Last night/early this morning Ohio got another chance to see the Northern Lights! It wasn’t as strong as the May light show, but many people were up trying to catch the Perseid Meteor shower. I didn’t catch any meteors on camera, but around 11PM I managed some pink lighting in the sky with the dipper….
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The Northern Lights… in Ohio?!
I think almost everyone has the Aurora on their bucket list, and last night/early this morning was the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years. That meant everyone as far South as Florida had a chance, and boy did it deliver! Below is some of the scientific data. We hit a KP 9, which is a…
Total Solar Eclipse!
Today in Ohio we got the once in a lifetime experience, a total solar eclipse we didn’t need to travel for. The last total solar eclipse was in 1806, and the next will be in 2099. Needless to say, we’ll need to travel to see one again. In 2017, we had an 80% partial, and…
Mummies!
The Corner Gallery at Playhouse Square in Cleveland has been home to Mummies of the World: The Exhibition for awhile now, and I needed to see it! I could have had many lives, archaeology, geology, anthropology, etc… Forensic Anthropology (like the TV show Bones) is also on that list (along with Egypt in particular), so…
Surviving AirVenture 2023 – Part 3 – Campground Amenities
Living in a tent for a week next to hundreds of thousands of our closest friends is a challenging feat. Hence the reason I call this more of an experience rather than a vacation. The campground has a lot of Red One Markets with very overpriced basics. They have lots of port-o-potties stationed everywhere, so…