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• May 8, 2018

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CurtisOliver

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If it's any consolation Britain has been having a lot of fluctuation too. March was the coldest on record, April saw the hottest April day and a mini heatwave, and then it suddenly got colder and snowed again up north. And now we've just had the hottest May bank holiday weekend with another heatwave. It will be cold next week with snow most probably.
That's quite a few weather records smashed this year already.
Everything seems highly unstable this year in the northern hemisphere. What on Earth is June going to bring? :thinking:

 

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• May 9, 2018

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I have seen many boulders left over from the retreat of glacial ice during the last Ice Age. Have seen some very large ones over the years. I imagine they were like grains of sand to the retreating ice. Pretty fascinating stuff considering how some were left to balance precariously for millennia.

 

• May 9, 2018

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This evening shooting place..
Click for bigger image..

 

• May 9, 2018

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Nice landscape, Tero. It looks like you are close to the arctic circle as there are some trees, but also much grass and scrub land too.

 

• May 10, 2018

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Jupiter rising

Click for HI-RES

 

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• May 10, 2018

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That is a great wide angle shot of Jupiter, Tero. I love it. Most I get to see is Venus from my front porch. I'd rep you, but I did so earlier today.

 

• May 11, 2018

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Nice one Tero.
Jupiter is awesome to view through a telescope or binoculars and it's largest moons are visible too.
Thanks for posting mate.

:beer:

 

• May 11, 2018

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Riding with my buddy into work today and look what was in front of us:

 

• May 11, 2018

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Well if the truck breaks down he has backup transportation, lol.

 

• May 11, 2018

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Alaskan

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Yep, all saddled up and ready to go too

 

• May 14, 2018

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ArcticDude

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Just some random pics from today..

 

• May 14, 2018

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Are you on vacation Tero? Btw, have a great time.

 

• May 16, 2018

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projection display clock start

P1010306 by TwirlyWhirly555, on Flickr

 

• May 17, 2018

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Manmade ruby fiber scoring tool. Pretty.

 

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• May 17, 2018

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I wonder why they bothered adding the Cr+3 ions to the crystal as it makes it red, but doesn't make it harder. Maybe it is just cheaper to buy the rubies made for jewelry. I'm pretty sure they are cut on a faceting wheel. Looks like a perfect 45* angle.

 

• May 17, 2018

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Yes, I'm sure they went with what's commercially available that meets the hardness requirements, it is pretty.