Transit of Venus

Posted on August 10th, 2012 by egiles

I went home early to show the kids the transit of Venus.  We found their magnifying glass and some white cardboard and went outside.  We held the glass up to the sun and the paper a few feet away and got a nice projection of the sun onto the paper.  Alden, Meredith, Grand D., and [...]

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Morpheus Lander Explodes

Posted on August 10th, 2012 by egiles

Very sad day for Morpheus….
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/video.html?clip=http://static.cfnews13.com/newsvideo/cfn/MorpheusExplosion0809.flv
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57490372-76/nasas-morpheus-moon-lander-crashes-and-burns/

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