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[Himalayan Hermit]

Himalayan Hermit - Please post more great pictures of the Himalayan's

Thanks Professor. I'll post more surely. Meanwhile, in light of this thread about ongoing Solar Storms, I took a picture of the setting Sun today from my terrace and captured 2 big Sunspots and 2 others. Total of 4 sunspots clearly visible. They were clearly visible and showed up in all pics so they're not bugs or dirt on the lens. Also attaching a picture of tonight's half moon taken @ max zoom.
Enjoy

 

[Opmmur]

10 days without electricity, some people may not see power till Thanksgiving. On Staten Island, FEMA closes due to bad weather.

ORIGINAL CAPTION: People wait on line to buy gasoline during a Nor'easter snowstorm on Nov. 7, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Mario Tama / Getty)

Fatima Quentiro walks with her granddaughter Galalea Castro through the snow to a bus stop to take a bus to Quenitro?s home after Castro?s home was damaged by flooding as a Nor?Easter approaches in the Rockaway neighborhood on November 7, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. The two are wearing jackets donated by the NYC Marathon. The Rockaway Peninsula was especially hard hit by Superstorm Sandy and some are evacuating ahead of the coming storm. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A tree destroyed by Superstorm Sandy is seen covered in snow in Manhasset, New York November 8, 2012. An unseasonably early nor'easter winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the U.S. Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm Sandy. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

Gina Kohm tries to keep a tarp from blowing away which covers a pile of donated supplies at an aid station in the New Dorp section of Staten Island, New York, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Residents of New York and New Jersey who were flooded out by Superstorm Sandy are waiting with dread Wednesday for the second time in two weeks as another, weaker storm heads toward them and threatens to inundate their homes again or simply leave them shivering in the dark for even longer. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A resident clears out destroyed household belongings from his flood-damaged home as snow falls on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. (John Moore/Getty Images)

 

[Samstwitch]

Professor's photos above look like...

The Occupy Movement in winter!

 

[Moonshine]

Sunset 200 miles offshore

 

[Moonshine]

Double post....

Must be Y2K

 

[Opmmur]

Awesome Auroras

ORIGINAL CAPTION: Aurora over Nordreisa, Troms county, Northern Norway snapped by Tommy Richardsen

ORIGINAL CAPTION: Aurora over Fox, Alaska. (submitted by George Hiscox)

 

[Opmmur]

Lava flows to the ocean in Hawaii, creating rare natural show

Hugh Gentry / Reuters
Waves crash over lava as it flows into the ocean near Volcanoes National Park in Kalapana, Hawaii on November 27, 2012.

Hugh Gentry / Reuters

Reuters reports — A volcano on Hawaii's largest island is spilling lava into the ocean, creating a rare and spectacular fusion of steam and waves that officials said could attract thrill-seeking visitors if it continues.

Lava from a vent in Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii began flowing into the ocean 7 miles away on Saturday. The volcano has been erupting continuously from its Pu'u O'o vent since 1983.

Hugh Gentry / Reuters

A plume of smoke rises from the volcanic activity in Kilauea crater on November 27, 2012.
Janet Babb, spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, warned of potentially deadly risks and urged visitors to stay a safe distance away and respect barriers placed around the lava flow.

"Ocean entries can be quite beautiful but also quite dangerous," Babb said. Read the full story.

Hugh Gentry / Reuters

Hugh Gentry / Reuters

 

[TnWatchdog]

Sunday fun day
A man in Scotland casts off his fishing line. Can you think of a better way to spend your day?

 

[Opmmur]

This image of the United States of America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the new satellite’s “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires, and reflected moonlight.

 

[Opmmur]

40 years later, Apollo 17's Blue Marble leaves a mark on our memory

NASA / AFP
This image from Dec. 7, 1972, shows a view of Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew - Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt - as they traveled toward the moon. The view extends from the Mediterranean Sea area to Antarctica. This was the first time the Apollo trajectory made it possible to photograph the south polar ice cap.
By Alan Boyle