For the other Astronuts out there

I plan to live long enough to be a problem for the VA.

 

My enemies don't tend to live all that long. Act of cooperative nature.

 

Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun​

Image Credit & Copyright: Mehmet Ergün​

Explanation: That's no sunspot. It's the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun. Sunspots, individually, have a dark central umbra, a lighter surrounding penumbra, and no Dragon capsules attached. By contrast, the ISS is a complex and multi-spired mechanism, one of the largest and most complicated spacecraft ever created by humanity. Also, sunspots circle the Sun, whereas the ISS orbits the Earth. Transiting the Sun is not very unusual for the ISS, which orbits the Earth about every 90 minutes, but getting one's location, timing and equipment just right for a great image is rare. The featured picture combined three images all taken in 2021 from the same location and at nearly the same time. One image -- overexposed -- captured the faint prominences seen across the top of the Sun, a second image -- underexposed -- captured the complex texture of the Sun's chromosphere, while the third image -- the hardest to get -- captured the space station as it shot across the Sun in a fraction of a second. Close inspection of the space station's silhouette even reveals a docked Dragon Crew capsule.


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Tomorrow's picture: dark horse​

 

I've outlived all my best friends and as for my enemies, don't really have any. I do have a few folks that I dislike or hold in very low esteem. But on retrospect, I also get great enjoyment in chuckling at them since they are oblivious to what others think of them. The Old saying ; "Ignorance is Bliss" ! And these folks are freaking Ecstatic living in their World.

 

I have two friends, both in their 90s now, who can't wait for the skiing season to start at Telluride. No bunny slope for those maniacs. I hope to half as hearty as they are when I'm crowding the century mark.

 

"Boomer" didn't make the short list?

 

Boomer ?! Better yet "Bloomin' Runyin' !

 

Just saw this:

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A new paper suggests that our universe may have begun with two big bangs. Scientists proposed the idea after struggling for decades to explain both the mysterious beginning of the universe as well as the birth of dark matter. The first big bang could have created ordinary matter, while the second big bang is believed to have birthed dark matter later on.

The researchers who made the claim say that this particular hypothesis is testable with the current technology and that we should be able to confirm or disprove it within just a few short years. It’s an exciting idea, especially since the Big Bang has played such a massive part in the current theories of how our universe evolved. "

The universe began with two big bangs, new study claims

I'm just going to go have another Pabst. Let me know when they find something.

 

Looney Boomer?

 

Dupe

 

"A new paper suggests that our universe may have begun with two big bangs." Just moving the goal posts.

 

If all else fails : Come up with a different explanation. Infinity isn't just a word. Steady State Rules !