{"id":15491,"date":"2007-09-05T08:55:25","date_gmt":"2007-09-05T08:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2007\/09\/fighter-jets-galaxies-infrared-squirrels.html"},"modified":"2007-09-05T08:55:25","modified_gmt":"2007-09-05T08:55:25","slug":"fighter_jets_galaxies_infrared_squirrels-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/05\/fighter_jets_galaxies_infrared_squirrels-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighter jets, galaxies, &amp; infrared squirrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the world of scientific &amp; technical imaging: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;You come across the body of a tramp, which in itself is not so disturbing. Until it is turned over to reveal\u2026. <em>ANTS! ANTS! ANTS!&quot;<\/em>&#160; Er, sorry, <a href=\"http:\/\/snltranscripts.jt.org\/90\/90asprockets.phtml\">I digress<\/a>.&#160; Joe Lencioni has captured some <a href=\"http:\/\/shiftingpixel.com\/2007\/08\/11\/yellow-ants-acanthomyops\/\">great macro shots<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/shiftingpixel.com\/2007\/08\/13\/yellow-ants-acanthomyops-again\/\">yellow ants<\/a> (<em>acanthomyops<\/em> to their friends).<\/li>\n<li>Seed Magazine features a fascinating video tour of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seedmagazine.com\/news\/2007\/04\/science_in_silico.php\">scientific visualizations<\/a>&#8211;from Beno\u00eet Mandelbrot&#8217;s early fractals to an atomic simulation that required six months of supercomputer rendering to depict 20 nanoseconds&#8217; worth of motion.&#160; (Oh, and the closing soundtrack is from <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easystar.com\/dubsidemain.html\">Dub Side of the Moon<\/a><\/em>.) [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/04\/20\/scientific_supercomp.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>News.com <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/Lucky+camera+boosts+telescope\/2100-11397-6205940.html?part=dht&amp;tag=nl.e433\">reports<\/a> on a cool technique for astrophotography&#8211;taking up to 20 images per second, then using computer image processing to sift &amp; combine the sharpest results, compensating for degradation caused by Earth&#8217;s atmosphere.&#160; Details &amp; before\/after images are on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ast.cam.ac.uk\/~optics\/Lucky_Web_Site\/index.htm\">Lucky Imaging site<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>NASA&#8217;s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) telescope has captures pix of a <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/headlines\/y2007\/15aug_mira.htm?list955127\">star with a comet&#8217;s tail<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/08\/16\/star_with_comets_tai.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Who knew that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn12477-squirrels-wield-a-hot-secret-weapon.html\">squirrels have infrared-emitting tails<\/a>, useful for confusing rattlesnakes?&#160; This is kind of thing you learn when grad students get to wander around with expensive camera gear.&#160;[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2007\/08\/15\/squirrels_heat_up_th.html\">Via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>A Russian air show produced  a terrific image of an <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/2300-11397_3-6204037-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg\">Su-27 dropping flares<\/a>.&#160; (Who needs safety regulations?)<\/li>\n<li>Inspire Underground hosts a photo essay on <a href=\"http:\/\/inspireunderground.com\/shuttle\/\">prepping the Space Shuttle<\/a> for launch. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/how_to_build_a_space_shuttle_6440.asp\">Via<\/a>]&#160; Post lift-off, the Shuttle crew captured some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/orsini\/sets\/72157601629815061\/\">lovely shots<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saccade.com\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the world of scientific &amp; technical imaging: &quot;You come across the body of a tramp, which in itself is not so disturbing. Until it is turned over to reveal\u2026. ANTS! ANTS! ANTS!&quot;&#160; Er, sorry, I digress.&#160; Joe Lencioni has captured some great macro shots of yellow ants (acanthomyops to their friends). 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