Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Apr 9 - UFO Clouds

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Lenticular clouds look like UFOs

Here are some glorious photos of rare lenticular clouds, sometimes called UFO clouds, plus a word about how they form. Read more.

Latest predictions for the coming solar cycle

Solar physicists predict another weak 11-year solar cycle ahead. At the same time, they expect the coming cycle to break the trend of weakening solar activity seen over the past 4 cycles. They said there's "no indication we are currently approaching a Maunder-type minimum in solar activity." Read more.

What we're listening to:

 

Drilled: A podcast series

From the podcast network Critical Frequency ... a multiple-part story on the corporate campaign that created and spread the myth that climate change is a hoax. This link is to iTunes, but you can find Drilled wherever you get your podcasts.

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Tonight … Moon, Mars, Pleiades

By Tuesday evening, the moon will have waxed larger in the west after sunset. It'll be near the red star Aldebaran. Can you see V-shaped pattern of stars around Aldebaran? This V marks the Face of Taurus the Bull. Aldebaran represents the Bull's fiery eye. Read more.

Solar halo over Bogotá

Germán Puerta captured this solar halo behind the tower of the cathedral in the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia. Thank you, Germán!

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