mostly classical music that i learned when i took lessons many many years ago. i've recently started to write some songs and learn how to sing while i play! i'm not strong at "jamming" so i stuck to singing in my former band... but i'll always give it a try as i really enjoy playing music with others!
i'll share a sampling of me playing what i consider to be "my song"... everyone has their favorite song to play!! i recorded this earlier this week at the house where i'm currently house- and cat-sitting. it's the house of an astronomer and his piano-playing wife. when she and i met we kept discovering more and more things we had in common... the most extraordinary being that we share the same "song"! unbelievable! other than she's british and married, i think we're pretty much sisters!
here's claire de lune, by claude debussy... a work in progress that one day i vow to complete!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
carnaval del espacio
the 12th installment of the carnival of space is up at music of the spheres. the buzz this time around is the galaxy zoo.
i dont have much of a spoiler for you at this point, but keep watching for a contribution that i've been asked to make to the galaxy zoo... :) yippee! i'm excited about it!!
i dont have much of a spoiler for you at this point, but keep watching for a contribution that i've been asked to make to the galaxy zoo... :) yippee! i'm excited about it!!
another moment of science
the ten finalists for the "moment of science", science experiment video contest have been announced!! i'll share a couple that i thought were especially entertaining and then you can go to the skepchick blog to see the rest and vote for your favorite!
i actually thought of an experiment to do, but i've been too busy with working and traveling (and, more importantly, lacking the props i need for the demonstration) to enter my video on time. i think i'll postpone my contribution until i return to austin. stay tuned.
in the meantime, enjoy....
i actually thought of an experiment to do, but i've been too busy with working and traveling (and, more importantly, lacking the props i need for the demonstration) to enter my video on time. i think i'll postpone my contribution until i return to austin. stay tuned.
in the meantime, enjoy....
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
sky pleasure
anyone get to see the alignment last night? or better yet... take pictures? we had a beautiful sunset here, but the clouds covered the goods :(
next month around the next moon (august 12th), we'll be treated to dark sky version of the perseid meteor shower! more on that later... i'm just excited!
next month around the next moon (august 12th), we'll be treated to dark sky version of the perseid meteor shower! more on that later... i'm just excited!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
peru, parte 2: machu picchu
eric likes to travel to high up places with fantastic views... and take a nap.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
planetary gazing
wow, both venus and jupiter remain super bright in the sky right now! i love being able to see them well before the sun goes down or even before the light blue sky turns dark! venus and saturn have been moving apart from each other in the western sky over the last couple weeks. venus approaches regulus while saturn slowly follows about 6 degrees in the sky below. tonight there will be a nice triangular alignment between these two planets and the star regulus!
tomorrow night's new moon allows for a wonderful view of venus as it maintains its
greatest brilliancy right now at a magnitude of -4.7 (saturn's current magnitude is about 0.6 [the more negative the magnitude, the brighter it looks]).
as the illumination of the sliver moon grows, the moon rises earlier each evening so that it's visible above the horizon just before sunset on sunday. the moon jumps up and over 12 degrees in the sky each night, making a full rotation around the earth each month. it hops right into another nice alignment with regulus, venus and saturn on monday night, july 16th (you'll recall that there was a similar alignment one month ago when the moon was in this part of our sky!).
happy sky gazing!
tomorrow night's new moon allows for a wonderful view of venus as it maintains its
greatest brilliancy right now at a magnitude of -4.7 (saturn's current magnitude is about 0.6 [the more negative the magnitude, the brighter it looks]).
as the illumination of the sliver moon grows, the moon rises earlier each evening so that it's visible above the horizon just before sunset on sunday. the moon jumps up and over 12 degrees in the sky each night, making a full rotation around the earth each month. it hops right into another nice alignment with regulus, venus and saturn on monday night, july 16th (you'll recall that there was a similar alignment one month ago when the moon was in this part of our sky!).
happy sky gazing!
Friday, July 13, 2007
apt anagrams
some anagrams:
astronomer ... moon-starer
astronaut ... unto a star
astronomers ... on! more stars!
the eyes ... they see!
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." --Neil Armstrong ..."A thin man ran; makes a large stride, left planet, pins flag on moon! On to Mars!"
moonlight ... thin gloom
i'm not so keen on this one:
astronomers ... morons stare!
astronomer ... moon-starer
astronaut ... unto a star
astronomers ... on! more stars!
the eyes ... they see!
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." --Neil Armstrong ..."A thin man ran; makes a large stride, left planet, pins flag on moon! On to Mars!"
moonlight ... thin gloom
i'm not so keen on this one:
astronomers ... morons stare!
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