Space!

Sep. 6th, 2013 08:36 pm
arduinna: a tarot-card version of Linus from Peanuts, carrying a lamp as The Hermit (Default)
If you're on the US East Coast, you might be able to see a moon launch tonight. It's the first moon launch from NASA's Virginia spaceport, and will be taking off at 11:27 pm ET.

ETA: that link also includes info on how to watch the live launch on tv or the web, and links to NASA apps that will let you watch on your phone. /ETA

Here's a map of the area where people are likely to be able to see it. This covers a pretty wide swath up -- up to northern Vermont, out to eastern Ohio, down to south of Myrtle Beach. The further out you are in the circle, the later the viewing (for values of "later" that mean "a minute or two after takeoff").

It will probably look more like a light in the sky than like this, though:

the man in the moon with a rocket in his eye

animated version because I couldn't resist trying this )

And in the space-y spirit, I just saw a notice go by on [community profile] fandomcalendar about a new multimedia exchange, with a nice long deadline for building up to:

[community profile] space_swap, "a multimedia exchange for space fandoms of all sorts, including television series, movies, and books. The only criterion for a fandom to be eligible is that it somehow be related to SPACE."
arduinna: Hobbes hugging Calvin snugly (tiger hug)
I meant to do a bunch of things today, and mostly overslept and then frittered the day away poking at the Internet. But as a result of that, I can bring videos:

Maru has clearly adapted to Hana! ♥



And here is a baby elephant's first experience of the ocean:



And via [personal profile] morgandawn's post about an entire filk album up on Youtube, one of my favorite filks, The Ballad of Apollo 13. This one always makes me cry:



Hope Eyrie's the other one that never fails, but not the version on this album; the one that gets me is the one Julia Ecklar sings; both of them choke me up so hard, in good ways.

Okay, the other filk that gets me every time is A Boy and His Frog, although that's less "choked up in a good way" and more, you know. Destroyed.

... Annnd I listened to A Boy and His Frog when I linked it, and am destroyed. *rewatches Maru and the baby elephant desperately*
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