The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month’s full moon coincides with the moon’s perigee — its closest approach to Earth — it will also be the year’s biggest.
The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of [...]
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Perigee Moon
17 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Zap
The image of a mushroom cloud and the fear of a four minute warning were ingrained in the minds of all those who lived through the Cold War in the United Kingdom.
The mushroom image created by nuclear tests was seen widely throughout the media and illustrated the threat of the Third World War.
In the event [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2012
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Transit of Venus
NASA photo from Wiki.
The latest edition of National Geographic Magazine has brought to my attention that on the 5th and 6th June Venus will align with the Earth and sun for the last time until 2117. The transit will be visible over North America, Asia, Oceania and most of Europe.
14 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2012
From a plaque next to the kilns:
Under tremendous heat, rock-hard limestone was transformed into powdery-fine lime in the lime kilns that you see. Limestone, first quarried and later mixed, was brought from vast deposits on Lincoln Hill, which rises behind the kilns. Though lime kilns have been found in the Gorge since medieval [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 1st 2012
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Whispers in the Wind
Ever felt an angel’s breath in the gentle breeze? A tear-drop in the falling rain? Hear a whisper amongst the rustle of leaves? Or been kissed by a lone snowflake? Nature is an angel’s favourite hiding place.
Terri Guillemets
In the last dark hour
Of the night,
Angels come to love us
And awaken us.
Sri Chimnoy
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2012
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Nature Responds…
I asked the earth, I asked the sea and the deeps, among the living animals, the things that creep. I asked the winds that blow, I asked the heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars and all things that stand at the doors of my flesh…
My question was the gaze I turned to them.
Their [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2012
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From Little Acorns
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I muse about nature and ‘the oak tree‘ beyond my garden fence.
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2012
