The Moon l Phases, Orbit and distance from the Earth The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth: orbit: 384,400 km from Earth diameter: 3476 kmmass: 7.35e22 kg History of The Moon Called Luna by the Romans, Selene and Artemis by the Greeks, and many other names in other mythologies. The Moon, of course, has been known since prehistoric times. Due to its size and composition, the Moon is sometimes classified as a terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The Moon was first visited by the Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 in 1959. The gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon cause some interesting effects. But the Earth is not completely fluid, either. The asymmetric nature of this gravitational interaction is also responsible for the fact that the Moon rotates synchronously, i.e. it is locked in phase with its orbit so that the same side is always facing toward the Earth. The Moon has no atmosphere. A total of 382 kg of rock samples were returned to the Earth by the Apollo and Luna programs. More about the Moon
Miss Bee Haven Goddess Things I've Found in Pockets | Just another WordPress.com site Moon (film) Moon is a 2009 British science fiction drama film co-written and directed by Duncan Jones. The film follows Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. It was the feature debut of director Duncan Jones. Kevin Spacey voices Sam's robot companion, GERTY. In 2035, Lunar Industries have made a fortune after an oil crisis by building a large, automated lunar mining base on the Moon, called Sarang, and have been extracting a large amount of helium-3 back to Earth. Sam Bell, Lunar Industries astronaut and Sarang operator, nears the end of a three-year work contract as the sole resident at Sarang. On Sam's last shifts, approximately two weeks before his return to Earth, Sam suffers from hallucinations of a teenage girl. Sam awakes in the base infirmary with no memory of the accident. He brings Old Sam back to the base and tends to his injuries. Moon received positive reviews.
Magnetic Poetry - Part 1 — Flash Tutorials, Flash Templates, Flash Games, Flash Casino Games - and blog! Viral videos from Unruly Media Unruly Media creates viral campaigns for the world's top brands. The video is then distributed worldwide via Unruly Media's ad distribution network. See some of the videos here: Welcome to a new era of tutorials on The Dude! By the end of this series, you will have created an application which works much in the same way magnetic letters and words do on a fridge, allowing you to drag and drop the clips on the stage. In part 1, you will learn the basics on creating a symbol on the stage and saving it in the library, then using simple code to bring instances of that symbol onto the stage. Help me out by voting for this tutorial
The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0 Ganga Dhaaraa festival ties to ancient tradition Ganga Dhaaraa Teerath, an annual pilgrimage to Ganga Dhaaraa in the Northern Range, will be held on June 6, 2004 from 4 am. Special preparations are being put in place for the festival, which features over 30 religious ceremonies. Ganga Dhaaraa provides an interesting study in religious, social and cultural anthropology. This memory has been transmitted down several millennia through mantras, kathaas, songs, traditions, the deity Ganga and the event of Ganga Dashara which celebrates the coming of Ganga to earth. Every morning the recreation of Ganga Avataran—”bringing down Ganga”—is recreated by a Hindu ritual at sunrise, charhaawaying jal. The Gangetic plains provided one of the main theatres of the ancient Hindu civilisation. Ganga as a powerful symbol in Hindu Dharma can be read from the text of popular practice as well as the Sanskritic or Brahmanic traditions. The SS Ganga carried jahaajees, The jahaajee toted jaa’jee bundles They were
Paul Carlisle's Home Page <center><span><b>Note: you seem to have JavaScript disabled. This page requires it to be enabled for full functionality. </b></span></center> Currently, I am Research Scientist at ERIM International in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I chose to go into Computer Science and Mathematics because of a long-standing interest in those fields; recreational math has been a hobby of mine for as long as I can remember, and the arrival of personal computers only served to bolster that interest. Some of my other interest include physics, cooking, fossil collecting, astronomy, and classical music; I actually got to perform with the Met once when they came to Detroit (well, OK, I was a supernumerary, but it was still fun). Moon Calendar, a Java applet which shows the phases of the Moon for any month or day from 3999 BC to 3999 AD. This site began simply enough - I needed a place for my Moon Calendar applet to live. I hope you enjoy the site. I maintain links to all my pages with a single JavaScript program.
The Taijitu in Platonic Solids Introduction: This chapter will show how the concept expressed by the famous yin-yang symbol "taijitu" (shown above) can also be found in both the icosahedron and dodecahedron regular solids. In the simplest terms, the taijitu symbolizes that opposites contain an element of their contraries -the white teardrop contains an element (the black disk) of the black teardrop and vice versa to create interdependence. Outside of the taijitu itself and the I-Ching, expressions or interpretations of the yin-yang concept tend to be of an intuitive and subjective nature. What is going to be presented here is an objective geometric model, and while I will not claim this demonstration is as simple as the black and white of the taijitu, it is certainly clear in red, blue and green, as the reader will see! This Wikipedia article gives a more in depth explanation on yin-yang with links to the taijitu article as well: Wikipedia on yin-yang Some Helpful Technical Info: 1. 2. 3. Some Caveats: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Ganga Dhaaraa River Festival, Trinidad and Tobago Disclaimer Please note: the text contained in "Ganga Dhaaraa River Festival, Trinidad and Tobago" has not been corrected, edited or verified by Demotix and is the raw text submitted by the photojournalist. All views and opinions expressed are that of the independent photojournalist and do not represent the views of Demotix Ltd. Demotix reserves the right to pursue unauthorised users of this content. Moon The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that fill between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact craters. It is the second-brightest regularly visible celestial object in Earth's sky (after the Sun), as measured by illuminance on the surface of Earth. Although it can appear a very bright white, its surface is actually dark, with a reflectance just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have, since ancient times, made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, calendars, art, and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the slight lengthening of the day. The Moon is thought to have formed nearly 4.5 billion years ago, not long after Earth. As of November 2014[update], the Moon is the only celestial body other than Earth on which humans have set foot. Name and etymology
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day Use these forms to obtain rise, set, and transit times for the Sun and Moon; civil twilight beginning and end times; and, lunar phase information. First, specify the date and location in one of the two forms below. Then, click the "Get data" button at the end of the form. Use Form A for cities or towns in the U.S. or its territories. Use Form B for all other locations. Both forms are immediately below. Be sure to read the Notes section located after the two forms, especially if you wish to use these data for legal purposes. Form A - U.S. Form B - Locations Worldwide Notes Legal Use of the Calculated Data Please see Astronomical Data Used for Litigation if you are interested in using the data produced by this service for legal purposes. Definitions For more information on the terms used, see the Astronomical Almanac On-line Glossary, Rise, Set, and Twilight Definitions or Phases of the Moon and Percent of the Moon Illuminated in the Astronomical Information Center. Time Formats Time Zones
Osun festival The influences that can affect the history of a people are said to be of two kinds, which can be called internal or external, the former resulting from the character and pursuits of the people, the latter from the historical contacts and the political or religious movements and fashions that have come from outside. The early history of Osogbo is essentially the legendary account of the spirit-world; it is the history of the early people whom we call the spirits and fairies. This is in line with Yoruba traditions, which use mythical stories to explain the origins of the ruling families of an early Yoruba state. Research into our traditions which is becoming increasingly known in scholarly circles reveals that Osogbo had been founded as early as Oduduwa period. Oso-igbo, the goddess of Osun River, was the Queen and original founder of Osogbo. The ATUPA OLOJUMERINDINLOGUN is a pointer to the beautiful surrounding. Another eulogy about the beautiful surrounding says: -