I was making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. I stepped away from the counter and immediately felt a chill. I turned around and realized I had been standing in the sun streaming in from my south facing window. I decided to eat on the kitchen floor in that beam of sunlight. It is noon and we are in the middle of the time zone, so the sun is directly south and the highest it will be today. We are three days from the winter solstice, so it will keep getting lower for just a few more days then start to get higher again.
I forgot to mention that it is -12 outside so this beam of sunlight is very important at the moment.
FWIS3
In memory of our guiding lights - Russ, Mike and Charlie - “To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”
I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
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I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
by pumpkinpi » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:06 pm
Too bad ignorance isn't painful.
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"Standing at the forefront of human ignorance." Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Re: I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
by code monkey » Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:02 pm
geonuc wrote:Geek
one of the greatest compliments possible!
and still i persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis. edgar pangborn
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
come gentle night. come loving black browed night
give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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Re: I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
by Swift » Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:01 am
geonuc wrote:Geek
Apparently she is a geek, cat astronomer. Curls up in sunbeams, but understand the astronomy behind their appearance.
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Re: I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
by Thumper » Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:23 pm
Look for the Helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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Re: I love astronomy. It's fun to understand.
by Rommie » Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:11 pm
It's funny, I agree with your first statement but not sure I fully agree with the second just now. 
Yes, I have a life. It's quite different from yours.
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