Inuk's Igloo : The Phun Random Chat Thread!

going to lay down for a bit.

bbl.

 

NBC is showing speed skating -- 1000 meters.

 

Later INUK, Reast Well Brother.

 

Hope you're OK, inuk.

 

Isn't it though? Found it here.

Hey Inuk.

Totally!

 

Explanation: The snow capped Teide volcano is reflected in a pool of water in this nearly symmetric night sky view from the Canary Island Tenerife. Bright north star Polaris stands above the peak in an exposure that also captures the brilliant trail of a polar orbiting Iridium satellite. Of course, with the camera fixed to a tripod, the stars themselves produce concentric trails in long exposures, a reflection of the Earth's rotation around its axis. In fact, you can add about 4.5 hours of exposure time to this image by just sliding your cursor over the picture. Large astronomical observatories also take advantage of the calm Canary Island sky.

 

Hey everyone.

 

cya I-man!

Hey AFX! doing some light Phun chat before bed?

 

thanks for the new desktop scribbles!

 

Hi afx. How are you?

 

Hey IncAFX!

How ya doing brother?

Check this out...



Explanation: Why does a volcanic eruption sometimes create lightning? Pictured above, the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan was caught erupting early last month. Magma bubbles so hot they glow shoot away as liquid rock bursts through the Earth's surface from below. The above image is particularly notable, however, for the lightning bolts caught near the volcano's summit. Why lightning occurs even in common thunderstorms remains a topic of research, and the cause of volcanic lightning is even less clear. Surely, lightning bolts help quench areas of opposite but separated electric charges. One hypothesis holds that catapulting magma bubbles or volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create these separated areas. Other volcanic lightning episodes may be facilitated by charge-inducing collisions in volcanic dust. Lightning is usually occurring somewhere on Earth, typically over 40 times each second.

Jumbo VHQ version here.

 

You're welcome!

 

Actually I just got in from a half shift at work. I injured my hand and can't lift anything right now, so I've been buzzing around on a forklift all evening instead. Quite fun actually.

 

VHQ version here.

 

sounds fun.

I hope your hand is not too badly injured.

maybe it's just over use that will get better with some rest. LOL j/k

 

Hey Scribe, I'm not bad thanks. Been a bit ill of late, plus I had a bit of an injury at work, but I'm feeling a lot better. How have you been?

Oh, and brilliant pics. You should consider posting them in my amazing picture thread that I never bump.

 

Awesome images, scribe!

What did you do to your hand, afx?

 

gonna eat and smoke quick, brb..