The Moon & Venus

May 24, 2007

The Moon & Venus
The two brightest objects in the night sky appeared to go right past each other last week. On the night of May 19, Earth’s Moon and the planet Venus were visible in the same part of the sky, and at closest approach were less than one degree apart. The conjunction was captured in the above image taken from near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Venus appears on the lower left of the above photo. The spires that appear to emanate from Venus are diffraction spikes caused by the camera itself. The image is so clear that craters on the Moon are resolved. Of course, the real physical distance between the two heavenly bodies was not unusually small — the apparent conjunction was really just an illusion of perspective. Although Earth’s Moon passes Venus once each month, such a close passing visible in the evening sky is more rare.

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StarCraft 2

May 23, 2007

The ultimate real time action strategy game is back and revamped. Only took 8 years for the sequel to come out, about dang time.

Cinematic Trailer

Actual Game Play With Commentary

To learn more about StarCraft II, visit the official website at www.starcraft2.com

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Night at the Museum

May 22, 2007

We rented Night at the Museum last night. It wasn’t overly funny but definitely entertaining. Its a clean movie for the whole family. I really enjoyed it. Rent it some time

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U2 3D

May 21, 2007

May of 2005 I was privileged enough to see U2 in concert (Chicago). It just happens that U2 was also making a DVD from OUR SHOW! How cool is that? Here’s actual concert video from the show I was at.