Final thoughts
Filed under: art Tagged: despair, destiny, dialog balloons, Doom, madeWithPaper, space, thought clouds
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Aurora from a sunspot explosion
Last night the rating of the solar storm was “severe” according to spaceweather.com Kp 8 is the strongest I’ve seen, unless it was 9 earlier this year for a storm…
Imagining the Cosmos: Utopians, Mystics, and the Popular Culture of Spaceflight in Revolutionary Russia
This essay investigates the explosive Soviet interest in space travel during the New Economic Policy (NEP) era of the 1920s, as expressed through amateur societies, the press, literature, painting, film,…
Imagining the Cosmos: Utopians, Mystics, and the Popular Culture of Spaceflight in Revolutionary Russia
This essay investigates the explosive Soviet interest in space travel during the New Economic Policy (NEP) era of the 1920s, as expressed through amateur societies, the press, literature, painting, film,…
Captain Cosmo Cat
I am reminded again of the rule I have been neglecting. Make a mark. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, madeWithPaper, space
Help NASA Find Asteroids
Everyday we face an existential threat to our planet from outer space! Asteroids can hit the planet at any moment and ruin our days. To help us prepare for such…
We’ve Explored A Comet Now
Humankind grew a tiny bit today; while we were making large mammal lifeforms go extinct, we were also landing on a comet. .@ESA_Rosetta See for yourself! ROLIS imaged #67P when…
Austrialia Is Nuts About Space
And Australian conservatives may just destroy Earth. What we don’t know, could demolish us faster than anything else. In the space age, it’s really flabbergasting that we’re not doing everything…
Astrophotography ramps it up a notch
This is incredible! I didn't think this kind of astrophotography was going to be possible so soon! cbc.ca/news/technolog… #space— John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) May 13, 2014 The ability to photograph light…
Air and Space
Walked around Balboa Park. Gave a 50 cent coin to a magician, maybe he’ll use it in his act in the future. Got lost, found my wag son after crossing…
Will Homo sapiens evolve itself into extinction?
The notion that eventually we will create an artificial intelligence superior to our own has been around for quite a while. Now someone has boldly, perhaps foolishly, predicted a deadline.…
Sunspot AR1944 Blasting Earth #skstorm
I hope our electrical grids are prepared, as there is a risk of overloading from an event like this. -The Sun Wednesday afternoon, from Regina. Canon S5IS on tripod with…
Lights from Space
Tragic fire from space. Check out Mars in great detail. – More link dumping: –Teach your kid how to share. An excellent list of free programs, and ones you cannot…
Are we alone? More importantly, are we even awake?
The “man the life boats and head for the stars” answer to our present human dilemmas is simply delusional. We can and should explore space, but if we don’t get…
The Age of Exploration Isn’t Over
Humans haven’t been on the Moon for over 30 years and as a result it’s easy to think that the “space age” is over and our exploration of the universe…
ISS Flying South West of Regina
From Victoria Park almost a week ago. From tonight:
Christo – Big Air Package
Big Air Package, an indoor installation for the Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, was conceived in 2010 and is on view from March 16 to December 30, 2013. 90 meters high, with…
Meteor and Aurora
This is my new best meteor photo, and it came with some faint aurora (northern lights) at the bottom of the frame too! CFI had a star party for watching…
Wave At Saturn Friday #saturnpic
Are you shy about having your photo taken? What if you’ll be an indistinguishable smudge on a pale blue dot, then are you still shy? If so, don’t go outside…
Aurora in Wood Mountain
One of the advantages to small-town Saskatchewan, is that it’s easier to escape light pollution than it is in a city like Regina. I was fortunate to be out of…