Pictures of the Day
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Space shuttle and International Space Station sillouetted against the Sun.
Cat that treed a bear!


Fire Rainbow
 Greg and Hugh the House Finch
Greg and the house finch, "Hugh" that he rescued.  Unfortunately, the little guy didn't make it.  There is apparently an epidemic in the Gainesville area among fledgling house finches of an eye infection.  For more information, contact Florida Wildlife Cares.


Bo Diddley (12/30/1928 - 6/2/2008)
Angor Wat
(Thanks, Christine Beaulieu)

A Notable Birthday: Charles Darwin, February 12, 1809 (200th Anniversary)
 And another Notable Birthday: Pete Seeger, May 3, 1919 (90th Birthday)
Mary Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009)
A great singer and a great person.  RIP.
The World Trade Center - before and after
 
   
Click on any of the photos to see the incredible original.


  Happy World Rabies Day!
 
 
Stetson Kennedy - a great American.
10/5/1916 - 8/27/2011		  
Steve Jobs RIP


Click on the image for a great YouTube video on teachers.
  
Fifi, the only flying B29 in existence, is coming to town 2/27-28, along with a P51.  Both dating from WWII.
Note added later:  Fifi didn't make it due to mechanical and weather troubles.  :^(
    
Wings of Dreams Airshow,
Keystone Heights Airport, March 2-4, 2012


50th Anniversary of US 1st orbital Flight by John Glenn,
2/20/1962

See this once in a lifetime event tomorrow, Tuedsay, 6/5/12

Neil Armstrong - 1st human to walk on the moon.  A hero for all.
8/5/30 - 8/25/12.

 
Rosa Parks, an American Hero
2/4/1913-10/24/2005


Kanapaha at the 2013 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire  		  
 


If the Moon were replaced with some of our planets
 
A large meteorite exploded over the Ural Mountains this morning (2/15/13).  As of this moment (9:30am) over 950 people have been reported injured.  A 20 ft wide crater has been found.
Video
 		  
And a near miss... 

 
Hurricane Haiyan/Yolanda is one of the most powerful hurricanes every to make landfall.
Winds were over 200 mph.
Death toll is expected to exceed 10,000.


   
Pete Seeger, one of the titans of 20th Century music, has passed away too soon at age 94.  Musician, activist, teacher, environmentalist, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.  A great human being.
70th anniversary of D-Day.  Never forget.       		   

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James Albury, our Planetarium director, came into the X Building on 12/7/15, to say that we would be able to see the Moon and Venus a bit before 12:30pm, and I was able to get some great photos of Venus as the Moon moved in front of it. These photos were all shot within about a 10 minute period.  Camera: Sony DSC-HX100V, 30x zoom, cropped.
Congratulations to Bob Dylan for winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature!



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