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Category Archives: Astronomy/Astrophysics
A Poem for Pluto Day
Pluto is as far across as Manhattan to Miami, but its atmosphere is bigger than the Earth’s. – Alan Stern, American planetary scientist On February 18, 1930, the planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Poetry
Tagged Alan Stern, Clyde Tombaugh, Maggie Dietz, Pluto, Venetia Burney
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TCS: Tribute to a Soul Full of Wonder on Eclipse Day 2017
Good Morning! ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Eclipse Day is upon us. Is a dragon going to eat the sun?
by Chuck Stanley Unless you live in a cave somewhere, with no way to connect to the outside world, you know the total solar eclipse will be here tomorrow. The countdown is picking up speed. If you are near … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Eye Care
Tagged Billy Hix, counterfeit, Eclipse, Here Comes the Sun, Louie Ludwig, NASA, Science
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ON THIS DAY: October 8, 2016
October 8th is Fall Astronomy Day * Fluffernutter Day Mind Your Manners Day * Pierogi Day World Octopus Day/ 1st Day – Cephalopod Awareness Days* ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Jeanne Mance, Great Chicago Fire and Che Guevara, click
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bon Jovi, Che Guevara, Great Chicago Fire, Haitian Revolution, Norman Rockwell, Sergei Rachmaninoff
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ON THIS DAY: August 8, 2016
August 8th is Bowling Day Dalek Day Earth Over Shoot Day Happiness Happens Day International Cat Day ___________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Cambodia – Kazantip Republic Fest Canada – (last day) Salmo BC: Shambhala Music Festival France – Lorient, … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Airship, Cat Day, Dalek Day, Olympics, Thomas Edison, Ulysses S Grant, United Nations Charter
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ON THIS DAY: July 4, 2016
July 4th is: Sidewalk Egg Frying Day National Country Music Day Independence From Meat Day AND National Barbecued Spareribs Day National Holidays from Around the World Cayman Islands – Constitution Day Columbia – Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, History, Holidays, On This Day, Rock and Roll, United States
Tagged Crab Nebula, Freedom of Information Act, Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk, John Adams, Rolling Stones, Thomas Jefferson, Walt Whitman
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ON THIS DAY: July 2, 2016
July 2nd is: I Forgot Day Chicken Wing Day World UFO Day Cherry Pit Spitting Day National Holidays Around the World Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny, a Muslim holy day, is a national holiday in many countries) Bangladesh – 1st … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, History, Holidays, Islam, LBJ, On This Day
Tagged Chicken Wings, Finlandia - Sibelius, Noel Coward, Pluto, Thurgood Marshal
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Elon Musk & Aeon Flux: will Mars be only for the 1%
A million folks on Mars could be the Earth’s Plan B Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Capitalism, China, Communism, Cosmology, Democracy, History, Literature, Media, Movies, NASA, Politics, Science, Socialism, Technology, Treason, Uncategorized
Tagged dystopia, Mars, Science Fiction, SpaceX, utopia
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“like Slavery, only with extra steps…”
a full array of Chocolate Weapons that will let you satisfy your sweet tooth, with a tastefully tactical appearance except when you want to get past airport security By ann summers Ice cream can taste like so much Death … Continue reading
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Picture of the Day for May 20, 2015: Regarding Science and “An Age-Old Argument”
Posted by Elaine Magliaro