Hi friends. I'm still awake and aware. Not much to do, and since I have a pass I figured I'd see if any of you have time to visit. I'll be around again in 100 minutes to see if there's anything.
Thanks for the response, Cynthia. I'm trying to not think about what's going to happen next Thursday since there's nothing I can do about it. So I've been drinking in the views of cloud tops and forests and oceans in my Fine Error Sensor camera, and looking at the far ultraviolet background flux of the universe with my spectrographic detector. This really is an amazing universe we inhabit.
I know you can't see at all the wavelengths I can, but do try to look up when you can.
Been thinking about you off and on all day here in the Great Pacific Northwest.
It's full on autumn here. The leaves are turning and blazing color is mixed with fallen leaves swirling in the cool winds blowing off the coastal range.
Thanks for the comment, BarbaraFox. It's good to know you're thinking of me. I've noticed the deep green of the mid-latitude forests turning brown and gold. I can see that far north, though my orbit never takes me further than 25 degrees north or south of the equator.
In South America and Africa and Australia the forests are bright green again, now that spring is there. It's interesting to see the difference between one side of the planet and the other every 50 minutes.
Hi, FUSE - you're in my thoughts quite a bit. Autumn has finally decided to visit the northeastern US, with cool temperatures and brisk winds, and clear night skies for looking at the stars. Even with the limitations of human eyes, peering through that pesky layer of air, they're still a magnificent sight. All my life I've felt that I belong Out There...
Hi Ace! As I was just saying to BarbaraFox, I've noticed the deep green of the mid-latitude forests turning brown and gold. It's really something to see.
Good to know you're looking up here at the universe. It's beautiful.
Also, you are Out Here. There's not very much separating you from me. Earth isn't a very big planet, but it's all we have to call home. It's also the place we both came from. You just get to stay closer to the ground.
I know that, in a symbolic way, all human beings are represented Out There by our emissaries like you - and, for myself, it's a bit more than symbolic, because I worked at Grumman Aircraft when they were building the Lunar Modules (I still have my "Lunar Contact" badge!). I just don't want to stay closer to the ground. Lately I've been inviting people to my 100th birthday party, which I intend to hold either in an orbiting space station, or on the Moon; my friends know that I'm only partly joking. But, yes, we both come from "the cool green hills of Earth..."
I'm sure Dr. Moos and the rest of the team are not happy about this. On the other hand, they'll all experience something next Friday, so they're better off than me.
Indeed, I think I shall do so to! Sit out in the spa with a glass of wine, and look up at that beautiful sky and think of you. Thanks for all your hard work, Fuse! It has been an utter pleasure following your adventures.
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It's full on autumn here. The leaves are turning and blazing color is mixed with fallen leaves swirling in the cool winds blowing off the coastal range.
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In South America and Africa and Australia the forests are bright green again, now that spring is there. It's interesting to see the difference between one side of the planet and the other every 50 minutes.
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Good to know you're looking up here at the universe. It's beautiful.
Also, you are Out Here. There's not very much separating you from me. Earth isn't a very big planet, but it's all we have to call home. It's also the place we both came from. You just get to stay closer to the ground.
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