Aurora
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Thoughts of the Day
Another day, another senseless act of violence (in reference to the recent events in Colorado). No one ever goes to a mall, theatre, or school expected to be gunned down for no good reason. We don’t wake up thinking this day will be our last. We go about our lives completely oblivious to the fragility… Continue reading
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Real Time Video of Aurora Borealis
The recent spike in solar activity has produced some stunning aurorae, such as the one captured on video and posted in the Bad Astronomy column of Discover Magazine. It’s an unusually active and dazzling specimen, even by the breathtaking standards of the aurora borealis. As writer Phil Plait explains: Aurorae video is generally done with time lapse… Continue reading
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Aurora Borealis
I came across these gorgeous photos while browsing through the website for The World At Night, an international program devoted to collecting and exhibiting multimedia depictions of historic sites and/or celestial bodies (I’ve posted the work from one of their astronomers before). They’re courtesy of Japanese-Canadian photographer and cameraman Yuichi Takasaka, who has his own website and YouTube… Continue reading
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