Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb?: 91% of the way to L2. Big news now. Each hexagonal mirror segment deploys. And, they deploy at different rates to ensure a good fit. They will keep slowly … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the New Year Where’s the Webb? 791ooo miles from home. 108000 miles to L2 insertion. 88% of the way. .1769 mps. Sunshield: 131 F. Primary Mirror: -328 F. Saturday gratefuls: Snow. Fresh and … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Where’s the Webb? 765000 miles from home and 134000 to L2. 85% of the journey. Mission day 19.5. Crawling along at .1906 mps. Only 687 miles per hour. Friday gratefuls: The backsplash. Only needs … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Thursday gratefuls: MVP. Responsibility. Incognito. Neuroscience. Free will. Blue urban, red exurban. The changing politics of the U.S.A. Shakespeare. A man for all ages. Stratford, Ontario. Ellis family trips there. Ipperswich Provincial Park. Pukaskwa … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Bowe. Jodi. Cabinets all here now. Backsplash in for installation this week, too. Remodel finish this week. Probably. Putting stuff back. New year aargh. Maui. Joe and Seoah. Diving into a new … Continue reading
Yule and the New Year Moon Sunday gratefuls: Jon. Ruth. Gabe. Kep and Rigel, sleeping in until 8 am this morning. Me, too. Snow, maybe 6 inches. Beautiful. Flocked Lodgepoles. Black Mountain flecked with white. Chores yesterday. Done. Ready for … Continue reading
Yule and the Winter Solstice Moon Where is the Webb? .4507 mps. 437000 miles from home, 462000 miles to L2. 49% of the way. Mission day 6. Friday gratefuls: Lives saved in the Boulder County Fire. Wildfire. Snow coming. Winter … Continue reading
Yule and the Moon of the Winter Solstice Where is the Webb? Three days and two hours into its flight. Still slowing at .6555 miles per second. 296000 miles from Earth and 603000 miles to L2 insertion. 33% of its … Continue reading
Samain and the Winter Solstice Moon Monday gratefuls: Paul. Ego te absolvo. Christmas. Yule. The Winter Solstice. Another snowless Monday. Rigel protecting us from the runner with a light on his head. Electric blanket. Cold bedroom. Ahh. Putting that snowrake … Continue reading
Samain and the Moon of the Winter Solstice Tuesday gratefuls: Marina Harris and Furball Cleaning. Ana and her partner. Conifer Post Office. Mailing Christmas. That retired pre-school teacher I met in line. Meeting strangers. Ali, the Will Smith biopic. Frozen … Continue reading