Five Acres with a View

February 02, 2007 - Click on image for higher resolution version.

Yesterday morning, it was cold enough for us to see ice bows not long after sunrise. I was amazed by how close they appeared.

When I first heard about caffeinated doughnuts, I thought it was a joke.

According to Maybe Two Snowflakes are Alike, the old adage that “no two snowflakes are alike” might not hold true, at least for smaller crystals, new research suggests.

Astronomy Picture of the Day has a gorgeous photo of
Comet McNaught Over Catalonia today.

PZ Myers, of pharyngula, explains How the Cavefish Lost Its Eyes.

Olduvai George, an artist who specializes in prehistoric creatures, has a great greeting card for the holidays.

A Wikipedia article explains the Colors of noise. I had heard of white noise, but I am charmed to learn that there are other colors of noise as well.

The Evolutionary Timeline allows you to scroll sideways in your browser to see when major groups evolved. (Via Pharyngula, a blog about science, evolution and development.)

Astronomy Picture of the Day has a spectacular photo of a sun pillar today.

Astronomy Picture of the Day explains a phenomenon that I occasionally see at sunrise here in the winter in A Sun Pillar Over Maine.