then appear about 1 degree near Mercury.
We hope that it does not completely burn up or fall apart as some comet do when they come close to the Sun.
Meteorite came from asteroid originally
It is amazing that this little piece of metal hit the house. While small it still packed a punch to go through the roof and finally lodge in the wall. The local scientists have determined it came from a asteroid originally but it will be interesting to hear even more specifics. Did meteorite come from Vesta or another asteroid?
"The team has determined the meteorite is very metal-rich, and possibly represents the deep interior of an asteroid. Its coloration, markings, density and magnetic properties are characteristic of an iron meteorite," Brightman said.
More info at link above
"The team has determined the meteorite is very metal-rich, and possibly represents the deep interior of an asteroid. Its coloration, markings, density and magnetic properties are characteristic of an iron meteorite," Brightman said.
More info at link above
Friday, January 5, 2007
News about December tornadoes
There were a rash of tornadoes in what is usually a very quite December. More appeared in Louisian on Jan 4 and information on these will be posted later
More below
http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_11497.html?from=wxcenter_news
More below
http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_11497.html?from=wxcenter_news
vote for which is the best Cassini photo image
Many brilliant and interesting pictures. Which one do you think is the best? Make your choice and then wait for the results in the near future
Cassini Photo Contest
Join us as we approach the second anniversary of the Huygens Probe descent, and help us decide which of the Cassini spacecraft's many spectacular views from the last year and a half stands out the most.
Join us as we approach the second anniversary of the Huygens Probe descent, and help us decide which of the Cassini spacecraft's many spectacular views from the last year and a half stands out the most.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Mysterious Metallic Object Crashes Into Home
I was trying to find a local news report for this news about a possible meteorite. Finally found a source close to the source.
Looks like a meteorite but time will tell with an analysis.
Mysterious Metallic Object Crashes Into Home
By CHRIS NEWMARKER, AP
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Jan. 4) - Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey.
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070103/NEWS/70103006
Looks like a meteorite but time will tell with an analysis.
Mysterious Metallic Object Crashes Into Home
By CHRIS NEWMARKER, AP
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Jan. 4) - Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey.
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070103/NEWS/70103006
Monday, January 1, 2007
Extremophile Creatures -organisms like no other on Earth but possibly in Space?
I have been interested in extremophile organisms ever since I watched the first video of various extremophile creatures on the bottom of deep sea vents in the Pacific Ocean in the 1990s. These curious organisms are found in the steaming pools in Yellowstone National Park as well as places around the earth. The unique characteristics give us possible clues to organisms which have or still live on Mars and our solar systems moons (Europa of Jupiter) , Mars and possible life forms on extrasolar planets.
More information is being uncovered all the time. Here is the latest.
Date: December 22, 2006
Nanoorganisms: Probe Of Acid Mine Drainage Turns Up Unsuspected Virus-sized Archaea
Science Daily — For 11 years, Jill Banfield at the University of California, Berkeley, has collected and studied the microbes that slime the floors of mines and convert iron to acid, a common source of stream pollution around the world.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061222092509.htm
more about these organisms
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although the terms archaea and extremophile are occasionally used ... There are many different classes of extremophiles, each corresponding to the way its ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile
Life in Extreme Environments | The Astrobiology Web | Your Online ...
Links to information about thermophiles, halophiles, and other extremophiles both inside and outside of the domain Archaea.
www.astrobiology.com/extreme.htm
More information is being uncovered all the time. Here is the latest.
Date: December 22, 2006
Nanoorganisms: Probe Of Acid Mine Drainage Turns Up Unsuspected Virus-sized Archaea
Science Daily — For 11 years, Jill Banfield at the University of California, Berkeley, has collected and studied the microbes that slime the floors of mines and convert iron to acid, a common source of stream pollution around the world.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061222092509.htm
more about these organisms
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although the terms archaea and extremophile are occasionally used ... There are many different classes of extremophiles, each corresponding to the way its ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile
Life in Extreme Environments | The Astrobiology Web | Your Online ...
Links to information about thermophiles, halophiles, and other extremophiles both inside and outside of the domain Archaea.
www.astrobiology.com/extreme.htm
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Eclipse 2006 umbra from Space
As the New (total eclipse-less) 2007 Year approach, I send this last message to SEML for 2006
Spaceweather.com (Dec31, 2006) (other days check in archives)
TOTAL ECLIPSE: The moon's dark shadow touched Earth today, tracing a path from Brazil to central Asia, cutting across Africa and Turkey, and finally returning to space west of Mongolia. Wherever the shadow fell, people witnessed a spectacular eclipse of the sun:
2006 eclipse umbra on Earth from Space
http://spaceweather.com/index.cgi?view=1&day=29&month=03&year=2006
photo gallery.
2006 eclipse photo Gallery
http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_29mar06.htm
High above Earth, the GOES-East weather satellite photographed the moon's shadow approaching the west coast of Africa:
Happy New 2007 Year!! And may we all see many eclipses to come.
Dr. Eric Flescher
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Red Razin:Skepticism greets claim of possible alien microbes
just found this one
Skepticism greets claim of possible alien microbes
Jan. 5, 2006
Special to World Science
The red rain phenomenon first started in Kerala after a meteor airburst event, which occurred on 25th July 2001 near Changanacherry in [the] Kottayam district. This meteor airburst is evidenced by the sonic boom experienced by several people during early morning of that day.
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060104_specksfrm1.htm
Skepticism greets claim of possible alien microbes
Jan. 5, 2006
Special to World Science
The red rain phenomenon first started in Kerala after a meteor airburst event, which occurred on 25th July 2001 near Changanacherry in [the] Kottayam district. This meteor airburst is evidenced by the sonic boom experienced by several people during early morning of that day.
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060104_specksfrm1.htm
There is more to comet dust then thought
Surprises in comet dust. There is more to comet dust then thought. Scientists are learning much about our universe through the dust from comets. Here is the latest.
Dust gathered from a comet and brought to Earth tells a tale of a so‐Therelar sys‐tem that par‐tial‐ly turned itself in‐side out, re‐search‐ers say.
Dec. 14, 2006
Special to World Science
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061214_stardust.htm
Updated Dec. 15
Happy New Year
Dr. Eric Flescher
Dust gathered from a comet and brought to Earth tells a tale of a so‐Therelar sys‐tem that par‐tial‐ly turned itself in‐side out, re‐search‐ers say.
Dec. 14, 2006
Special to World Science
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/061214_stardust.htm
Updated Dec. 15
Happy New Year
Dr. Eric Flescher
Friday, December 29, 2006
History Channel "(Meteors) Fire in the Sky" &"Comets: Prophecy of Doom"
I know it is History Channel and it has some shows that are historical but in this case they are mostly science, astronomy, geology and more, in my way of thinking. Well the two shows "(Meteors) Fire in the Sky" and "Comets: Prophecy of Doom" snuck up on us late 12/28 when my wife noticed it on the HC. It had played earlier that evening so I hope some of you saw it or may see it.
(Meteors) Fire in the Sky included meteorite harvesting in Antarctica, finding ancient meteor craters in Europe, the comet discovery and hit by Comet Shoemaker- Levy on Jupiter, Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and demise of the dinosaurs.
"Comets: Prophecy of Doom" showed information about the history of Comet appearances in the sky and impact with the Earth. It starts off the simulation/ scenario in which pieces of a approaching unseen comet flake off the start to hit Los Angeles. Includes differences and likeness of meteors, meteorites, comets and asteroids.
Both are well done and include real and simulated footage, footage by scientists, astronomers including David Levy, Carolyn Shoemaker and others.
Hope you can catch. I am not sure when it first came out but it seems up to date about many discoveries, ideas, theories etc
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS: Member #2572 IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) : E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -
(Meteors) Fire in the Sky included meteorite harvesting in Antarctica, finding ancient meteor craters in Europe, the comet discovery and hit by Comet Shoemaker- Levy on Jupiter, Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and demise of the dinosaurs.
"Comets: Prophecy of Doom" showed information about the history of Comet appearances in the sky and impact with the Earth. It starts off the simulation/ scenario in which pieces of a approaching unseen comet flake off the start to hit Los Angeles. Includes differences and likeness of meteors, meteorites, comets and asteroids.
Both are well done and include real and simulated footage, footage by scientists, astronomers including David Levy, Carolyn Shoemaker and others.
Hope you can catch. I am not sure when it first came out but it seems up to date about many discoveries, ideas, theories etc
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS: Member #2572 IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) : E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Eros Asteroid and comet news semi-new and old
Photos, news and information about asteroids and comets are still of interest. Here's more of the latest, semi new and old news that is still good.
Asteroid's mystery 'blue ponds'
The Eros asteroid continues to excite scientists
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1565564.stm
Tuesday, 25 September, 2001, 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK 'Stupendous' comet pictures revealed
The images are of a far better quality than was expected
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
The Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe has returned the best images yet taken of the nucleus of a comet.
I's mind-boggling and stupendous
Astronomers are already saying that the pictures of the 10-kilometre- (6-mile-) wide core of Comet Borrelly will revolutionise our understanding of these frozen wanderers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1563427.stm
Giotto and comet Halley in 1986
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/giotto.html
Asteroid's mystery 'blue ponds'
The Eros asteroid continues to excite scientists
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1565564.stm
Tuesday, 25 September, 2001, 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK 'Stupendous' comet pictures revealed
The images are of a far better quality than was expected
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
The Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe has returned the best images yet taken of the nucleus of a comet.
I's mind-boggling and stupendous
Astronomers are already saying that the pictures of the 10-kilometre- (6-mile-) wide core of Comet Borrelly will revolutionise our understanding of these frozen wanderers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1563427.stm
Giotto and comet Halley in 1986
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/giotto.html
Eros Asteroid and comet news semi-new and old
Photos, news and information about asteroids and comets are still of interest. Here's more of the latest, semi new and old news that is still good.
Asteroid's mystery 'blue ponds'
The Eros asteroid continues to excite scientists
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1565564.stm
Tuesday, 25 September, 2001, 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK 'Stupendous' comet pictures revealed
The images are of a far better quality than was expected
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
The Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe has returned the best images yet taken of the nucleus of a comet.
I's mind-boggling and stupendous
Astronomers are already saying that the pictures of the 10-kilometre- (6-mile-) wide core of Comet Borrelly will revolutionise our understanding of these frozen wanderers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1563427.stm
Giotto and comet Halley in 1986
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/giotto.html
Asteroid's mystery 'blue ponds'
The Eros asteroid continues to excite scientists
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1565564.stm
Tuesday, 25 September, 2001, 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK 'Stupendous' comet pictures revealed
The images are of a far better quality than was expected
By BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse
The Deep Space 1 (DS1) probe has returned the best images yet taken of the nucleus of a comet.
I's mind-boggling and stupendous
Astronomers are already saying that the pictures of the 10-kilometre- (6-mile-) wide core of Comet Borrelly will revolutionise our understanding of these frozen wanderers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1563427.stm
Giotto and comet Halley in 1986
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/giotto.html
Tornadoes Damage Hundreds of Florida Homes
December is not usually a day for tornadoes but anything can happen where there is warm weather .
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 26) - Four Christmas Day tornadoes damaged hundreds of Florida homes, with one flipping airplanes at a flight school and tearing the roofs off three apartment buildings, officials confirmed Tuesday.
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/tornadoes-damage-hundreds-of-florida/20061225142209990001
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 26) - Four Christmas Day tornadoes damaged hundreds of Florida homes, with one flipping airplanes at a flight school and tearing the roofs off three apartment buildings, officials confirmed Tuesday.
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/tornadoes-damage-hundreds-of-florida/20061225142209990001
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
" The sky appears blue" because and more misconceptions..
There are many misconceptions astronomical science and more out there that people either believe until they actual reasons etc are know or understood. Part education, part thinking , part reasoning and more.
The sky appears blue because while sunlight contains blue that is bounced around by air molecules .
The Oceans are blue, it is not the reflection of the sky, because water absorbs sunlight's red wavelength which leaves more of the blue to reflect off the sea.
Meanwhile the atmosphere on Mars is pinkish colored. Why? Because the soil and rocks on Mars are red and the resulting dust is lofted into the thin air of the planet.
red about other science and astronomical misconceptions at
More at
www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
More at Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy website
www.badastronomy.com/
Other astronomy urban legends
The sky appears blue because while sunlight contains blue that is bounced around by air molecules .
The Oceans are blue, it is not the reflection of the sky, because water absorbs sunlight's red wavelength which leaves more of the blue to reflect off the sea.
Meanwhile the atmosphere on Mars is pinkish colored. Why? Because the soil and rocks on Mars are red and the resulting dust is lofted into the thin air of the planet.
red about other science and astronomical misconceptions at
More at
www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
More at Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy website
www.badastronomy.com/
Top 10 Space Urban Legends - Myths & Bad Astronomy
http://space.about.com/cs/funandfunny/tp/tpspacemyths.htmTuesday, December 26, 2006
Meteorite Blaze
I have been working with youTube and soon there will be an EOAS to view tornadoes, fireballs and video collection of those who have found and place videos on Youtub. There are some interesting videos.
This one has an interesting video of a fireball in Mexico.
The link below is a nice article about Meteorite Hunters.
Meteorite Blaze
Meteorite blaze over Guadalajara Mexico.
MilkandCookies.com: Latest Links -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8mbA606ZRWI
Wired News - USA
... were discovered by members of an elite clique of globe-trotting meteorite hunters, adventurers ... and art gallery owners, who have come to see meteorites as high ...
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/meteor.html
This one has an interesting video of a fireball in Mexico.
The link below is a nice article about Meteorite Hunters.
Meteorite Blaze
Meteorite blaze over Guadalajara Mexico.
MilkandCookies.com: Latest Links -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8mbA606ZRWI
Wired News - USA
... were discovered by members of an elite clique of globe-trotting meteorite hunters, adventurers ... and art gallery owners, who have come to see meteorites as high ...
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/meteor.html
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Simulation bio-earth-space game Spore coming
Simulation game spore is coming. Look at links below.
I have never tried the game Sims but I love SimCity, SimFarm, SimEarth, SimLife and used them in my computer camps with Rocky's Boots and Robot Odysey and more. I have not done much with them since the internet really started ramping up.
Says it will come out for Windows (first?).
Boy this Spore sim better come out for mac otherwise I will have to get a new mac or have to play the intel side when Sue gets her new one :)
Hopefully kids will try their hand at this great program then on the drivel many spend their time (with their cheat codes of course!!).
The creator Will Wright says that this "game" uses "procedural" content development. which I liken to my "structured flexiblity thinking."
Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games
The legendary game designer presents an alternate way to develop games, and the awesome product of this way of thinking."This isn't so much a game preview as it is a look at new thoughts on game design in full effect."
By Dave 'Fargo' Kosak | March 14, 2005
Will Wright, creator of SimCity and The Sims, says YES. And more than that, he believes he's found a way to make gaming a much more personal experience for everyone it touches. And it won't take hordes of content developers: it'll just take a little savvy and use of what's called
"procedural" content development.
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.html
Spore (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[15] At E3 2006, Spore was awarded the following Game Critics Awards: Best PC Game, ... Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(video_game)<
Computer Game
Spore for PC - GameSpot offers reviews, previews cheats and more. Count on us for all of the latest on the Spore Computer Game.
www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/spore/index.htm
Will Wright wows GDC with new Sim - PC News at GameSpot
GameSpot provides in-depth news about Spore and hundreds of other games, including game ... Will Wright gives a sneak preview of his upcoming game Spore, ...
www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/11/news_6120274.html
Spore Gameplay Video - Google Video
Will Wright talking at the 2005 Game Developer's Conference about 'Spore', which looks like it could possibly be the best video game ever. ...
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8372603330420559198
GameSpy: Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think ...
Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games The legendary game designer presents an alternate way to develop games, and the awesome ...
www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.htm
SimmingWorld.com / Games / Spore - 6:10pm
First shown to the public at the Game Developers Conference 2005 in San Jose, CA by Will Wright, Spore is a brand new franchise -- it's not SimCity, ...
www.games.simmingworld.com/pc/spore/
3D Gamers :: Game Listing :: Spore Info
Spore downloads, Spore demos, Spore maps, Spore patches, Spore screenshots, Spore images, Spore pics, Spore wallpaper, Spore trailers.
www.3dgamers.com/games/spore/
Slashdot | Will Wright's Next Game: Spore
Will Wright's Next Game: Spore -- article related to Games.
games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/s.slashdot.or&from=rss
fogo archive: Re: amazing video game: Spore by Gerald Oskoboiny ...
Gerald Oskoboiny [2006-03-03 02:51-0800] >I just watched a video demo of a game (Spore) to be released >this fall, ...
impressive.net/archives/fogo/impressive.net/archives/fogo/20060725090
I have never tried the game Sims but I love SimCity, SimFarm, SimEarth, SimLife and used them in my computer camps with Rocky's Boots and Robot Odysey and more. I have not done much with them since the internet really started ramping up.
Says it will come out for Windows (first?).
Boy this Spore sim better come out for mac otherwise I will have to get a new mac or have to play the intel side when Sue gets her new one :)
Hopefully kids will try their hand at this great program then on the drivel many spend their time (with their cheat codes of course!!).
The creator Will Wright says that this "game" uses "procedural" content development. which I liken to my "structured flexiblity thinking."
Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games
The legendary game designer presents an alternate way to develop games, and the awesome product of this way of thinking."This isn't so much a game preview as it is a look at new thoughts on game design in full effect."
By Dave 'Fargo' Kosak | March 14, 2005
Will Wright, creator of SimCity and The Sims, says YES. And more than that, he believes he's found a way to make gaming a much more personal experience for everyone it touches. And it won't take hordes of content developers: it'll just take a little savvy and use of what's called
"procedural" content development.
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.html
Spore (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[15] At E3 2006, Spore was awarded the following Game Critics Awards: Best PC Game, ... Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games. ...
Computer Game
Spore for PC - GameSpot offers reviews, previews cheats and more. Count on us for all of the latest on the Spore Computer Game.
www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/spore/index.htm
Will Wright wows GDC with new Sim - PC News at GameSpot
GameSpot provides in-depth news about Spore and hundreds of other games, including game ... Will Wright gives a sneak preview of his upcoming game Spore, ...
www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/11/news_6120274.html
Spore Gameplay Video - Google Video
Will Wright talking at the 2005 Game Developer's Conference about 'Spore', which looks like it could possibly be the best video game ever. ...
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8372603330420559198
GameSpy: Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think ...
Will Wright Presents Spore... and a New Way to Think About Games The legendary game designer presents an alternate way to develop games, and the awesome ...
www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.htm
SimmingWorld.com / Games / Spore - 6:10pm
First shown to the public at the Game Developers Conference 2005 in San Jose, CA by Will Wright, Spore is a brand new franchise -- it's not SimCity, ...
www.games.simmingworld.com/pc/spore/
3D Gamers :: Game Listing :: Spore Info
Spore downloads, Spore demos, Spore maps, Spore patches, Spore screenshots, Spore images, Spore pics, Spore wallpaper, Spore trailers.
www.3dgamers.com/games/spore/
Slashdot | Will Wright's Next Game: Spore
Will Wright's Next Game: Spore -- article related to Games.
games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/s.slashdot.or&from=rss
fogo archive: Re: amazing video game: Spore by Gerald Oskoboiny ...
Gerald Oskoboiny
impressive.net/archives/fogo/impressive.net/archives/fogo/
eclipse sighting TUTULEMMA unique image spaceweather 12/24/2006
eclipse sighting TUTULEMMA unique image spaceweather 12/24/2006
This is one spectacular picture
spaceweather.com
(not on 12/24/06 go to archives)
TUTULEMMA: If you took a picture of the sun at the same time each day, would it remain in the same position? The answer is no, and the figure-8 shape traced out by the sun over the course of a year is called an analemma
"I call it a tutulemma," says Tezel. "I invented this word myself. It's a combination of analemma and tutulma (pronounced to-tool-ma), the Turkish word for eclipse."
The eclipse in question is the total eclipse of March 29, 2006: gallery. The path of totality cut through Antalya, Turkey, about 500 km south of Tezel's home in Bursa. Combining images taken from Bursa and Antalya to create a true analemma--and the wo.
Renowned astrophotographer Tunc Tezel and his brother Cenk took dozens of pictures of the sun throughout 2006 and made the analemma, below. Look carefully. One of the suns in the analemma is eclipsed:
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS: Member #2572 IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) : E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -
: Subscribe to (send your email to)< blacksuneclipse-subscribe@egroups.com>:Website- http://members.aol.com/kcstarguy/blacksun/eclipse.htm: Satori Astronomy Website- http://members.aol.com/kcstarguy/satoriastronomy/satoriastronomy.htm
This is one spectacular picture
spaceweather.com
(not on 12/24/06 go to archives)
TUTULEMMA: If you took a picture of the sun at the same time each day, would it remain in the same position? The answer is no, and the figure-8 shape traced out by the sun over the course of a year is called an analemma
"I call it a tutulemma," says Tezel. "I invented this word myself. It's a combination of analemma and tutulma (pronounced to-tool-ma), the Turkish word for eclipse."
The eclipse in question is the total eclipse of March 29, 2006: gallery. The path of totality cut through Antalya, Turkey, about 500 km south of Tezel's home in Bursa. Combining images taken from Bursa and Antalya to create a true analemma--and the wo.
Renowned astrophotographer Tunc Tezel and his brother Cenk took dozens of pictures of the sun throughout 2006 and made the analemma, below. Look carefully. One of the suns in the analemma is eclipsed:
Dr. Eric Flescher (kcstarguy@aol.com), Olathe, KS: Member #2572 IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association) : E.O.A.S. (Earth, Oceans, Atmosphere and Space) Blog -
: Subscribe to (send your email to)< blacksuneclipse-subscribe@egroups.com>:Website- http://members.aol.com/kcstarguy/blacksun/eclipse.htm: Satori Astronomy Website- http://members.aol.com/kcstarguy/satoriastronomy/satoriastronomy.htm
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