The lava lake that sits inside of the crater at Villarrica Volcano in Chile provides a unique opportunity to glimpse the molten top of a lava conduit — the place where the underground volcanic plumbing meets the Earth’s surface and where volcanic eruptions, well, erupt. It also presents a unique opportunity. Not just for science, …
Via Laughing Squid.
Country life. I finally understand its appeal. Normally, I’m a big city kind of girl. I thrive on high energy and excitement. But, ever since I started my PhD last October, I’ve been travelling so much that my actual home has started to feel more like a vacation home. And, boy is it nice to …
I’ve been playing with a 3D image software that Andy has been using for his work. I’m, of course, just using it for fun! If you’ve got standard red/blue (left eye=red; right eye=blue) 3D glasses, you can view all of the following images in three fabulous dimensions! Andy working on the couch: Andy took some …
Click to embiggen Image credit: Andrew Britton
I met some amazing people in Germany at FedConXX a couple weekends ago, some of which I’ve stayed in touch with. My new friends Jörn and Anne-Kathrin have sent over a few photos from the con, and I’ve added them to the FedCon Gallery. Here are the new photos: I’ve also posted my iPhone pics …
I spent last weekend covering all the happenings at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany for FedConXX for TrekMovie.com. Here I’ve posted an album with most of my pictures from the event. Check it out! Coverage of FedConXX at TrekMovie.com: FedConXX Day 1: Wil Wheaton Talks JJ Abrams Star Trek + Garrett Wang Talks Voyager …
I finally have my computer all sorted, so I’ve been able to upload months of backlogged photos. Here is the first set (well, the abridged version!), of pictures from Antarctica on Christmas day. One Erebus Xmas tradition is a secret santa stocking exchange. Each of us drew names from a hat and surprised our giftee …
Early yesterday morning (Tues March 29 at 5:20am EDT) NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft took this historic image – the first ever image of Mercury from orbit. The large crater dominating the image with large, bright rays is Debussy. The smaller crater to the west of Debussy with its unusually dark rays is Matabei. This image also …
Dear citizens of Orléans, France: I took this creepy series of pictures of a man in Orléans enjoying a stroll along the river. Is it you? If so, I thought they would look really great framed on your mantle. Maybe you want some copies of them. Go ahead and save these images, or contact me …