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The Solar System Chair is a curious looking seating device. The chair is comprised of four differently sized balls that are filled with soft foam and finished with a synthetic velvet “for maximum comfort”. The chair measures 37.4″ x 34.6″ x 31.5″ and there is no mention on the various heights of the four spheres. The Solar System chair can be purchased from Drink Stuff in .uk for $196. |
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When viewed from the side, the Planetary Orbit Clock looks like an ordinary model of a solar system or molecule. When viewed from the top however, the satellites or electrons represent the hands of a clock. With the plastic cover on, the clock measures 4.25″ cubed and is powered by a single AA battery which is included. The Planetary Orbit Clock can be purchased directly in .jp via Rakuten for a little over $33 or you can get it stateside from Think Geek for $50. |
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft observed the first hurricane-like storm with a well-developed eye that has been seen on another planet. The storm is approximately 8,000 km (5,000 miles) in diameter or 2/3s the diameter of Earth. A three hour observation session noted that the winds were blowing around Saturn’s south pole at 550 km or 350 miles per hour. For contrast, the largest tropical cyclone on record is Typhoon Tip which was recorded as being 2,170 km (1,350 miles) wide and shares the tropical cyclone wind speed record with Typhoon Keith, Hurricane Camille and Hurricane Allen with maximum sustained winds of 305 km/h (190 mph). The largest wind gust on record for Earth is claimed by the Mount Washington observatory in New Hampshire with winds clocked in at 231 mph on April 10, 1934. Saturn’s storm is about a quarter of the size of the great red spot of Jupiter though. |
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The Discovery Channel brings the Earth’s largest satellite inside your very own room with their aptly named Remote Control Moon In My Room. This 10″ x 10″ x 3″ sphere has a built-in light sensor to illuminate the moon when it goes dark and rotates through the twelve lunar phases. Included are wall mounts to all for three different hanging angles. This moon also features “detailed lunar moonscape.” The device itself is powered by four AA batteries and the remote requires two AAA batteris as well (not included). The Remote Control Moon In My Room is available for $30. |
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An observatory in Mamers, Normandy, France captured this image of Atlantis undocking from the International Space Station. Not a bad shot considering the shuttle was 550 kilometers being backlit by the Day Star. Here is another shot of the ISS and Atlantis. |
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This site has a collection of thirteen ancient observatories as observed ironically enough from space. This particular image is of the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru. |
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E21 Golf is sponsering a golf shot to be taken with one of their gold plated clubs by the ISS crew in late July. The shot which will be struck by cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov to commemorate Alan Shepard’s swing on February 9, 1971 during the Apollo 14 mission. Unlike Sheppards attempt, they will be attempting to put the ball in orbit for 3 or 4 years for a drive of over 2 billion miles. |
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While this picture was taken in 1991, it was NASA’s picture of the day yesterday. “In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead.” |
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All this time, I thought I watched the Challenger blowup live on TV while home sick eating chicken noodle soup (I have such a great mom  ). While its possible we were watching the shuttle via satellite, I suspect we got our coverage via network TV. Anyway, this article appears to do a good job debunking 7 common misconceptions related to the Challenger disaster. |
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This gallary, courtesy of Lauri Kangas is quite nice as are some of his other images. I was reminded of Digital Blasphemy’s Song of the Sky which goes to show how much time I have personally spent under the northern lights. |
