Associated Press 2008 moments

The Big Picture year 2008 in photographs

I love pictures and they are relatively easy to blog about. You see them then you show them. It is also the time of year for 2008 best of list so when I come across something like this I naturally.


This is the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana. This photo was taken in southern Chile May 2, 2008 by Carlos Gutierrez


The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center on May 31, 2008. Photo by Eliot J. Schechter.


A polar bear is drying off in St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien, Quebec on March 6, 2008. Photographed by Mathieu Belanger.


Although this picture was released November 7, 2008 by the Big Wave Awards in Sydney the picture was taken July 6 by Andrew Buckley.


Here are some of the Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2008.


No, this is Mercury and not the Moon. Taken as the MESSENGER spacecraft departed the planet for the second time.


Spiral Art - This image was taken by Vicent Peris using the 3.5 meter telescope at the Calar Alto Observatory in southern Spain.

Please visit these websites for larger pictures with better explanations.

Classical music performed by the Muppets

I have always loved the Muppets. I have been searching for the Muppet Movie to show to my kids. These videos were a great shot on the arm.

Habanera



Stars & Stripes FOREVER!



Classical Chicken



Ode To Joy




Mahna Mahna

Google Street view

I was reading on the Internet how Google has expanded its street view. I remembered seeing a car that I thought was a google car last spring. So I zoomed into that location and guess what?



There I am just after my sons soccer practice.


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Here's a bunny with a pancake on its head

You can't say you have seen that every day. Visit the website.

Centaur Herd Folding Scooter

While I was surfing I came across this picture of a Centaur Herd Folding Scooter.



It caught my attention because of the similarities to the Tote Gote.



I thought my brother would get a kick out of it.

Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008

I found this great animated image on the Hubble Space Telescope internet advent calendar.


Advent day #15 - Saturn


Advent day #4 - The colliding Antennae Galaxies


Advent Day #3 - Supernova 1994D