The OED word of the day is carnyx
"carnyx, n. A type of bronze horn or trumpet associated with the Celtic peoples of the Iron Age, typically consisting of a mouthpiece at the base of a long vertical tube widening at the end into a bell (often in the form of an animal’s head)"
it sounds like this
Mars occultation yesterday, mindboggingly amazing photo by Tom Williams (via https://twitter.com/tw__astro/status/1600884929528619009)
Astounding wave #clouds surge over #Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains https://wapo.st/3UHDECP
#wywx #khwaves #KelvinHelmholtz
(Photo: Rachel Gordon)
Monument Valley is one of the best-known natural parks in the southwest of the #USA 🇺🇸
Its landscape is characterised by an unmistakable red-sand 🟥desert
🙏Thanks to @i_ameztoy for this 📽️ based on #Copernicus #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰️imagery
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1600802503993348097
RT @astrofalls@twitter.com
I captured Mars tonight as it rose above the moon!!!!
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/astrofalls/status/1600707389447028736
BTW, John Hawkes has an infmrative blog post on the evidence for fire in Rising Star, and I think it started to answer some of my questions. Not all, though. It's worth a read.
Some 232,000 children up to the age of 18 (216,000 Jews, 11,000 Roma, at least 3,000 Poles, over 1,000 Belarusians & some Russians, Ukrainians & others) were deported to the camp.
Learn about the tragic fate of children at Auschwitz.
See our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
&
Listen to our podcast: https://anchor.fm/auschwitz-memorial/episodes/On-Auschwitz-8-Children-at-Auschwitz-e16t4gh
#Auschwitz #children #education #podcast #elearning #remember #learning
So this is 37,000+ year old starlight filtered through some dust clouds above a clump of star stuff thats managed to organize itself into the adventure capital of New Zealand
#Aotearoa #nz #Photography #Nature #naturephotography #LandscapePhotography #NewZealand #LongExposure #astro #astrophotography
For #WaterfallWednesday, a picture of a #waterfall in #Iceland with some lovely #columnar #basalts. I distinctly remember how cold, dark and wet it was that day but I don’t have a clue which specific waterfall this is or where it is located…
Seismica is expanding!!
We are seeking new Board Members who share our key values and are committed to working toward a globally representative, researcher-run #DiamondOpenAccess journal for #seismology and #earthquake science.
We are looking for new board members to be part of out Handling Editors, Standards & Copy Editing and the Media and branding teams.
Want to join the Seismica movement?
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At age 4, I was classified as 4c, enemy alien, even though I was born in the U.S. Within a few months, the internment of our community was ordered by FDR with broad support from the American people, who turned their backs upon us. We lost our homes, our businesses and our freedoms. (2/4)
It has been my lifelong mission to tell the story of the Japanese American internment so that we remember and do not repeat the mistakes of the past. Now, I am bringing that story to the UK from Jan-Apr in a show called “Allegiance” based on my own experiences. (3/4)
#Mostly confused. #Seismology. #Volcanos. #Astrophysics. # Archaeology. #Art. #Interior Design. Most science.