Word of the Day
Foible (n., FOY-bull)
A minor character flaw, like failing to turn out the lights when one leaves a room or inadvertently leaving nuclear codes out in a international meeting or intentionally using bad examples in a definition.
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Link of the Day
Auroras and star trails over Iceland
A very cool photo from the Astronomy Photo of the Day (click to enlarge):
It was one of the quietest nights of aurora in weeks. Even so, in northern- Iceland during last November, faint auroras lit up the sky every clear night. The featured 360-degree panorama is the digital fusion of four wide-angle cameras each simultaneously taking 101 shots over 42 minutes. In the foreground is serene Lake Myvatn dotted with picturesque rock formations left over from ancient lava flows. Low green auroras sweep across the sky above showing impressive complexity near the horizon. Stars far in the distance appear to show unusual trails -- as the Earth turned -- because early exposures were artificially faded.
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