Part of the Soyuz rocket that recently carried astronauts to the International Space Station burned up upopn re-entry last weekend. It was expected to do so, but the re-entry occurred over parts of Europe and was photographed by hundreds of people. Here is one of the best videos:
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Booster Camera Video of Atlantis Launch
via youtube.com
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Skywatchers are in for a treat tonight!
Skywatchers, especially those in the Chicago area, are in for a treat tonight if the weather is clear. Early Monday, the space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station to prepare for its return to Earth. On Monday and Tuesday (and depending on where you live) you can see the two spaceships as they fly in tandem with each other. Tonight (Tuesday) will be the last night to see those two as Discovery is scheduled to land in Florida on Wednesday.
In the Chicago area, the best time to see the two spaceships will be at 6:20 p.m. local time. They will be in the north sky flying west to east. Discovery will be the fainter of the two (at a magnitude -1.1) and the space station will be brighter (at -3.4). The reason the ISS is brighter is because it is much bigger.
They will reappear at 7:56 p.m., but will be in the lower southwest sky and will appear fainter.
It is suppose to rain this evening in the Chicago area, but I hope it hold off until later in the night.
This will be the last time to see Discovery as it is retiring after this flight. There are only two more shuttle flights scheduled -- Endeavour and Atlantis will each make their final flights this year.
You can check to see the location of the space shuttle or the ISS or any other satellite by going to Heavens Above and input your location.
Enjoy this NASA video taken Monday morning of Discovery performing the fly-around maneuver of the ISS.
In the Chicago area, the best time to see the two spaceships will be at 6:20 p.m. local time. They will be in the north sky flying west to east. Discovery will be the fainter of the two (at a magnitude -1.1) and the space station will be brighter (at -3.4). The reason the ISS is brighter is because it is much bigger.
They will reappear at 7:56 p.m., but will be in the lower southwest sky and will appear fainter.
It is suppose to rain this evening in the Chicago area, but I hope it hold off until later in the night.
This will be the last time to see Discovery as it is retiring after this flight. There are only two more shuttle flights scheduled -- Endeavour and Atlantis will each make their final flights this year.
You can check to see the location of the space shuttle or the ISS or any other satellite by going to Heavens Above and input your location.
Enjoy this NASA video taken Monday morning of Discovery performing the fly-around maneuver of the ISS.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
It's A Wonderful Life
via youtube.com
What a great movie and what a great ending! Great appearance of an accordion by Bert the cop (Ward Bond) at the end too!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tornado warning
We have had an interesting weather morning. High winds were forecasted to begin overnight and, sure enough, winds were howling when I got up this morning. Then, around 7:10 a.m., I saw a Twitter post announcing a tornado warning for Elburn, Illinois which is about 8-10 miles southwest of my home. Almost immediately, Kevin and I heard tornado sirens going off. We woke my mom up and Kevin went turned on the basement lights. Then the sirens blasted the "all clear" signal so we did not go out. I took my cell phone onto the deck and recorded the clouds as they went by overhead. You can really hear the wind gusts! The news is hyping this as the worst storm in 70 years. Already there have been wind gusts of up to 70 mph recorded in Tazewell County, south of us. This is suppose to go on through Wednesday.
I posted an earlier video showing a large tree blocking the road east of Plato Center, Illinois which is a small town a couple miles west of my home.
Can't wait to see how the rest of the day goes!!!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Obama vs. Palin
President Obama recently responded to Sarah Palin's criticism about his nuclear policy. “I really have no response,” he told ABC News. “Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.”
A video has now surfaced (they always do!) in which Candidate Obama admitted in 2008 to not fully understanding America's nuclear policy.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday Night Live: Broadview Security
via hulu.com
We watched this ad parody last night on SNL. Absolutely hilarious!!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Late Show video: Rod Blagojevich Top Ten
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich appeared on David Letterman's show and presented the "Top Ten Questions Rod Blagojevich Asked Himself Before Appearing on 'Celebrity Apprentice.'"
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Glenn Beck’s interview with former Rep. Massa
Part of an interesting interview that Glenn Beck had with former New York Congressman Eric Massa. The entire interview can be found on Fox News.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion
via funnyordie.com
Barack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Google Ad Spoof: Is Tiger Woods feeling lucky today?
via geeksaresexy.net
Funny spoof of Google's Super Bowl commercial!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Spacewalking astronauts seen with a backyard telescope
via wired.com
This is amazing! The spacewalk referred here took place in March 2009. Apparently someone with a telescope and a high quality camera was able to take images of the astronauts themselves.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
John Lennon announced dead by Howard Cosell -- December 8, 1980
via youtube.com
Hard to believe it's been 29 years. I was driving home from playing volleyball and then watching part of the MNF game at a bar in Lincoln, Nebraska when I heard the news.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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