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25 Years Ago Phillies in the World Series
It was 25 years ago that the unlikely 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, the team with a lovable cast of rascals and rogues who had finished last the year before, went to the World Series. . . . . . FollowShare
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Carter Crushes Phillies Hopes25 Years Ago Today
25 years ago today Toronto’s Joe Carter hit a 2-2 Mitch Williams pitch over the wall in left field to win the World Series in 1983. Interesting that 25 years ago the series ended on October 23,...
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More Dancin’ to the Dead
Turns out, it’s been a long time since I listened to the Dead. . . . . . FollowShare
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2008 Phillies Championship
10 years ago today… Phillies closer Brad Lidge and catcher Carlos Ruiz celebrate after Lidge struck out the Rays’ Eric Hinske for the final out in the ninth inning of game five of the 2008 World...
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What’s In My Bag?
This is what I carry in my bag for a single-night astrophotography expedition. I’ve got more info and full-resolution images on my What’s in my camera bag web page. This is a 182mb, 16,565 x 11,016...
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Zombie Cockroach Defense
Anyone who has played basketball will tell you, you need a good defense. I think this is the “Draymond Green” defense. . . . . . FollowShare
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Astonishing Jupiter!
Astonishing detail can be seen in the cloud tops of Jupiter’s North North Temperate Belt in this image taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft and processed by Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran. Be sure to...
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Cool Google Maps Feature
When you zoom way out on Google maps to global size, you get an overlay of the current global cloud satellite image. And you get a really cool 3D effect if you click and drag the globe. And you can...
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Monkeys Trying to Get Off the Planet
Holy mother of god, this is spectacular. Cause it is real. Allegedly. Do we have to say that for everything these days? Yes, I realize there wasn’t anyone human, or monkey, on the Progress. I really...
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Progress Launch as Seen from the ISS
Another version with higher res, better processing… . . . . . FollowShare
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Comet Wirtanen Photo Op
There’s a neat photo opportunity coming up next week. Comet 46P/Wirtanen is going to pass between the Hyades and Pleiades open star clusters. It will appear between the two clusters, and also pass...
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Today’s Moment of Zen
This may look like a moment of zen, with a flock of birds in the setting Sun. But, it’s actually an astrophoto. Can you spot the crescent Moon? The tiny crescent Moon is just to the left of the tree...
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Gegenschein Eclipse Challenge
In the HDR image above, the totally eclipse moon is in Leo near Saturn and Regulus in February of 2008. Here’s the challenge – record the Gegenschein in a single (!) long exposure while at the same...
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Eclipse Moon in the Gegenschein
This looks like it, the eclipsed Moon in the Gegenschein, a beautiful image by Juan Carlos Casado from the Canary Islands. Pretty nice picture with the Milky Way rising too! . . . . . FollowShare
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