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Tonight at about 6:27pm Neptune will return to the exact place in its orbit, where it was when it was discovered, completing one orbit of the sun, or one Neptune year.
If you want another fun Neptune fact to amaze your coworkers today, scientists think it is possible that Neptune could have seas of liquid diamonds with "diamond icebergs" floating on the surface.
We got back from the beach a week ago, but I was in training, so I felt like I was on vacation until Monday morning. It's hard to get rolling again. However, I found a nice surprise in my inbox this morning as I started sorting through two weeks of email--a link to this truely amazing timelapse of the outerbanks. It made me look forward to me and Brooklynne's upcoming trip to Ocracoke. I might make her let me pack my telescope.
A couple of thoughts inspired by this video:
- It made me sad for all the light pollution we have in Durham.
- You can see the Stumpy Point wildfires a couple times in the video. Incredibly, the smoke from the fires has been affecting air quality in the triangle. After being 70% contained, the news tonight said the fire was no longer contained at all, and that the peat that is burning could smolder for months, even after the fire is out.
- Did anyone read the NCAA letter to UNC? Ok, that's not video-related, but that's really what we're all thinking about right?
BTW: USA vs Mexico, Saturday @ 9pm, my house. Any takers?
Speaking of banana pudding, I saw that Geer Street Garden offers it on their menu, and I bet it is good. I might give it a try when I go out with the guys tomorrow night.
In other news, we're making a big push to be moved into the "new" house by Saturday evening when Brooklynne's sisters arrive to kick off the summer season of fun. The project left to do are endless, but I find that having a deadline makes me more focused on the essential work. When beach week rolls around in a couple of weeks, I'll have more time to post some before and after shots.
Finally, long-time readers know I'm a wanna be stargazer, so I was glad to see the winning photos from the Earth and Sky photo contest presented by The World at Night. Here are a couple of my favorites.
A color-inverted image of our sun.
