Posts tonen met het label the universe. Alle posts tonen
Posts tonen met het label the universe. Alle posts tonen

donderdag 23 december 2010

Things I love Thursday - The Lunar edition

Were you tossing and turning in your bed this Tuesday night? Did the sky suddenly seem a lot darker? Did you miss out on your monthly werewolf adventure? No worries, my friend; the World did not suddenly change into a cold dark place with no room for howling. There was just a Lunar Eclipse. A very epic one this time. This eclipse is happening almost simultaneously with the Winter solstice on the Northern Hemisphere!

This time of year is associated with light -- string lights, sparklers and of course, candles. Hanukkah in the Jewish tradition is the Festival of Lights, with 8 days of ritual illumination of the menorah. There's the advent wreath of the Christian faith and the all-night bonfire for the burning of the Yule log, a tradition with roots in Northern European pre-Christian times. The lights are reminders of the inner light, and hope for the return of sunny days.

 I know we had a Universe Things I love Thursday last week. But I totally forgot to mention the eclipse. So this post, is dedicated to the Moon!

The Earth as seen from the Moon 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The lunar eclipse seen from Stanley Park in Vancouver

Black as midnight on a moonless night.
- Dale Cooper on his coffee preferences









There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
- George Carlin
You moon the wrong person at an office party and suddenly you're not 'professional' any more.
- Jeff Foxworthy 


What's your name Moon? - Full Moon names from the Farmer's Almanac
Full Wolf Moon – January: Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

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And last but not least: Moonboots by Tecnica! You might think they look ridiculous - I think they are awaesome! - but you can't deny they'll keep yout feet nice and cozy.


Have an amazing Christmas! I hope you'll spend it with your most favourite people and maybe even get some nice gifts or do something real sweet for someone else.
Be good!

Love,
Lotte

donderdag 16 december 2010

Things I Love Thursday - Cosmic Love Edition

The Universe is mighty awesome. That is why it gets its own appreciation post on this Things I Love Thursday.
This article prompted it all.
“A group of scientists says they've found something else in the echo of the Big Bang. These guys start with a different model of the universe called eternal inflation. In this way of thinking, the universe we see is merely a bubble in a much larger cosmos. This cosmos is filled with other bubbles, all of which are other universes where the laws of physics may be dramatically different to ours.”
Alternate Universes! How amazing would that be? And if they exist, what might have happened when the Universes collided those four times? My fantasy goes in overdrive just imagining this. There have been so many amazing discoveries done by scientists the past few months that might change the way we see the Universe forever.


So here's to Cosmic Love!
(click on the pictures to go to the source)





“It’s lonely out in space.”
— Rocket Man



“During the winter much of Yakutia experiences a temperature inversion which results in an unusual phenomena. When the temperature dips below minus 53° Celsius, you can often hear a soft whooshing noise like the sound of grain being poured. It is caused by vapour in one’s own breath turning to ice crystals in the cold, dry air. The local Yakut people call this sound “The Whisper of the Stars.”
Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated











    
Galaxy Dresses by Christopher Kane



Cosmic Love




Wish on a star
Howl at the moon
Plan a holiday to a place where you can see the Aurora
Save for a future holiday in space
Marry an astronaut


Love,
Lotte