George Carlin had the best forecast ever: "Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."
Except for the scattered light part, sounds about right.
If you click on the Kjell Henricksen Observatory link, Data, dSLR all sky, you can see the all sky image from on top of the Observatory. There's some pretty nice aurora, at times. I haven't seen any yet, here in town, because it always seems to be a bit overcast - or I'm sleeping.
If you click on the Longyearbyen webcam link, you can see what the town looks like. The building right under 230 degrees is the guesthouse.
Lazy day today. Had a nice Skype conversation with Miguel. He's down "south" at the rocket range.
Waited for the butikken to open at 3:00. Not surprised to run in to both Andrew and Jason.
Walking up to the butikken, I saw a light shining up on the side of the mountain above town. I'm fairly certain it is the Seed Vault. I found out yesterday that all the seeds that are deposited BELONG to someone and can only be withdrawn by that person/company. What sounded like a wonderful idea of saving seeds for the future, in case of whatever, will now undoubtedly be fought over.
Also while walking up to the butikken, on a sheet of ice, I was reminded of driving in Seneca, SC before a possible freeze, driving behind a truck that was spraying salt water on the road JUST IN CASE. Here, good luck.
You see a lot of kick sleds around town, carrying kids or groceries, sometimes pulled by a dog. Fun way to cart things around!
Time for some semi-homemade red curry soup (I added water and cream) It's surprisingly good! That and some fresh warm bread. Yum. Interesting that the stove has a timer. You push the button and have power for 30 minutes. Then it shuts off. You need to be aware of timing, that's for sure. At least you don't have to worry about leaving the stove on.
No comments:
Post a Comment