Finally, Some Solar Activity!
Finally, after a couple of years of a virtually spotless sun, we seem to be seeing some significant activity. This shot was taken in late September and closely approximates what could be seen through an eyepiece. I used what has become my standard setup for photographing eclipses – a Nikon D700, 2x teleconverter, and Borg 4″ refractor. 43 frames out of 540 were combined to produce this shot. A lot of images and processing are necessary to show what can easily be seen by the eye! Click on the image for more details.
Cassini Flies Past Saturn
A movie stitched together from real images from Cassini as it flies through Saturn’s system of moons and rings:
Voyage to the End of the Universe (and back)
A nice visualization from earth to the distant reaches of the known universe:
http://youtu.be/17jymDn0W6U
(American Museum of Natural History video)
A nice touch is to see the orbits of satellites, the moon, and planets as we depart Earth.
Vanishing Technologies
The steam roller of progress rolls on…
Nevada Melt
Whatever it is, I keep wondering about the blueprints…
Money Problems?
The U.S. government is not the only one with money problems. Let’s hope we don’t also repeat mistakes!
Pacific Barreleye Fish
Imagine finding this on your fishing line!
Click on the image to see deep-sea video footage of this bizarre fish shot by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
Sawdust Art
Art by Larry — Layers of sawdust in a dust catcher under the table saw.
More “Wheat”
In late December (2009), yet another fairly old “wheat” penny (1927 D) showed up in my change:
It’s not as valuable (from the collector’s viewpoint) as the 1931 S penny I found a few months back, but I’m wondering if someone is having to spend a coin collection in desperate times…
Hybrid Vehicle Done Right — The Chevy Volt
Filed under: Electric Vehicles | Tags: Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, EV
Comments (2) November was a busy month for us from the Electric Vehicle standpoint. In addition to being invited to the unveiling of the Nissan Leaf, we were among a small number of EV1 drivers invited to test-drive the Chevy Volt on Dec. 1! Check out our review of the Volt here:
http://www.eanet.com/kodama/ev-chronicles/other/volt/
Bottom line? We like it!
Stay tuned for more… 12/6 update – 3 more pages of detailed comments at the link above.
