Nature want to kill us!
Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Pluto isn't quite as lonely as scientists had thought.
Astronomers have discovered another dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy objects beyond Neptune. But this newfound world, dubbed 2015 RR245, is much more distant than Pluto, orbiting the sun once every 700 Earth years, scientists said. (Pluto completes one lap around the sun every 248 Earth years.)
"The icy worlds beyond Neptune trace how the giant planets formed and then moved out from the sun," discovery team member Michele Bannister, of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, said in a statement. "They let us piece together the history of our solar system."
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The exact size of 2015 RR245 is not yet known, but the researchers think it's about 435 miles (700 kilometers) wide. Pluto is the largest resident of the Kuiper Belt, with a diameter of 1,474 miles (2,371 km).
The research team first spotted 2015 RR245 in February of this year, while poring over images that the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii took in September 2015 as part of the ongoing Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS).
"There it was on the screen — this dot of light moving so slowly that it had to be at least twice as far as Neptune from the sun," Bannister said.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
You know me so well... ;o]
In other news, it’s cold here, but there are still leaves on the trees and most of them are still green. We’re talking mulberry and nut trees. They just don’t know it’s supposed to be on the way to winter.
Glad Chuck and your shredder are doing better! I lost 3.7 lbs. this week.
In a few minutes, I’m taking Sally up to the hospital for the Medical Explorers program. I’ll look at the Christmas trees display and then sit in the lobby and read. Alone.
I do, minus the egg and the liquor...
I like to be left unharmed. And my lawn untrespassed.
Happens.
Probably the most embarrassing moment of my engineering troubleshooting career happened when I was way too young to blame 'oldtimers' disease. Even remember where and the approximate year - late 1972 or early 1973, Ohio State University campus. Don't remember the building name, but I think it was a dorm.
All electronic stuff has fuses. Or of it doesn't it should. Or it was made in the 7th Galaxy by Samsung. And most modern types have indicator lights of some flavor or another that indicate the health of the fuses or the presence (or absence) of power supply voltages. While not as prevalent back in the early 70's all the new stuff the company was installing back then had some application of this feature.
So a call comes in that the elevator is down and since it was new stuff I got the call. After getting to the motor room and looking around I noted in passing a pretty light shining in the fuse panel and said something on the order of 'that's nice, I'll need to check on that when I'm done.' And then proceeded to spend over a half hour troubleshooting what seemed to be a massive catastrophic failure. The details aren't important other than after all that time I re-looked at that pretty light shining on the fuse panel near the base of the controller and did the 'you dummy' thing. Because the fuse for the main logic supply was blown. And the pretty shining light which was intended as a troubleshooting aid had so informed me when I first arrived.
I would be embarrassed if it wasn’t so funny!
I was embarrassed even if I did think it was funny. There was a lot of ribbing about the field engineer who couldn't find a blown fuse..
And on a totally unrelated note, we were blessed with a quart of Pumpkin Egg Nog. No one was brave enough to try it so it was sitting there in the refrigerator while I was stashing the milk products from the recent trip to Aldi’s. (Their milk and half & half is significantly less expensive than Wallyworld or Shop Rite..)
Since it was in the way I figured it was time to pass judgement on the concoction and either consume it or donate it to the drain.
In case you’re interested it tastes like liquid pumpkin pie filling. I would not spend my personal funds on a future purchase. I have nothing against eggnoggy egg nog, but there’s just something wrong about liquid pumpkin pie filling... ;-)
Good morning. Not interesting in pumpkin pie filling for a beverage. I’m not all that fond of pie, even.
Nature want to kill us!
Yes, I believe Nature do want to kill us.
It want to kill me last night. Ungh. I think I slept, but the dreams were horrible, and I kept waking up, wondering where I was and why.
If I feel better after my shower, and then I will go in to get my prescription. Right now, its the least of my worries.
During yesterday’s troubleshooting episode, I learned an awful lot about shredders that I hadn’t even thought of before. Now I will see if I have any sewing machine oil (it was always a staple in my sewing kit, because there are many things that can benefit from it besides the sewing machine.) If not I will have to buy some for the blades.
And I was told that more pages is better than one page, up to seven for that model. But it’s still funny! :o]
Good morning. The padlock for the television cabinet is missing. I suspect various persons who aren’t out of bed yet. I will go upstairs and loudly mention it before I leave for the gym.
I got up at 4:30 again. Your hours seem to be creeping up on me!
You should see the hours I keep!
The Hours I Keep
My life is filled with treasures,
Rainbows, sunsets, lovely flowers,
Each I see as one more gift,
To set among my trove of hours.
Minutes stolen here and there,
Pondering the ways,
Glimpses of a bright tomorrow,
Mounting up to days.
Times I’ve taken stock of things,
Reckon I’ve done well.
Interest paid on gathered scents,
A fortune when I sell.
There will be an accounting,
Before my final sleep,
In minutes I’ve recorded for,
The hours that I keep.
NicknamedBob . . . . . May 21, 2007
Good morning,TC, All.
Have been doing the busy thing of late.
Still dropping by to view pics and dangerous recipe threads.
Must run....well, shamble along.
Wow. 0430? Sleepyhead!
Just had another meeting with Zeke about Chuck. I feel bad for the guy (Chuck) and Zeke is doing all he can to help with Chuck’s daily cares, such as his rent and utilities, and other things.
Today, I will draft a letter of complaint about Berta, as she will no doubt try to “help” him when he comes home from rehab. Zeke needs to complain, as well, but he seems to think she is “harmless.” Those of us who know, see her in her real guise as a person who is “false, Precious. They is falses.”
I’m just glad she wasn’t here when they found him. The thought almost makes me sick.
Thanks, Bob! *hug*
Not arguing. But yours is a passive “don’t do.” Jesus’ reply was an active “do.”
Back from the gym, off to the Walmart.
On the upside of today, I found my Coast Guard sweatshirt, and the washer made it through a load without going blooey.
The worst two words of fall are “Pumkin Spice” when added to everything.
Don’t even ask about Pumkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies.
You missed a palindromic post. Much more embarassing IMHO.
5 years of studying electronics engineering learned me to always check:
• Is it on?
• Is it plugged in?
• Is the outlet live?
Fixes 90% of the problems, no kidding.
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