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71A Yosemite Hiking and Camping Experience-5 Summer Nights under the Stars from Virginia Lakes to Touloumne
Yosemite back country hiking, fishing and camping with text and photos of scenery, tents, backpacks.
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71Observing The Perseid Meteor Shower Of 2011
This article gives useful information on oberving major astronomical events such as meteor showers. It also gives a detailed summary about the recent Perseid meteor shower of August 2011
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77The Precession Problem
How do we know exactly where the sun is in relation to the background stars. As the sun is so bright, this is no easy task. However, we have ways of finding out and what we have found is that the apparent movement of the sun is not as straight forward as many have thought. The earth is affected in its orbit by the other planets and wobbles on its axis of rotation. Precession is defined by the solar position against the background stars at key points of the year and they vary.
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70List of All Annual Meteor Showers
Most of us love meteor showers, and a good meteor shower can brighten anyone's night. Some of us more crafty guys have even used our knowledge of meteor showers and their annual occurrences to impress the ladies, or to create the perfect end to a...
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65Top 3 Meteor Showers 2011
One of the coolest things to do, as well as one of the coolest things to see, on the entire planet is a full-fledged meteor shower. Think about it. There you are, laying on some piece of ground, maybe it's...
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57Clouds, Meteors, And The Hairs On Your Head
Matthew 10:30 'But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.' My family and I recently returned from a short little camping trip to Ottawa Lake. The weather was amazingly hot and the mosquitoes were...
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57Meditation on a heavenly sight
I never saw a true meteor, My superior brain refused to believe, despite nagging doubts. I ignored the sacred scholars and ancient wisdom. Rules taught me to obey. I am no prisoner to lies or Hostage to improbability. I am no...
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54Perseid meteor shower 2010
Maps showing where Perseids originate. I got up in the middle of the night last night to look at the Perseid meteor shower. It was a pretty good show but not too spectacular. I am in the city of San Antonio and the lights are pretty bright in...
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57The Stars are Brilliant Tonight
I open the blinds on the window by the bed. Without my glasses, I can't see the stars, but I know that they are there, shining brightly, many more than we could see in town. Our galaxy, or part of another galaxy? Stars, planets,...
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72Planet Mars- The red planet as never seen before
We are normally so intrigued and occupied with daily life, and miss the wonder of the universe. Soon we are going to experience a phenomena, which none of us alive today, will ever see again. Mars is going to be her best spectacular self, in...
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