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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Bushman- What are you using to get those cool shots?
Snapped this from my living room couch a few minutes ago. Apparently I'm too lazy to go outside.
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, CA
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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The moon is made of green cheese,
The star of 'Titanic' was John Cleese,
Canada is slightly smaller than Greece,
Corn is closely related to black-eyed peas,
Honey comes from birds, not bees,
Elephants sometimes climb trees,
Lawrence of Arabia roamed the high seas,
Top lawyers don't charge high fees,
World War Two didn't disturb the peace -
And Susan loves me.
--Alex Nderitu
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 7, 2014 - 09:23am PT
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about Apple's iWatch?
or the Moon?
just so you know I'm actually lurking about
Try this link:
http://news.sciencemag.org/chemistry/2014/06/how-did-moon-really-form
a commentary on this article:
Science 344 1146 (2014)
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6188/1146
Identification of the giant impactor Theia in lunar rocks
Daniel Herwartz, Andreas Pack, Bjarne Friedrichs, Addi Bischoff
ABSTRACT
The Moon was probably formed by a catastrophic collision of the proto-Earth with a planetesimal named Theia. Most numerical models of this collision imply a higher portion of Theia in the Moon than in Earth. Because of the isotope heterogeneity among solar system bodies, the isotopic composition of Earth and the Moon should thus be distinct. So far, however, all attempts to identify the isotopic component of Theia in lunar rocks have failed. Our triple oxygen isotope data reveal a 12 ± 3 parts per million difference in Δ17O between Earth and the Moon, which supports the giant impact hypothesis of Moon formation. We also show that enstatite chondrites and Earth have different Δ17O values, and we speculate on an enstatite chondrite–like composition of Theia. The observed small compositional difference could alternatively be explained by a carbonaceous chondrite–dominated late veneer.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 10, 2014 - 01:26am PT
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just so you know I'm actually lurking about
HAHAHAHA!
As if I could ever forget the Luna Loon from near Dubloon, who gave me his old tripod...The ThrowPod, I call it, see? I'd like to throw it most times I need to raise the long lens above a certain level. It's held together with brown packing tape, see, and it's difficult to balance.
It calls forth the creative in me because each time I go to crank the lens upwards I need to compensate with the legs to the point the tripod tips over, which is too bad when the moon's up high in its arc.
But it's still truckin', so thanks, Ed.
Planetesimal is almost...septagesimally acceptable, but what would Pluto do?
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Jun 11, 2014 - 11:22am PT
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Sunday night from my campsite above Second Lake:
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Floyd Hayes
Trad climber
Hidden Valley Lake, CA
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Jun 11, 2014 - 01:26pm PT
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My wife took these photos of me and a friend climbing at the top of Corrugation Corner.
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Floyd Hayes
Trad climber
Hidden Valley Lake, CA
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Jun 11, 2014 - 01:32pm PT
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This is my best moon photo.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 12, 2014 - 10:53am PT
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cintune
climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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Jun 12, 2014 - 06:01pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Live feed from the Canaries and Chile.
Don't know what will happen to the link when it's over.
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MisterE
climber
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Jun 13, 2014 - 06:58am PT
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Bump! Moon-set this morning:
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:47am PT
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It looked big, it did. But it seemed a bit moldy to me, too.
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