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Eyjafjallajökull-Fulle.jpgNight over Eyjafjallajökull (credits: Marco Fulle - Stromboli Online) 70 visiteWhy did the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland create so much ash? Although the large ash plume was not unparalleled in its abundance, its location was particularly noticeable because it drifted across such well populated areas.
The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in southern Iceland began erupting on March 20, with a second eruption starting under the center of a small glacier on April 14, 2010. Neither eruption was unusually powerful. The second eruption, however, melted a large amount of glacial ice which then cooled and fragmented lava into gritty glass particles that were carried up with the rising Volcanic Plume.
Pictured above, lightning bolts illuminate ash pouring out of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano.MareKromiumMag 04, 2010
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Glory.jpgGlory never fades...109 visiteIf you tried to enter this hall of fog, you would find it dissipates around you. The hall is actually an the mountain from which this picture was taken.
Known as "The Glory", the phenomenon is frequently seen from airplanes. The ring's center is not visible, but if it were, the shadow of the observer would appear. This shadow would likely change as clouds passed, creating a faux moving giant known as the Brocken Spectre.
Pictured above, several concentric rings of the glory appear to create a hall for this mountain king. The cause of The Glory has only been understood recently and is relatively complex. Briefly, small droplets of water reflect, refract, and diffract Sunlight backwards towards the Sun. The phenomenon has a counterpart in astronomy, where looking out from planet Earth in the direction opposite the Sun yields a bright spot called "The Gegenschein".MareKromiumMag 04, 2010
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Maffei_1_and_2-PIA12865jpg.jpgMaffei One and Two74 visite"...The Fear for the Unknown is the Cornerstone of Faith..."
(anonimo)
"...La Paura dell'Ignoto è la Pietra Angolare della Fede..."MareKromiumApr 18, 2010
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Cosmic_Dust-PIA12964_modest.jpgDust to Dust...89 visite"...L'arte di scriver storie sta nel saper tirar fuori, da quel poco che si è capito della Vita, tutto il resto; ma poi, finita la pagina, si riprende la Vita e ci s'accorge che quel che si sapeva è veramente nulla..."
Italo Calvino
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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Supermassive_Black_Hole-PIA12966~0.jpgSupermassive Black Hole73 visite"...The best books are just the ones that say what we already know..."
(i libri migliori sono proprio quelli che dicono quel che già sappiamo)
George Orwell
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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G_54-PIA12982_modest.jpgDusty and Dead93 visite"...Without Freedom of Choice, there is no Creativity. And without Creativity, there is no Life..."
dal telefilm"Star Trek" (Serie Classica "Old Timers" - Episodio "Il ritorno degli Arconti")
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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IC_1848-PIA13014.jpgIC 1848 - The "Soul Nebula"108 visite"...Bisognerebbe vivere fuori dalle passioni, oltre i sentimenti, nell'armonia che c'è nell'opera d'arte riuscita, in quell'ordine incantato... Dovremmo riuscire ad amarci tanto da vivere fuori dal Tempo, distaccati..."
dal film "La Dolce Vita" di Federico Fellini
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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NGC-2237-Rosette_Nebula-PIA13028.jpgThe Rosette Nebula82 visite"...If you do not know where to go, you will probably end up somewhere else..."
(Se non sai dove andare, finirai probabilmente in qualche altro posto)
Laurence Johnston Peter
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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First_Light-PIA12486.jpgFirst Light87 visite"...Look at the small things you've got because one day, you'll turn back and see, that they were big..."
Jim Morrison
MareKromiumApr 13, 2010
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NGC-7822_and_Berkeley_59-PIA12959.jpgNGC 7822 and Berkeley 5992 visite"...Anche un orologio fermo segna l'ora giusta due volte al giorno..."
Hermann Hesse
MareKromiumApr 13, 2010
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NGC-7380-PIA12868.jpgNGC 7380 - The "Wizard Nebula"69 visiteIn my rear view mirror, the Sun is going down
Sinking behind bridges in the road...
And I think of all the good things
That we have left undone,
And I suffer premonitions
Confirm suspicions
Of the holocaust to come...
The wire that holds the cork
That keeps the anger in
Gives way,
And suddenly its day again.
The Sun is in the East
Even though the day is done...
Two Suns in the Sunset,
Could be the human race is run?
Like the moment when your brakes lock,
And you slide toward the big truck,
And stretch the frozen moments with your fear...
And youll never hear their voices,
And youll never see their faces,
You have no recourse to the law anymore...
And as the windshield melts
My tears evaporate,
Leaving only charcoal to defend
Finally I understand
The feelings of the few,
Ashes and diamonds
Foe and friend
We were all equal in the end...
Pink Floyd - "Two Suns in the Sunset"MareKromiumApr 13, 2010
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Setting_Moon.jpgSetting Moon75 visiteIt's a mystery to me - the game commences
For the usual fee - plus expenses
Confidential information - I send a diary - this is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry...
I go checking out the reports - digging up the dirt
You get to meet all sorts in this line of work
Treachery and treason - there's always an excuse for it
And when I find the reason I still can't get used to it...
And what have you got at the end of the day?
What have you got to take away?
A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes
Scarred for life - no compensation
Private investigations...
Dire Straits - "Private Investigations"MareKromiumApr 10, 2010
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