Photo Catchup

April 3, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
This photo was taken through an acryllic top to an LED light shaped like a hummingbird.  No special effects were added. [singlepic id=1817 w=600 h=350 float=center] Photo I took with my telescope adapter of the March 19, 2011 Super-moon. [singlepic id=1816 w=600 h=350 float=center] The moon the night after the…

Earthquake and Tsunami Japan 2011

March 12, 2011Posted inUncategorized1 Comment

This is a relatively short collection of videos I’ve found noteworthy from the 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.  All these videos are available on youtube.  Continue to the next page for more videos.
The tsunami washing everything away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWgvX1FGK4I

Estill Springs, TN Tornado Path

March 2, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
A EF-2 tornado hit the Franklin County area on Monday February 28.  I've been working on a track of the Tornado as it moved from North-West Franklin County to Woods Reservoir. View Estill Springs - February 28, 2011 Tornado Damage Path in a larger map

Firefox/Newegg.com Fix

January 29, 2011Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
Some users of Firefox will occasionally encounter an issue with www.newegg.com.  The problem will manifest itself as an inability to load the website.  The fix-all is to delete your Firefox profile, but there is a easier approach.  For me, its a language setting that gets changed for some reason. To…

Larry's Bar-B-Que Decherd, Tennessee

December 12, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
I went and took photos for Larry's Bar-B-Que in Decherd, Tennessee the this week.  I've created them a new Facebook fan page that can be found here.  Be sure to "Like" them on Facebook when you're there.  Here are the images, I took. [nggallery id=36] I also recreated their menu.…

Space Shuttle Discovery Reentry

April 18, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
The reentry of space shuttle Discovery will be visible from parts of Tennessee.  People should watch towards the north northeast horizon just after 7:34 central daylight time. Source: SPACE.com -- Space Shuttle's Rare Landing Approach to be Visible Across United States.

Atlas V Sonic Boom vs Sun Dog

February 21, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
This video was taken February 11, 2010 at the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory aboard an Atlas V rocket at Kennedy Space Center.  Notice what happens when the rocket entires the vapor layer containing the Sun Dog about 1:53 in.

First Snow of Winter '09

December 6, 2009Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
These are some pics of lower Middle Tennessee's first Winter '09 snowfall.  Not much but at least 1-2 inches when done.  Sewanee probably got 3-4 inches. [singlepic id=1246 w=500 h=500 float=center] [singlepic id=1247 w=500 h=500 float=center] I realize the second is a little out of focus.  I hadn't realized it…