Today, I am participating in "The Secret is in the Sauce" Holiday Greetings. This is a fun blog whose goal is to share support and comments. They are spreading some holiday cheer today with great prizes including a $200 gift card to "Tar-jay" aka Target. No contests or silly games, your comments are your entry.
Being the science nerd I am, (daughter of an engineer, didn't stand a chance), I hope you enjoy these Greetings from "Out of this World".
A Frown in the Night Sky
The planetary conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter on December 1, 2008. (Venus is the brighter planet on the left, Jupiter is on the right.)
The Space Shuttle Endeavor Lands at Edwards Air Force Base, November 30, 2008
I was cleaning out the flower beds in my backyard on a picture perfect Sunday afternoon when I simultaneously heard/felt BOOM BOOM. The windows of the house shook, the dog awoke from his nap barking, and car alarms started to shriek. My thought process, "That was an earthquake, no, a big car accident right out front, NO, It was the Space Shuttle landing". And sure enough, that's what it was, the rupture of the atmosphere caused by the friction of the nose and tail of the Shuttle entering the sky about 50 miles from my home in Southern California. Sincere Thanks to Jeff for this wonderful video which includes the sonic booms.
The unique closeness of the planets of Venus and Jupiter and our moon, witnessing and sharing in the homecoming of our astronauts from Outer Space reminds of how vast our wonderful Universe is and how blessed I am to share my small part of it.
Peace, Health, Happiness to You and Yours, Martha
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We saw the moon, Venus and Jupiter last night and were awed by the beauty too. Wish I could hear or see the shuttle land!!! I'm a space nerd too! I wanted to be an astronaut, even when I was in college.
I saw the moon, Venus, and Jupiter also. It was way cool
Merry SITSmas
Thanks for stopping by! Happy SITSmas!
My whole neighborhood ran outside wondering if a plane crashed into a house or something.
thank god google told me what was up.
scared the living youknowwhat out of me - some warning woulda been nice!
happy sitsmasnukwanza to you!
I missed it-dang it!
wishing you a Merry SITSmas
Merry Sitsmas. Wow I never knew that the shuttle did that Boom thing! We don't get excitment like that here in Colorado.
Stopping by with some SITSmas Joy
That would be so cool to hear something like that. I'm sure it was a little freaky for a moment...but worth it!
Oh that's what that was! I knew it was something special! Merry SITSMAS! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!
merry sitsmas to you too!! i can hardly keep up!! i noticed the planets last night... i thought they were venus and mercury though.. ha, what do i know!!! thanks so much for clearing it up.. it WAS a beautiful sight!!!
Merry SITSmas to you!
Merry SITSmas to you! They landed at Altus AFB about three years ago to refuel and we got to see them. It was pretty neat!
That's amazing that you were close enough to actually feel the shuttle land.
That is so cool!!
Wow, totally jealous that you are close enough to experience something as cool as the shuttle coming on home!
Didn't see the sky last night; we were completely overcast with icky weather. Rats!
Merry SITSmas, happy holidays and all the best wishes for 2009!
Cheers!
Merry SITSmas!!
Wasn't it awesome. the Lord is good! Merry SITSmas! Filled with lots of love!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Merry SITS-mas!!
Beautiful! I love it!
Merry Christmas to you!
We are science geeks at our house too:) I love the moon pic-- it's SO cool.
Merry SITSmas!
Too cloudy here the last two nights to see anything...so thanks for sharing the pics. Have a great SITSMAS day!
It's still visible tonight....pretty amazing, huh?!!
Merry SITSmas
Very cool! I frequently walk early in the morning (before dawn!) and I get to see the stars. I always find myself wishing I knew more about planets and constellations. We get plenty of sonic booms around here, but it's nothing cool like a Space Shuttle landing!
I finally got to see that tonight! I don't know why but there was no moon last night so I wasn't sure.
Merry SITSmas!
Ah, I went out and looked for the frown last night but couldn't find it. Merry SITSmas anyway :)
Merry SITSmas...Thanks for stopping by this week!
Merry SITSmas!
awww shucks didn't get to see the moon, venus and jupiter...darn it!
that was awesome! and the moon and planets were gorgeous the other night!
Merry SITSmas!
Wow! I missed both of those events...probably partly because I'm on the other side of the country! Great blog though. :-)
Keep writing!
Merry SITSmas from one science nerd to another! How cool that you got to hear the sonic booms!!
Cool! I'm enjoying the same sky-with out the booms:) Merry SITSmas to you and yours:)
AWESOME! Dean is a space nerd too :)
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