PS - This is why you use telescopes in the daylight only with extreme caution. Even a just-swinging-the-tube-around glimpse of the sun will destroy your retina instantly, and you can also set things on fire pretty darned fast by leaving the telescope pointed in the wrong direction.
Link via Epic Win For the Win
In other news, we have a hummingbird hanging out on our balcony! The proximity of our feeder coupled with shelter from the snowstorm is apparently a winning combination as far as this fellow is concerned:
This shot shows how iridescent-red his face is. You have to catch him at the right angle or he just looks black.
4 comments:
Great hummingbird pictures.
And that video of the sun's rays is amazing.
I'm so envious! I love hummingbirds. My parents put up feeders and I grew up watching them out the kitchen window. They are simply awesome.
Great stuff. Big fan of Bang Goes the Theory! And I'm very jealous of the Hummingbird; such fabulous creatures.
FairyHedgehog: Glad you enjoyed both things!
Dale: I've got fond childhood memories of them too from my grandparent's farm. I'm so glad to have them visiting me now!
Simon: Any show that considers stuff bursting into flame to be worth talking about has my approval!
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