How the T-Rex stole Christmas
понедельник, 25 декабря 2017 г.
heaveninawildflower: The Nativity (Belgium, circa…
The Nativity (Belgium, circa 1480-85?).
Tempera colours and gold on parchment by Master of the Dresden Prayer Book (Flemish, active about 1480 – 1515).
Image and text information courtesy The Getty.
This image is available for download, without charge, under the Getty’s Open Content Program.
Dreaming of a White Christmas? Some people love having snow at…
Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Some people love having snow at Christmas while others see it purely as an obstacle to overcome. Today, snow is mainly restricted to areas of high latitudes or altitudes especially in December when temperatures are yet to reach their yearly low (in the Northern Hemisphere). But between 545ma to 1000ma ago the white stuff could have extended all the way to the equator.
Members of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers march in the…
Members of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers march in the Downtown Parade of Lights in Athens, Georgia, December 2, 2010. Photo by Richard Hamm.
Apollo 8 heads out for a Christmas vacation in orbit around the…
Apollo 8 heads out for a Christmas vacation in orbit around the Moon, December 21, 1968.
met-armsarmor: Sword Pommel (Kashira), Arms and ArmorMedium:…
Sword Pommel (Kashira), Arms and Armor
Medium: Iron, gold, copper
Gift of Bashford Dean, 1919
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26067
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab), Islamic ArtMedium: Leather; tooled…
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab), Islamic Art
Medium: Leather; tooled and gilded
Anonymous Gift, 1974
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/452676
2017 November 25 Crossing Horizons Image Credit &…
2017 November 25
Crossing Horizons
Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Francois Graffand
Explanation: Follow this vertical panoramic view from horizon to horizon and your gaze will sweep through the zenith of a dark night sky over Pic du Midi mountaintop observatory. To make the journey above a sea of clouds, 19 single exposures were taken near the end of night on October 31 and assembled in a mercator projection that renders the two horizons flat. Begin at the top and you’re looking east toward the upsidedown dome of the observatory’s 1 meter telescope. It’s easy to follow the plane of our Milky Way galaxy as it appears to emerge from the dome and angle down toward the far horizon. Just to its right, the sky holds a remarkable diffuse glow of zodiacal light along our Solar System’s ecliptic plane. Zodiacal light and Milky Way with star clusters, cosmic dust clouds and faint nebulae, cross near the zenith. Both continue down toward the airglow in the west. They disappear near the western horizon at the bottom, beyond more Pic du Midi observatory domes and a tall communications relay antenna.
∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171125.html
Dover, NH Winter Storm Warning Heavy Snow Accumulation Travel Conditions 12 25 2017 [00:01:38]
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met-egyptian-art: Carved ceremonial palette, Egyptian ArtMedium:…
Carved ceremonial palette, Egyptian Art
Medium: Greywacke
Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1928
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547390
A VERY WARM CHRISTMAS FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE For those of…
A VERY WARM CHRISTMAS FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere (around 10% of the global human population), this concept of a ‘white Christmas’ and wearing ugly Christmas jerseys is quite alien, as our Christmases are typically rather warm. If Santa was to wear the customary attire he is seen to wear in the Northern Hemisphere, he would soon find himself suffering from heat exhaustion. Perth, Australia is set to experience 29°C for Christmas Day while Alice Springs will get as high as 41°C; Christchurch NZ is hitting a high of 28°C (though there may be some showers), Auckland will get 24°C with rain (haha!); Johannesburg will hit 27°C; Harare 24°C; São Paulo 24°C; Santiago 31°C; and Buenos Aires 24°C. When the Northern Hemisphere experienced Winter Solstice, the Southern Hemisphere had their Summer Solstice.
Christmas stockings hung with care on the International Space…
Christmas stockings hung with care on the International Space Station, December 2012.
DEAR SANTA: All Gary wants for Christmas is Star Wars, Star…
DEAR SANTA: All Gary wants for Christmas is Star Wars, Star Wars, and more Star Wars. Clipped from the December 21, 1978 edition of the Cedar Hill Chronicle, a newspaper in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Looks like a happy holiday for Artoo and Threepio in Ralph…
Looks like a happy holiday for Artoo and Threepio in Ralph McQuarrie artwork for the 1979 Lucasfilm Christmas card.
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) by Painter of the New York…
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) by Painter of the New York Hypnos, Greek and Roman Art
Medium: Terracotta
Rogers Fund, 1923
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251387
Poughkeepsie, NY White Christmas – 12/25/2017 [00:02:49]
About 3 inches of snow fell over the NY’s Mid-Hudson Valley early Christmas morning, making for the region’s first "White Christmas" in nearly 20 years. Plow trucks were out clearing the roads but driving was still treacherous with nearly whiteout conditions at times.
Shot Description
SHOT 1: A car stuck on the side of the road with people trying to dig it out.
SHOT 2-3: A plow passes by with cars following close behind.
SHOT 4-5: Creative shots of a "season’s greetings" sign amd a Christmas wreath with the snow swirling around it.
SHOT 6: A man walking down the middle of a snow covered street in Poughkeepsie.
SHOT 7: A man clearing the snow off his car.
SHOT 8: A "Ice & Snow, Take it Slow" automated highway sign.
SHOT 9: Driving in heavy snow with near whiteout conditions.
SHOT 10-12: Traffic negotiating the falling snow, with town holiday decorations on the side of the road.
SHOT 13-14: Scenic shots of the snow over a small creek and an outdoor Christmas tree.
12-25-2017 Lake Stevens, Washington – White Christmas! – Rollover and Slideouts, Bad Road...
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A very rare event has taken place over night in the Seattle area, a white christmas! The last time there was measurable snow on Christmas morning in the Seattle area. The amount of snow that fell in my exact region was 1.5-2". The days leading up to the event were very cold, so the snow had no problem sticking to the roads and causing a multitude of issues.
All clips were shot between 5:00-6:30am on Christmas morning.
On 84th Street Northeast, there were multiple cars that had slid off the road and most notably a roll over. Last night on my drive home from a christmas gathering, I witnessed another rollover on the same road (I didn’t have access to my camera.)
The rest of the shots consist of the poor road conditions, and driving down some local downtown streets that had christmas light displays. The first two downtown scenes are Marysville, Washington. The third is Lake Stevens.
met-robert-lehman: A Saint, Possibly James the Greater by…
A Saint, Possibly James the Greater by Spinello Aretino, Robert Lehman Collection
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459004
met-european-paintings: Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin…
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin (1855–1888) by Ilia Efimovich Repin, European Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Gift of Humanities Fund Inc., 1972
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437442
2017 December 25 Fireball in the Arctic Image Credit &…
2017 December 25
Fireball in the Arctic
Image Credit & Copyright: Yang Sutie
Explanation: Something very bright suddenly lit up the arctic – what was it? The original idea was to take a series of aurora images that could be made into a time-lapse video. But when night suddenly turned into day, the astrophotographer quickly realized that he was seeing something even more spectacular. Moving through the sky – in front of the Big Dipper no less – was a Geminid meteor so bright it could be called a fireball. The meteor brightened and flashed for several seconds as it went. By a stroke of good fortune, the aurora camera was able to capture the whole track. Taken the night after the Geminids Meteor Shower peaked, the astrophotographer’s location was near Lovozero Lake in Murmansk, Russia, just north of the Arctic Circle.
∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171225.html
Nollaig Shona ó Éirinn! Tá sé anois go hoifigiúil Nollag lá…
Nollaig Shona ó Éirinn!
Tá sé anois go hoifigiúil Nollag lá anseo in Éirinn! Tá sé i ndáiríre go leor éadrom, thart ar 6 céim. Níl aon comhartha de Nollag bán.
Cibé áit a bhfuil tú ar fud an domhain, tá súil agam go bhfuil tú lá iontach líonadh le sonas grá, agus bronntanais!
Nollaig Shona agus b’fhéidir taitneamh a bhaint as caife deas na hÉireann sa lá atá inniu!
English translation:
Happy Christmas from Ireland!
It is now officially Christmas day here in Ireland! It is actually quite mild, around 6 degrees. No sign of a white Christmas.
Wherever you are in the world, I hope you have a great day filled with love, happiness and gifts!
Merry Christmas and maybe enjoy a nice Irish coffee today!
-Jean
How to make the perfect Irish Coffee: http://blog.discoverireland.com/2010/11/how-to-make-the-perfect-irish-coffee/
Marble portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus, Greek and Roman…
Marble portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus, Greek and Roman Art
Medium: Marble
Rogers Fund, 1913
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248783
Jasper intaglio: Head of Medusa, Greek and Roman ArtMedium:…
Jasper intaglio: Head of Medusa, Greek and Roman Art
Medium: Jasper, red
Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245156
Teapot by Worcester, European Sculpture and Decorative…
Teapot by Worcester, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Gift of Mrs. Constance D. Stieglitz, in memory of her husband, Marcel H. Stieglitz, 1964
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/204081
Original caption:This film explores the wild part of Scotland…
Original caption:
This film explores the wild part of Scotland through timelapse photography and drone images. I spent 2 weeks in the Highlands visiting Isle of Skye, Ullapool and Fort William. You will see the Skye’s mighty Cuillin Mountains, the impressive An Teallach and Ben Nevis, the mountain with its head in the clouds.
Where’s the reindeer landing strip? This image, taken by the…
Where’s the reindeer landing strip?
This image, taken by the Operational Land Imager on the Landsat 8 spacecraft, shows a couple small, unassuming towns along the southern coastline of Turkey. Demre, formerly known as Kale, has a population of about 25,000 and is something of a tourist destination due to its Mediterranean climate. However, today it is being featured for a different reason: this small community was the original home of Saint Nicholas.
met-armsarmor: Pair of Pauldrons and Arm Defenses, Arms and…
Pair of Pauldrons and Arm Defenses, Arms and Armor
Medium: Steel, gold
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22301
Stamp seal pendant with winged cupid, Ancient Near Eastern…
Stamp seal pendant with winged cupid, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Medium: Agate, silver
Dodge Fund, 1949
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324069
Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Pencil Sketch,…
Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Pencil Sketch, 25.12.17.
A lovely framed Christmas present hand drawn by my father. Thanks Dad!
‘Hanging Stones’ Bronze Age Rock Art, Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire,…
‘Hanging Stones’ Bronze Age Rock Art, Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, 24.12.17.
Last time I visited this site I failed to spot large amounts of cup and ring marks on adjacent rocks. They are quite prolific along the whole ridge here.
Plate, Islamic ArtMedium: Earthenware; glazedRogers Fund,…
Plate, Islamic Art
Medium: Earthenware; glazed
Rogers Fund, 1927
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448144
The Cravat by Giuseppe Gricci, European Sculpture and Decorative…
The Cravat by Giuseppe Gricci, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1983
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/207403
met-american-decor: Lamp, American Decorative ArtsMedium: Lacy…
Lamp, American Decorative Arts
Medium: Lacy pressed glass, tin, cork
Rogers Fund, 1946
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/4687
Hunting Scene, Islamic ArtMedium: Ink and watercolor on…
Hunting Scene, Islamic Art
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/450598
Relief depicting the Nubian war goddess Menhit on the left with…
Relief depicting the Nubian war goddess Menhit on the left with Khnum on the right, shown on the outside wall of the temple at Esna.
Peace TowerThe Imagine Peace Tower seen here surrounded by the…
Peace Tower
The Imagine Peace Tower seen here surrounded by the snows of winter is a single pillar of light shone skyward outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. The outdoor work of art is a tribute to the late John Lennon, who would have turned 74 this year. It was commissioned by his widow, Yoko Ono, and at its base carries the inscription “Imagine Peace” written in 24 languages.
“A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear”
-JBB
Image credit:
https://flic.kr/p/4c2TJA
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/yoko-ono-lights-imagine-peace-tower-in-iceland-20101229
http://www.metrolyrics.com/happy-christmas-war-is-over-lyrics-john-lennon.html
http://www.earthcam.com/cams/iceland/reykjavik/
met-modern-art: Polar Bear by François Pompon, Modern and…
Polar Bear by François Pompon, Modern and Contemporary Art
Medium: Marble on marble base
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1930
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/487672
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