Celestial & Geological Happenings, Man...

blueerica · 10-06-2007, 08:10 AM

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Next week, an ever-changing "Celestial Summit Meeting" will greet early risers as Venus interacts with Regulus, Saturn and a lovely crescent Moon in some very interesting celestial configurations.

Venus in crescent form and all kinds of prettiness!

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Texas set to open new canyon to public

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CANYON LAKE, Texas - Geologic time has a different meaning when it comes to Canyon Lake Gorge. You could say it dates to around the end of the Enron era.

A torrent of water from an overflowing lake sliced open the earth in 2002, exposing rock formations, fossils and even dinosaur footprints in just three days. Since then, the canyon has been accessible only to researchers to protect it from vandals, but on Saturday it opens to its first public tour.

When I went to the Grand Canyon I remembered picturing in my mind how the earliest formations may have happened, contemplated the Earth's changes, all while staring at the stars and satellites flying by.