Wednesday - May 10, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Zion Narrows - Zion National Park”
Jon Sullivan
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_{Memo: Jon’s photographs have been featured here for the last few weeks (with his permission). Jon is a real dyed-in-the-wool Liberal but other than that he’s a nice guy and a helluva decent photographer who believes in sharing art - even with (horrors!) Conservatives. Jon and I may be on opposite sides of the political fence but we share a love of photography and nature. Go visit Jon at his site (link above) and check out the huge photo albums and outstanding photography. BTW, if I hear that any of you “neo-cons” gave Jon a hard time, I’ll beat you severely about the ears. Save your spleen for Democratic Underground, MoveOn.org and Daily KOS. Play nice.}

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   Tuesday - May 09, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Mount Rushmore”
_{National Park Service
Digital Image Library}

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   Sunday - May 07, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Barbaro - Kentucky Derby ‘06”
_{Photo Credit: AP}

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   Friday - May 05, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Leap Of Faith”

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   Wednesday - May 03, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Pinwheel Galaxy”
_{-by- Hubble}

Looking like a child’s pinwheel ready to be set a spinning by a gentle breeze, this dramatic spiral galaxy is one of the latest viewed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Stunning details of the face-on spiral galaxy, cataloged as NGC 1309, are captured in this color image.

Recent observations of the galaxy taken in visible and infrared light come together in a colorful depiction of many of the galaxy’s features. Bright blue areas of star formation pepper the spiral arms, while ruddy dust lanes follow the spiral structure into a yellowish central nucleus of older-population stars. The image is complemented by myriad far-off background galaxies.

However, this galaxy image is more than just a pretty picture. It is helping astronomers to more accurately measure the expansion rate of the universe. NGC 1309 was home to supernova SN 2002fk, whose light reached Earth in September 2002. This supernova event, known as a Type Ia, resulted from a white dwarf star accreting matter from its companion in a binary star system. When the white dwarf collected enough mass and was no longer able to support itself, the star detonated, becoming the brightest object in the galaxy for several weeks.

Nearby Type Ia supernovae like SN 2002fk in NGC 1309 are used by astronomers to calibrate distance measures in the universe. By comparing nearby Type Ia supernovae to more distant ones, they can determine not only that the universe is expanding, but that this expansion is accelerating. However, this method only works if the distance to the host galaxies is known extremely well.

This Hubble image was taken in August and September 2005. NGC 1309 resides 100 million light-years (30 Megaparsecs) from Earth. It is one of about 200 galaxies that make up the Eridanus group of galaxies.

- Credit: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA) and A. Riess (STScI).

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   Monday - May 01, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Undine Falls - Yellowstone”
_{Jon Sullivan}

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   Thursday - April 27, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

Atlantic Ocean (April 17, 2006) - An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), waits to unfold its wings as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VFA-143), ignites its afterburners while preparing to launch from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

-- U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Benjamin D. Olvey

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   Monday - April 17, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Garden Of Eden At Arches National Park, Utah”
-by- Jon Sullivan

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   Thursday - April 13, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Fairmont Banff Hotel, Canada”
-by- Jon Sullivan

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   Tuesday - April 11, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Patrolling The Euphrates”

April 4, 2006: Master Sgt. Nardo Dedicatoria, from 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, conducts a riverine patrol on the Euphrates River near Musayyib, Iraq.

--Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler

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   Monday - April 10, 2006

Photo Du Jour

“Fruitcake”
-by-
The Skipper

_{(No, there’s no hidden meaning here.)}

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   Sunday - April 09, 2006

Through The Looking Glass

“Ocean Beach Sunset”
-by-
Jon Sullivan

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   Friday - March 31, 2006

Weekend Parting Shot

“Long Beach, California Skyline At Sunset”
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Photo Credit</sub>: Jon Sullivan

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   Monday - March 27, 2006

Weekend Wrap-Up

“Sequoia National Forest”
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Photo Courtesy Of: Jon Sulllivan</sub>

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