Archive for the 'Sky' Category

The sun as you rarely see it… through millions of ice crystals called diamond dust

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

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Spiral 2

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Spiraling ever forwards…
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Spiral 1

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

A 3d spiral
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Double eclipse

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

His margin of error was miniscule since the space station sped across the face of our solar system’s star in less than a second.
However, Mr Legault’s 1/5000th second exposure managed to perfectly capture Earth’s two largest satellites against the glowing yellow backdrop.
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Uranus to Align with Jupiter and Can be Seen with Naked Eye

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

This unusual opportunity to see two gas giants in the same field of view is actually the third time in eight months there has been some alignment. This week Jupiter happens to be the brightest celestial body in the sky. During sunset it is very high in the sky and will set in the western [...]

4 and 20 blackbirds, and 3,000, dead in the sky

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

“I turn and look across my yard, and there’s all these lumps,” said Shane Roberts, who thought hail was falling until he saw a dazed blackbird beneath his truck. His 16-year-old daughter, Alex, spent Saturday morning picking them up. “Their legs are really squishy,” the teen said.
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