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Tuesday, July 31, 2001

2001 Perseid Meteor Shower
It's not going to be one of the better years, but I'll be out watching anyway.
Anticipating the Perseids
"This year experts are again predicting a meager display of Perseids, and the reason sounds familiar. A swollen quarter Moon, bright and shining, will rise at midnight on Sunday, August 12th. By dawn -- just when the shower should be at its best -- the Moon will lie high in the sky. Bright moonlight will likely reduce apparent meteor rates to no more than 20 or 30 per hour."
posted at 7/31/2001 07:08:23 PM

Sunday, July 29, 2001

Pond Life Identification Kit
This is a well designed and comprehensive guide to microscopic pond life. It also contains instructions on how to collect microscopic pond life and a virtual pond dip.
A simple guide to small and microscopic pond life - main page, major freshwater groups
" The table and linked pages are a guide to some common groups of smaller freshwater organisms (microscopic to a few millimetres in size). If not familiar with an organism, see what drawing and features it most closely resembles in the table and then follow the links."
posted at 7/29/2001 06:36:43 PM

Inuit Stone Monuments
This site has some interesting photographs of ancient man-made stone constructions in the high arctic. This page is part of a larger site developed by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
CMCC - Places of Power
"DISCOVER where once shamans were initiated where imaginary caribou and whales were hunted where spirits were believed to reside and more ...
SHARE in a sense of wonder, beguiled by rare photographic images of incredible beauty
ENTER a timeless world of haunting beauty where places of power and objects of veneration define a spiritual landscape in the vast Canadian Arctic
We present a selection from the exhibit of 36 photographs taken by Norman Hallendy showing extraordinary places and objects in the Canadian Arctic revealed to him by Inuit elders. The images celebrate unganaqtuq nuna, the Inuit expression meaning "a deep and total attachment to the land."
posted at 7/29/2001 05:00:27 PM

Wednesday, July 04, 2001

Druids Keep Armory
This site has detailed instructions on the construction of several styles of chainmail. Check out the Dragon Scale chainmail for one of the more complex weaves.
Chainmaille Pages
posted at 7/4/2001 10:35:37 AM