Dave reminds me that it is during this time of year that this particular blog thing started nine years ago. As Mr. Wonka said, “so much time and so little to see!”
To the rest of us on this 10-year cycle, congratulations and well done.
I suppose we’ll all make a bigger deal of it next time when we breach the decadal threshold.
Delaney Bramlett, one of the legendary singer, songwriter, musician, and producers of Rock and Roll has died.
Bramlett’s musical history spans four decades. Known as a songwriter, singer and musician, he has also mentored other musicians, including Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Leon Russell, George Harrison, and J.J. Cale.
He taught George Harrison to play slide guitar. That kind of stuff.
Thank you, Delaney.
It’s that time of year!
But remember, he won’t land at your house until you are asleep!
(NASA does not seem to have their tracker up this year. Perhaps it is Shuttle rather than ISS based.)
Happy Yule, Y’all
via APOD: 2008 December 20.
Solstice at Newgrange
“Tomorrow’s solstice marks the southernmost point of the Sun’s annual motion through planet Earth’s sky and the astronomical beginning of winter in the north. In celebration of the northern winter solstice and the International Year of Astronomy 2009, you can watch a live webcast of the the solstice sunrise from the megalithic tomb of Newgrange, in County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange dates to 5,000 years ago, much older than Stonehenge, but also with accurate alignments to the solstice Sun. In this view from within the burial mound’s inner chamber, the first rays of the solstice sunrise are passing through a box constructed above the entrance and shine down an 18 meter long tunnel to illuminate the floor at the foot of a decorated stone. The actual stone itself would have been directly illuminated by the solstice Sun 5,000 years ago. The long time exposure also captures the ghostly figure of a more modern astronomer in motion. To watch the live webcast follow the indicated link below. The webcast is planned to go live at 0830 coordinated Universal Time (for example, at 3:30am Eastern Time in the US) tomorrow, Sunday, the 21st.”
Thank you, Eliot.
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