FLOWER POWER: Though I've seen fully blossomed daffodils all over town, the ones in our yard seen to be taking their time.
This specimen seems oh-so-close, but it's definitely not fully there yet. Maybe one more sunrise is all it needs.
NEW MOON: Did you hear the news? Earth has a new moon!
According to numerous articles online, about a week ago, astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spied a dim object moving quickly across the sky. Researches at six more observatories spied the object, as well, over the next several days.
Turns out an object about the size of a car has been gravitationally bound to Earth for about three years now. It's been dubbed 2020 CD3.
The Minor Planet Center, which operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Harvard in Cambridge, Massachussets announced that “no link to a known artificial object has been found,” implying that it is most likely an asteroid caught by Earth’s gravity as it passed by.
This isn't the first mini moon Earth has had. Accourding to New Scientist, the first known asteroid to be captured by Earth's gravitational field was 2006 RH120, which stuck around between September 2006 and June 2007, before it left Earth's gravitational grasp.
REMOTING IN: With me being at work from 8:30 to 4 or so, its a little bit difficult to ride herd over the MPA student body, but I'm doing the best I can with a smart phone. I am able to use texts, email, and, of course, phone calls to check in and edit work.
Also, before I leave in the morning, I sit down and make a loooong to do list on the whiteboard that helps keep us all on track.
Today, Christian was able to get off early and take the kids to the gym (Defy) and to their weekly "Game On" session at the White Center library, so that was nice.
Tonight, CJ was supposed to have Japanese, but he was in class for all of 10 minutes before he tapped out, citing nausea. I'm really doubtful that he has coronavirus or something like that. I suspect that someone has been making really poor food choices while I'm at work ...
According to numerous articles online, about a week ago, astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spied a dim object moving quickly across the sky. Researches at six more observatories spied the object, as well, over the next several days.
Turns out an object about the size of a car has been gravitationally bound to Earth for about three years now. It's been dubbed 2020 CD3.
The Minor Planet Center, which operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Harvard in Cambridge, Massachussets announced that “no link to a known artificial object has been found,” implying that it is most likely an asteroid caught by Earth’s gravity as it passed by.
This isn't the first mini moon Earth has had. Accourding to New Scientist, the first known asteroid to be captured by Earth's gravitational field was 2006 RH120, which stuck around between September 2006 and June 2007, before it left Earth's gravitational grasp.
REMOTING IN: With me being at work from 8:30 to 4 or so, its a little bit difficult to ride herd over the MPA student body, but I'm doing the best I can with a smart phone. I am able to use texts, email, and, of course, phone calls to check in and edit work.
Also, before I leave in the morning, I sit down and make a loooong to do list on the whiteboard that helps keep us all on track.
Today, Christian was able to get off early and take the kids to the gym (Defy) and to their weekly "Game On" session at the White Center library, so that was nice.
Tonight, CJ was supposed to have Japanese, but he was in class for all of 10 minutes before he tapped out, citing nausea. I'm really doubtful that he has coronavirus or something like that. I suspect that someone has been making really poor food choices while I'm at work ...
Maybe. CJ is being affected by the new moon. Or maybe too many new Cheezits.
ReplyDeleteI suspect Cheezits or the like.
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