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Category Archives: Look! Up in the sky!
21 February 2012
Things Solar
There was a partial eclipse of the Sun today, Spaceweather reports, but you had to be in space to see it. More precisely, you had to be the Solar Dynamics Observatory in geosynchronous orbit 36,000 km above the surface of … Continue reading
15 February 2012
Spirit spotted on Mars
The intreprid little Mars rover Spirit, which began its mission in 2004 died, mired in sand, in 2009. It couldn’t capture enough sunlight to power up.
Spirit’s twin Opportunity is still going strong!
The orbiting Phoenix, circling Mars since 2006, recently … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Mars, Mars Rover, Opportunity, Phoenix, Spirit
6 Comments
14 February 2012
In the end, no matter how bruised and battered Holy Church will be, she shall not fail.
In the end, no matter how bruised and battered Holy Church will be, she shall not fail.
No matter how forgetful or vile we creatures sink to be, finally Christ will take all things to Himself, submit them to the Father … Continue reading
9 February 2012
Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino
Benedícite, ómnia ópera Dómini, Dómino: * laudáte et superexaltáte eum in sæcula.
Benedícite, Angeli Dómini, Dómino: * benedícite, cæli, Dómino.
Benedícite, aquæ omnes, quæ super cælos sunt, Dómino: * benedícite, omnes virtútes Dómini, Dómino.
Benedícite, sol et luna, Dómino: * benedícite, stellæ cæli, … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Lighter fare, Look! Up in the sky!
4 Comments
30 January 2012
Another view
From Astronomy Pic of the Day:
Technorati Tags: Astronomy Pic of the Day, earth
23 January 2012
Aurora Borealis Watch: 24 Jan 1400 UT: Solar storm to hit earth
From SpaceWeather:
Space Weather News for Jan. 23, 2012
http://spaceweather.com
INCOMING CME: Big sunspot 1402 erupted on Jan. 23rd, producing a strong M9-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say the CME … Continue reading
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged aurora, magnetic storms, sunspots, TEOWAWKI
28 Comments
22 January 2012
The fruits of fixation!
Just. Too. Cool.
From Astronomy Pic of the Day comes this very cool photo.
What’s going on?
Here is part of their very cool description:
From solstice to solstice, this six month long exposure compresses time from the 21st of June till the 21st … Continue reading
19 January 2012
Aurora watch this weekend
From SpaceWeather:
EARTH-DIRECTED FLARE: Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, for more than an hour around 16:00 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Forecasters say strong geomagnetic … Continue reading
17 January 2012
“Ebb and Flow”… the Mooncraft
For your Just Too Cool file from NASA:
Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft
January 17, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. — Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the moon New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day have new names, thanks to … Continue reading
3 January 2012
First Meteor Shower of 2012!
From Space Weather:
FIRST METEOR SHOWER OF 2012: The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through a narrow stream of debris from a comet thought to have broken apart some 500 years ago. … Continue reading
15 December 2011
A great Shadow… with a few book notes.
There is a very cool pic on Astronomy Pic of the Day. There was recently a lunar eclipse. I missed it because I was in Florida where it rained for about 4 solid days without CEASING. But that’s another story.
In … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Copernicus, Dava Sobel, Galileo, Longitude, lunar eclipse
9 Comments
27 November 2011
Typo on the first day in the Catholic Book Publishing Company edition
From a priest reader:
The Roman Missal for the Catholic Book Publishing Company (large edition) has a typo on the First Sunday of Advent. The Introit adds a word that should not be there: “Nor let “not” my enemies exult over … Continue reading
9 November 2011
EAS and EAS… ?!? Coincidence? You decide!
Something odd happened today. I watch very little TV during the day but sometimes if I am making lunch or doing something in the kitchen I switch it on to see if something interesting is going on.
As I watched, this … Continue reading
1 November 2011
The Hammer and The Feather
I remember watching this when I was a kid and thinking that it was very cool indeed.
Today I picked it up from Astronomy Pic of the Day, which is on my daily checklist.
A famous experiment compliments of Apollo 15 back … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged 1971, Apollo, Galileo, gravity, POTUS NASA, Pres. Obama, space program
6 Comments
20 October 2011
Curiouser and curiouser!
A reader sent a link to a photo of the new Mars Rover, Curiosity, just as it was being sealed into its capsule for the ride to Mars!
Another great shot HERE.
For more, HERE.
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
8 Comments
