The Equatorial Ozone Hole
In March, 2012, a hole in the Ozone Layer above Greenland appeared suddenly. By the year’s end, a dramatic melting of Greenland’s ice sheet was observed. The Antarctic hole has become a thing of the past. And according to the UN, the ozone layer depletion has stopped. “Mission Accomplished!!” they said back in 2010. Looking … Read more
Milky Way Will go ‘Relativistic’ In Near Future, AGN
Today, October 6, 2012, at 10:27 UTC, the most important telegram (to date) was posted in The Astronomer’s Telegram- http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=4456 I have re-printed it in full here, acknowledging that I have, in no way, any ownership of the presented information. All links to previous ATels will lead you to the wonderful site listed above, … Read more
Sea Ice Levels Begin to Increase, 09/19/2012
Data from the Naval Ice Center shows that the 2012 Minimum Ice Levels have been reached and we have begun to GAIN sea ice. After falling to the lowest levels seen in recorded history, between September 19 and September 26 sea ice has increased by 268,700 sq km. Though the ice will not be as … Read more
C/2010 X1 (a.k.a. “Elenin”) Data and Image
JPL’s data on C/2010 X1, a.k.a “Elenin” can be found here- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=C%2F2010%20X1;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=1#elem In the event you are unable to see it, here are the highlights. Time of closest approach= Oct 16, 2011 @ 1950 UTC Apparent Magnitude on 10/16/2011 will be 6.95 Distance on 10/16/2011=0.2338459….. AU or 34,982,848.7098205169 km or 21,737,334.40237683669 miles Speed= 23.909 km/sec … Read more
La Palma, Canary Islands- 700+ Earthquakes Since July, 2011
This little tropical island off the coast of Africa holds the potential to wipe most of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard off the map. Active volcano ‘El Hierro’ runs down the southern half of La Palma, bisecting it, and creating a “Crescent Moon” shape facing Northwest. Geologists have investigated this and found it is the beginning of a … Read more
From The Astronomer’s Telegram: “New flaring activity in PKS 1510-089″
New flaring activity in PKS 1510-089 Subjects: Optical, Gamma Ray, >GeV, Request for Observations, AGN, Blazar, Quasar, Transient Following the bright flare in PKS 1510-089 reported by the AGILE and Fermi-LAT teams in ATel #3470 and Atel #3473 and reports on activities in the radio band (ATel #3500) the Automatic Telescope for Optical Monitoring (ATOM) recorded an increase … Read more
As Found on “The Astronomer’s Telegram”- Superoutburst of Cataclysmic Variable B8 in NGC 6791
Astronomical observations from around the globe are posted to “The Astronomer’s Telegram” (www.astronomerstelegram.org) to share information and to seek additional observations. For myself, I use it to find sources of the observed changes in our atmosphere and plausible causes for our climate change. Below, ATel #3507, posted 7/24/2011 Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable The Kepler Mission observed … Read more
Wikileaks, ’9/11 tragedy pager intercepts’
The following is an email I sent to the editor at the Wikileaks site. I had been mulling over if I should or should not send this data. But I waited for a reply from leaders in the government and it seems silence is the same as non-confirmation. No, I’m sorry. That is not good enough. … Read more
Earth’s Weather Is Caused By Space Weather.
Point blank, simple, and complete. Muons (subatomic particles) entering our atmosphere penetrate deeper than any of the other cosmic rays due to their larger mass. When these quantum particles strike an SO2 molecule, they pass a charge and make cloud formation possible. SO2 provides nucleation sites for water to condense and… viola. Clouds, and then rain, … Read more
Knowledge will KEEP us free… and save your ass!
I am in the design phase of a home electrical generation system utilizing other people’s inventions and designs. It is horrible to say that, I understand copyright law since I am a musician and depend on such protections for income. But it is acceptable to play a “cover” of a song written by a band … Read more
