The shortest day, the longest night, for those of us who reside in the Northern climes Winter Solstice is here. The sun reaches is most Southern destiny and touches for but a moment, the Tropic of Capricorn and immediately reverses her course. That moment occurred early this morning at 5:02 AM ET. Sky watchers this …
Tag: Saturn
Nov 04 2007
Fly me to the moons!
If you have 18 minutes, check out this video link below (sorry, no permalink). It is Carolyn Porco, lead scientist on the Cassini Saturn mission, talking about one of the greatest human achievements in exploration that has barely raised eyebrows in our terminally dull population. She is the awesome, and she knows how to talk about science to stupid people like me.