Category Archives
Earthrise
Thursday, December 25, 2008
40 years ago today the world got a first hand look at how small our home is compared to the vastness of space.
Earthrise was taken by
A Rare Occurrence
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
From what I read, this particular conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon won't happen for another 44 years. Here's hoping I'll be
Cities at Night, from Space
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Here's a link to a fascinating video. Taken from the space shuttle, this 10 minute video shows photos of cities at night from around the
Backyard Milky Way
Thursday, July 12, 2007
My on again, off again interest in astronomy is on the rise again, and this time I plan to focus on an area that's always held my interest
Modern Storm Watching
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Back when I was a kid we had nothing like modern weather radar systems to keep us informed about storms and heavy weather. As I recall,
Io Eruptions
Friday, February 16, 2007
Though almost 10 years old, these fascinating photos were recently chosen as NASA's image(s) of the day. This image is of Jupiter's moon
Earth from Mars
Monday, June 5, 2006
The Mars Exploration Rovers continue to function and provide useful scientific data more than two years after arriving on the Red Planet
Aerial Geology
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Thanks to Doc for the link to this incredible photo essay: Geology by Light Plane , designed and created by a college professor 40 years
Transparent Butterflies
Saturday, April 1, 2006
I recently came across a few images of some fascinating butterflies with an unusual twist: their wings are mostly transparent! Informally
Save a Snowflake
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Since we've almost had more snow this spring than we had last winter, it seemed appropriate to share this interesting article I found on a
Monarch Butterfly Photo
Sunday, September 18, 2005
I was lucky enough to get a reasonably nice picture of a Monarch Butterfly perched on one of the flowers on our back deck. At first I wasn
Martian Dust Devils
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
And you thought Kansas was windy ...
This small image from NASA shows a dust-devil on the surface of mars. A short movie of the Martian
Saved by Science
Monday, June 6, 2005
Here's a behind the scenes look at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Saved by Science is the name of an exhibition
Mammatus Clouds at Sunset
Sunday, May 15, 2005
A few days ago we were fortunate enough to observe a somewhat unusual cloud formation known as mammatus clouds.
We first became aware of
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