Saturday, January 17, 2009

Spectroscopy




Light



Oh, there is so much more daylight already I had to celebrate with a prism! :-)

Learn how much we can learn from light by spectroscopy.





Cats and Squirrels




The Cat and Squirrel Fable



Credit: Xineann





Arts




Sleeping



Andrew Wyeth's final sleep

I was actually introduced to this artist via social media (StumbleUpon), by the knowledgeable Mr. Greene. I really enjoy Wyeth's work. For real.





Friday, January 16, 2009

Methane Colors





Methane Mars



Credit: NASA

High methane concentrations (reds and yellows) appear during martian summer in localized plumes.



Methane does not necessarily mean life. It could rather be a false alarm.




Mars




Mars, Pretty Mars







We have lots and lots of outstanding images, (with a dash of 'photoshopping') of Mars. This here, published on Discovery Space, is one of my favorites.





Trucks and GPS




Tracing Trucks for Environment




With Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS (or GPS if you like) and some other techno stuff.



Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Sun




Spotless Sun




Excellent, peaceful, astrophoto by Stephen Sykes.