What’s the best way to watch a meteor shower? This question might come up later this week when the annual Perseid Meteor Shower peaks. One thing that is helpful is a dark sky, as demonstrated in the featured composite image of last year’s Perseids. Many more faint meteors are visible on the left image, taken […]
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Wikipedia picture of the day on August 9, 2021: Bosc’s fringe-toed lizards (Acanthodactylus boskianus asper) in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. The male is giving the female a lovebite as part of his courtship ritual. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is 2008 UAW-Dodge 400. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 was the third stock car race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on March 2 before a crowd of 153,000 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 267-lap race was won by […]
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Earthlings typically watch meteor showers by looking up. But this remarkable view, captured on August 13, 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan, caught a Perseid meteor by looking down. From Garan’s perspective onboard the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of about 380 kilometers, the Perseid meteors streak below, swept up dust left from comet […]
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Wikipedia picture of the day on August 8, 2021: Atomic model of the external structure of the SARS-CoV-2. Each “ball” is an atom. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Shoom. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shoom was a weekly all-nighter dance music event held at nightclubs in London, England, between December 1987 and early 1990. It is widely credited with initiating the acid house movement in the UK. Shoom was founded by Danny Rampling and managed by his wife […]
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