Save a Snowflake
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 simple method to preserve snowflakes. Actually, thinking about … Read more
Science
Monarch Butterfly Photo
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’t sure if it was a … Read more
Martian Dust Devils
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 dust-devils is also available. Update: Here’s another … Read more
Saved by Science
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 of photographs taken in the storage areas … Read more
Mammatus Clouds at Sunset
A few days ago we were fortunate enough to observe a somewhat unusual cloud formation known as mammatus clouds. We first became aware of them via an entry on the astro photo of … Read more
Blue: Who Knew?
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted an interesting astronomy photo, and the one below, though subtle, is very beautiful. The image is of Saturn’s “northern” hemisphere and was taken by the … Read more
Night Sky Live
Night Sky Live is an interesting website that chronicles the efforts of a group whose goal "is to create a useful continuous record of the night sky". The worldwide system is built around … Read more
Is it Mimas or the Death Star
The Cassini spacecraft has been returning wonderful photos of Saturn and its rings all summer, but this image of Mimas, one of the moons of Saturn, really caught my eye. The crater that … Read more
Nano-flowers
According to this BBC report, the objects shown below are only 5 millionths of an inch in size and are “grown” using advanced semiconductor techniques. (See the referenced article for more technical details.) … Read more