A few days ago Emily Lakdawalla posted some images from the moon on her weblog at the Planetary Society: Fun with a new data set: Chang’e 3 lander and Yutu rover camera data.
“Here, for the first time in a format easily accessible to the public, are hundreds and hundreds of science-quality images from the Chang’e 3 lander and Yutu rover.”
Links to the original data and the mirror at the Planetary Society are at the top of the article.
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Eisvogel im Schwebflug (Aufnahme von Joefrei, verkleinerter Ausschnitt, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Heute bin ich in den Rheinauen spazieren gegangen und habe gehofft, an einem der Altrheinarme mal wieder einen Eisvogel zu sehen. Drei Mal habe ich bereits einen Eisvogel hier in der Nähe entdecken können, aber leider hatte ich heute kein Glück. Wenn sie nicht gerade fliegen, sind sie aber auch wirklich nicht leicht zu entdecken, denn von vorne sind sie sehr unauffällig rotbraun. Dafür habe ich eine sehr informative Seite über Eisvögel mit vielen schönen Fotografien entdeckt:
Gerhard Brodowski: Der Eisvogel.
Der Eisvogel war in Deutschland 1973 und 2009 Vogel des Jahres (hier kann man auch den Ruf des Eisvogels anhören).
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Eisvogel (Aufnahme von Lukasz Lukasik, verkleinert, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Boston Globe: Big Picture: Santas Everywhere.
“They come in all shapes and sizes, donning the iconic red suit and hat that symbolize modern-day Christmas. Some run races, scuba dive, direct traffic, ski, or even rock-climb to show off their holiday cheer.”
Happy Holidays! Frohe Weihnachten!
Australian photographer Palani Mohan traveled to Mongolia for five years to capture the lives of the last eagle hunters, who tame young eagles, hunt with them for a number of years, then set them free. Some of these amazing black-and-white photos can be seen on his website, Palani Mohan: Hunting with Eagles. He also published a book with 90 of his photos. Read more at Mother Jones: You Have to See These Photos of Mongolian Men Hunting With Eagles.
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Boston Globe: The Big Picture: Shadows and silhouettes.
“When light strips away the details, highlighting the environment and creating intriguing shapes and patterns, photographers create striking images of our world.”
Amazing photos!
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