Tips and Techniques [1404.16]
I enjoyed watching Monday night's total lunar eclipse. For future
reference, I thought I should make a few notes on what to do when the
next one occurs.
First, go to the NASA eclipse site and look up details for the eclipse.
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Mildly Interesting [1404.12]
I saw this fascinating stop action animation on imgur, and the more I looked
into it the more amazed I became.
It was made by the Japanese tissue paper company Nepia.
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Culture and Travel [1404.09]
(this article first appeared in our 2013 holiday newsletter)
At the end of September, we saw a launch of the SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket as it sent a weather satellite into polar orbit from
Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Culture and Travel [1404.08]
(this article first appeared in our 2013 holiday newsletter)
In March we spent a week touring Washington, D.C. I had never been, so we
tacked it on to a trip I was making to attend a kendo seminar in Annandale,
VA. As usual, we crammed everything possible into each day.
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Culture and Travel [1404.07]
(this article first appeared in our 2013 holiday newsletter)
All year long we had planned to visit Death Valley in winter, to attempt to get
a good view of Comet ISON.
Unlike the comet, Death Valley did not disappoint!
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Mildly Interesting [1404.04]
A few days ago, biologists from UC Davis published their research into the
question "why do zebras have stripes?" The answer: to ward off blood-sucking
flies.
Though more research is needed to explain exactly why
stripes attract fewer flies,
I can relate to the phenomenon.
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