Daily Archives: Sunday, 28th October 2007, 10:47pm

And back again

Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2007, 10:47pm by Les

Weight: 220.8 pounds (15 stone 10.8 pounds, 100.2kg)Weight back up, that is. Just the usual daily fluctuation thingy, combined with having a relaxed weekend, I’m sure. Talking of things going back, last night was the end of British Summer Time, which … Continue reading →

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Department of silly headlines

Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2007, 7:44pm by Les

I’ve just seen a BBC news report about an auction of meteorites taking place in New York. It’s quite a nice report, with some interesting details about some of the items being sold. But it lets itself down a bit … Continue reading →

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Glow

Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2007, 6:51pm by Les

Here’s another view of the geode that I mentioned recently. This time, I put a light behind the light tent. This shone through the geode, showing off the fine structure of the white area. I used a diffused flash to … Continue reading →

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Energy

Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2007, 6:12pm by Les

Yes, I’m still playing with the light tent. I’ve got lots more experiments to carry out[1], but this is one I couldn’t resist. I bought the plasma ball quite a few years ago and occasionally turn it on when I … Continue reading →

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Leonardo in extreme close-up

Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2007, 12:16pm by Les

Now this is some seriously impressive photography. Haltadefinizione offers a 16 gigapixel image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, which you can scroll around and zoom in and in and in and in and in, to a level of detail … Continue reading →

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