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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
Billy Bragg
Workers Playtime (Deluxe Version)

“Nobody knows anything, Joe. We’ll take this leap, and we’ll see. We’ll jump, and we’ll see. That’s life, right?”

-Joe Versus The Volcano

Posted February 29, 2012 at 3:19 pm

leap: to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump

leap: to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump

Posted February 29, 2012 at 2:54 pm

moderation: A Mardi Gras Moon Crossing — The Sun seems to be glowing in traditional Mardi Gras colors in this image, made from three AIA channels taken today at approximately 14:11 UT (about 9:11 a.m. EST) as the Moon passed between it and the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Looks like it’s that time of year again!  During portions of the year, the Moon transits the Sun on a regular basis from the perspective of NASA’s SDO spacecraft, which lies within the Moon’s orbit. When this happens we are treated to an improvised eclipse… and it gives SDO engineers a way to fine-tune the observatory’s calibration as well. Here’s more AIA views of the same event captured in different wavelengths: (via universetoday)

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moderation:

A Mardi Gras Moon Crossing

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The Sun seems to be glowing in traditional Mardi Gras colors in this image, made from three AIA channels taken today at approximately 14:11 UT (about 9:11 a.m. EST) as the Moon passed between it and the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. Looks like it’s that time of year again!

 During portions of the year, the Moon transits the Sun on a regular basis from the perspective of NASA’s SDO spacecraft, which lies within the Moon’s orbit. When this happens we are treated to an improvised eclipse… and it gives SDO engineers a way to fine-tune the observatory’s calibration as well.

Here’s more AIA views of the same event captured in different wavelengths:

(via universetoday)

Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:25 am 135 notes

Posted February 20, 2012 at 6:40 pm

fat-birds: stealing kisses by KristaFromVista on Flickr.

Reblogged from fat-birds

fat-birds:

stealing kisses by KristaFromVista on Flickr.

Posted February 14, 2012 at 11:37 pm 196 notes

Reblogged from imprecise

Posted February 5, 2012 at 12:36 pm 57 notes

Posted January 31, 2012 at 8:41 pm

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Turning Into Stone
Phantogram
Nightlife - EP

Posted January 25, 2012 at 11:15 pm 16 notes

Posted January 17, 2012 at 7:42 pm 6 notes

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] Both Sides Are Even
The Boxer Rebellion
The Cold Still

Posted January 17, 2012 at 7:05 pm 22 notes