December's full Moon, which sails across the south tonight, is known as the Long Night Moon. It is in view for more hours than any other full Moon -- a good 13 or 14 hours for most of the country, with up to about 16 hours of moonlight from far-northern latitudes.
This full Moon is the biggest full Moon of the year. It is a "perigee Moon," as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons we've seen earlier in 2008.
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill
Thursday, December 11, 2008
What Is That?: Callers, Air10 Spot UFO Over Sacramento
News10 often receives calls from those who spotted something unusual in the night skies. It's not nearly as common for those calls to be backed up by our own Air10.
While shooting Friday Night Football highlights over Sacramento, Air10 pilot Ed Georges and FNF correspondent Angel Cardenas spotted a strange set of lights flying over their helicopter.
"I know what aircraft lighting looks like and this was definitely something different," Georges said. "It looked almost like a scrolling message on a blimp to the naked eye. I was at 1,200 feet and it was considerably higher."
Georges said he and Cardenas manuevered the helicopter to get a better look at the lights through Air10's Power Zoom camera.
"(Angel and I) were both amazed at the odd lights and movement. I started flying toward it, but it began to fade away and disappeared to the southeast," Georges said. "Not knowing the size of the object, I couldn't determine how far away we were, but I believe it was some distance away as the image was fuzzy even through the PowerZoom camera."
Not long after their sighting, several callers phoned the News10 newsroom to report seeing the same phenomenon.
When contacted, Federal Aviation Adminstration and Sacramento International Airport spokespeople said they hadn't heard anything about the object and had no idea what the craft could be. A Travis Air Force Base representative said the base had no aircrafts that could be confused with a UFO.
So what is it?
source....
News10 often receives calls from those who spotted something unusual in the night skies. It's not nearly as common for those calls to be backed up by our own Air10.
While shooting Friday Night Football highlights over Sacramento, Air10 pilot Ed Georges and FNF correspondent Angel Cardenas spotted a strange set of lights flying over their helicopter.
"I know what aircraft lighting looks like and this was definitely something different," Georges said. "It looked almost like a scrolling message on a blimp to the naked eye. I was at 1,200 feet and it was considerably higher."
Georges said he and Cardenas manuevered the helicopter to get a better look at the lights through Air10's Power Zoom camera.
"(Angel and I) were both amazed at the odd lights and movement. I started flying toward it, but it began to fade away and disappeared to the southeast," Georges said. "Not knowing the size of the object, I couldn't determine how far away we were, but I believe it was some distance away as the image was fuzzy even through the PowerZoom camera."
Not long after their sighting, several callers phoned the News10 newsroom to report seeing the same phenomenon.
When contacted, Federal Aviation Adminstration and Sacramento International Airport spokespeople said they hadn't heard anything about the object and had no idea what the craft could be. A Travis Air Force Base representative said the base had no aircrafts that could be confused with a UFO.
So what is it?
source....
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Everyone is in a hurry to scream "racism" these
days!
"In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?"
The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you
Polish?"
The guy (clearly offended) says, "Well, yes I am. But
let me ask you something.
If I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I
was Italian?
Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if
I was German?
Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I
was Jewish?
Or if I had asked for a Taco would you ask if I was
Mexican? Would you? Would you?"
The clerk says, "Well, no!"
"If I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you ask if I
was Irish?"
"Well, I probably wouldn't!"
With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says,
"Well then, why did you ask me if I'm Polish
because I asked for Polish sausage?"
The clerk replies, "Because you're in Home
Depot."
Thanks Dale!
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
days!
"In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?"
The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you
Polish?"
The guy (clearly offended) says, "Well, yes I am. But
let me ask you something.
If I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I
was Italian?
Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if
I was German?
Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I
was Jewish?
Or if I had asked for a Taco would you ask if I was
Mexican? Would you? Would you?"
The clerk says, "Well, no!"
"If I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you ask if I
was Irish?"
"Well, I probably wouldn't!"
With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says,
"Well then, why did you ask me if I'm Polish
because I asked for Polish sausage?"
The clerk replies, "Because you're in Home
Depot."
Thanks Dale!
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Too much snow already!
There's 12-14 inches of snow in the woods now. I was able to break trail with my little Polaris Hawkeye, just barely, but I can't imagine being able to pull a load of wood with it. Looks like I won't be able to cut any wood again this winter, just like last winter. It's not an emergency, I have plenty, but if this continues for many more years it might become an emergency!
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
There's 12-14 inches of snow in the woods now. I was able to break trail with my little Polaris Hawkeye, just barely, but I can't imagine being able to pull a load of wood with it. Looks like I won't be able to cut any wood again this winter, just like last winter. It's not an emergency, I have plenty, but if this continues for many more years it might become an emergency!
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
Here we go again!
It's starting to look a lot like last year. We got almost 10 inches of snow so far, and still snowing hard at 9:00am. Although, on the radar it looks like it's almost done.
We made it home ok from Medford last night after Mrs. Reverend's grandma's funeral (130 miles one-way). It snowed really hard in Spencer, for a few miles, then it quit until Necedah. From Necedah it snowed hard all the way and by the time we got to Grand Marsh there was already a couple inches of new snow.
New washing machine still working good this morning.
I've taken almost 7,000 pictures with my Canon SX100 IS camera after owning it for 9 months. That's already getting close to the number of pictures I took with the old Sony Mavica in 8 years (10,000). The night sky pictures that I take with the SX100 really add up though, since it takes so many to make one. Something I couldn't do with the old Mavica. The Sanyo is a good camera too, but not in the same class as the Canon. My daughter sort of claimed the Sanyo for herself so I don't get to use it much anymore. Same story with the Panasonic, the only difference being that Mrs. Reverend claimed that one! If I buy anymore cameras in the future, they'll be Canons. I'm sold on those.
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
It's starting to look a lot like last year. We got almost 10 inches of snow so far, and still snowing hard at 9:00am. Although, on the radar it looks like it's almost done.
We made it home ok from Medford last night after Mrs. Reverend's grandma's funeral (130 miles one-way). It snowed really hard in Spencer, for a few miles, then it quit until Necedah. From Necedah it snowed hard all the way and by the time we got to Grand Marsh there was already a couple inches of new snow.
New washing machine still working good this morning.
I've taken almost 7,000 pictures with my Canon SX100 IS camera after owning it for 9 months. That's already getting close to the number of pictures I took with the old Sony Mavica in 8 years (10,000). The night sky pictures that I take with the SX100 really add up though, since it takes so many to make one. Something I couldn't do with the old Mavica. The Sanyo is a good camera too, but not in the same class as the Canon. My daughter sort of claimed the Sanyo for herself so I don't get to use it much anymore. Same story with the Panasonic, the only difference being that Mrs. Reverend claimed that one! If I buy anymore cameras in the future, they'll be Canons. I'm sold on those.
- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!
Guangdong's eight-toed wonder
Two new parents from Leizhou, Guangdong got a bit of a surprise last week when they discovered that their newborn baby boy had eight toes on each foot. The baby has the usual number of fingers (ten in total), but oddly enough, no thumbs at all. Doctors say the birth anomaly could have been caused by either genetics or environmental pollution.
source....
Two new parents from Leizhou, Guangdong got a bit of a surprise last week when they discovered that their newborn baby boy had eight toes on each foot. The baby has the usual number of fingers (ten in total), but oddly enough, no thumbs at all. Doctors say the birth anomaly could have been caused by either genetics or environmental pollution.
source....
Monday, December 8, 2008
A miracle pup clung to a speeding car for more than 15 miles after being knocked down.
The motorist, Marco Menozzi, didn't even stop when he mowed down the one-year-old pooch while doing 70mph on a side road in Cozze, southern Italy.
But he hit the dog so hard he was embedded in the grill under the bonnet of the Peugeot 207 and managed to cling on until the car eventually stopped.
Vets have treated the stray for a broken leg and bruising and he's now in a police pound looking for new owner.
"He's a very lucky boy. He was saved because he was hit so hard. Any softer and he would have bounced off the car and been crushed under the wheels," said a police spokesman.
source....
The motorist, Marco Menozzi, didn't even stop when he mowed down the one-year-old pooch while doing 70mph on a side road in Cozze, southern Italy.
But he hit the dog so hard he was embedded in the grill under the bonnet of the Peugeot 207 and managed to cling on until the car eventually stopped.
Vets have treated the stray for a broken leg and bruising and he's now in a police pound looking for new owner.
"He's a very lucky boy. He was saved because he was hit so hard. Any softer and he would have bounced off the car and been crushed under the wheels," said a police spokesman.
source....
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