Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
I do hope that all of you got a chance to see the aurora this past weekend. It was certainly impressive from where I was. This was the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. I drove out to Camano Island north of Seattle to get a good look (along with a lot of other people). I Read More …
I hope that everyone was able to see the total solar eclipse today! If you didn’t, the picture at the top of the page is one I took during totality. Although This is the first time I got to see a total solar eclipse; I was not able to travel for the one in 2017. Read More …
Now that winter is on its way out and the weather is starting to get warmer, it will soon be time for many animals to begin migrating. There is actually a term for the restlessness animals experience when it comes time to migrate. Zugunruhe is a German term, which literally translates to “migration anxiety”. As Read More …
A couple of weeks ago, on May 19th, Koichi Itagaki, an amateur astronomer in Japan, was taking a picture of the galaxy M101. This galaxy, known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a very popular object for astronomers to capture, and it would not be the first time Itagaki took a picture of it. As a Read More …
A few nights ago (March 23rd), I was fortunate enough to be able to witness the most spectacular auroral display I’d ever seen. Granted, I’d only ever seen the aurora once before this, but this experience blew that one out of the water. I’m not going to bury the lede on this one (like I Read More …
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