explicadinho: 11/02/14

02 novembro 2014

Titan Beyond the Rings

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

When orbiting Saturn, be sure to watch for breathtaking superpositions of moons and rings. One such picturesque vista was visible recently to the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn. In 2006 April, Cassini captured Saturn's A and F rings stretching in front of cloud-shrouded Titan. Near the rings and appearing just above Titan was Epimetheus, a moon which orbits just outside the F ring. The dark space in the A ring is called the Encke Gap, although several thin knotted ringlets and even the small moon Pan orbit there.

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hope-will-never-be-silent: whyshoulddothing: If you aren’t...

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trendingly:

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November 2nd 1963: Diem assassinated On this day in 1963, South...

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Ngo Dinh Diem (1901 - 1963)

Malcolm Browne's Pulitzer prize winning photograph of the self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc

November 2nd 1963: Diem assassinated

On this day in 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngô Ðình Diệm was assassinated. Diem was the first President of South Vietnam following Vietnamese independence from France. He was anti-communist and therefore had the support of the United States who feared the fall of the region to Communism. Diem was a Catholic, and pursued an aggressive policy towards Buddhists in his country. This led to high level of protests in Vietnam, most notably self-immolation by Buddhist monks. One of the most iconic images from this period of unrest was Malcolm Browne’s Pulitzer prize winning photograph of the self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc (pictured above). The US withdrew their support for South Vietnam amidst the protests and soon after Diem was assassinated in a military coup. The United States had been steadily increasing its military presence in the country, trying to stem the tide of communist influence. This especially increased in 1964 after the Tonkin Gulf Incident, after which point the US was fully engaged in the war effort against Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Cong. The Americans began withdrawing troops in the early 1970s, and in 1975 Saigon ultimately fell to the Communists.

silversunpick-me-ups: Umm… Is everyone clear on what’s going on...

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

silversunpick-me-ups:

Umm…

Is everyone clear on what’s going on in Russia with LGBTQ peoples. CAUSE YOU SHOULD BE. What’s going on is absolutely horrifically disgusting and it turns my stomach. Russia is home to people just like you and me except their government is telling them how they can and cannot live and who they can and cannot LOVE. This is heartbreaking. Ask yourself how you can help our Russian brothers and sisters. Lets not be quiet about this. We can all help.

Ways you can help:

REBLOG THIS POST.

VISIT allout.org This website will inform you of the chaos in Russia and other areas of the world where being gay is a crime. Help allout.org by donations and/or signing they’re demands to governments across the world for EQUALITY and PEACE.

LETS DO THIS BY THE MILLIONS.

There’s also a Facebook Community that you can join to get updates on the protests and how you can help.

Astrologia: Marte é o planeta regente de 2015!

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

fishingboatproceeds: colchrishadfield: A well-reasoned video...

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

fishingboatproceeds:

colchrishadfield:

A well-reasoned video putting the dangers of Ebola in true perspective, courtesy of John Green.

Thanks, my-favorite-astronaut-of-all-time.

Charles Bukowski’s last poem ever was titled “#1”

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

Charles Bukowski’s last poem ever was titled “#1”

ageofdestruction: displacement: Janus passing Epimetheus,...

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

ageofdestruction:

displacement: Janus passing Epimetheus, photographed by Cassini, 1st February 2010.

Each successive frame is superimposed, displaced to the right. Epimetheus is held in centre frame (forming a horizontal line) as Janus moves behind it (diagonal line).

The arcs (left, right, and faintly above) are more of a mystery. I wondered if they might be background stars, apparently moving due to the motion of Cassini with respect to Epimetheus. But, on consideration, I think distant stars would exhibit far less apparent motion than that.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI. Animation: AgeOfDestruction.

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plannedparenthood: Tumblr friends—we know you’re super smart,...

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plannedparenthood:

Tumblr friends—we know you’re super smart, but you won’t know if you’re at risk for breast cancer unless you take these important steps.

The voyages of Pytheas, the first Greek to explore the North...

By: vivian on domingo, novembro 02, 2014

The voyages of Pytheas, the first Greek to explore the North Atlantic, around 270 BCE, and write about the amazing thing he discovered — tides!

November 1st 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar On this day in 1894,...

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Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918)

Nicholas's coronation in 1896 by Baketti

His abdication proclamation

November 1st 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar

On this day in 1894, Nicholas Romanov became the new Tsar of Russia after his father Tsar Alexander III died; Nicholas was aged 26. Nicholas was largely unprepared and inexperienced to lead his country, and his rule saw Russia’s defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and began Russia’s disastrous involvement in World War One. He was known for violent suppression of protests, such as the peaceful 1905 Revolution which was fired upon by imperial troops. He ruled Russia until his abdication on March 2nd 1917 following the Bolshevik revolution. He and his family were then imprisoned and eventually executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in 1918.

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