Absolutely love it when SCIENCE works! Today is going to be a great day no matter what else happens.
Veil nebula is a supernova remnant - an expanding cloud of gas resulting from the explosion/death of a massive star. This image shows only the western part of this large nebula (covers ~6 full moons) which lies at about 1500 light years in the constellation of Cygnus.
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Conditions are quite good for astrophotography tonight. Able to get 2 hours on western veil so far. The forecast says clouds by midnight. Hope to catch one more quick target before that happens.
Good to see that construction of new windmills off the shore of CT, RI and MA is still continuing.
Hope I don’t get cancer from being near these windmills.
A couple of nice cool mornings with temps in 50s. Good to get this assurance from the Earth that Summer will officially end in a month.
I watched Blade Runner (1982). It is vastly different than the book it is based on but a good movie. Up next is Blade Runner 2049.
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Last night we watched Monsters vs Aliens (2009) reliving some great memories when the kids were young and they watched it many times in the car while traveling. trakt.tv/movies/mo… #trakt
Last night, I watched Foundation 3x06 “The Shape of Time” trakt.tv/shows/fou… #trakt
Finished reading “Do androids dream of electric sheep”. What a fantastic book! Loved this…
The old man said, “You will be required to do wrong no matter where you go. It is the basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity. At some time, every creature which lives must do so. It is the ultimate shadow, the defeat of creation; this is the curse at work, the curse that feeds on all life. Everywhere in the universe.”
Seeing signs of ‘Dubai chocolate’ everywhere. Tried the Lindt version of Dubai chocolate and it was awful. Not giving in to this hype again.
me: are you excited about Taylor Swift’s new album?
kids: meh. her last album was not great
me: the only song of hers I like is “i kissed a girl”
kids: no. that is Katy Perry
me: to me, they are the same
kids: ☠️☠️☠️
It has been a good day so far with our solar panels producing more than what was used. Let’s see how this holds up at night with A/C and all the streaming.
On Sunday, went riding on Moosup valley state park and Trestle trails in Eastern CT and RI. The RI part of trestle trail west of Coventry is in horrible shape. Took a long detour to avoid that part on the way back. It was bright sunny day. A little hot but not too bad.
Last night I watched Pacific Rim (2013). All the flashes and loud noises kept me from falling asleep on the couch.
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Watched Foundation 3x05 “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity” trakt.tv/shows/fou… #trakt
