Eclipse Coming 8 April 2024

 April 8, 2024 • 1:59 p.m. CDT

Do a search and you can find a bunch of info including:

2024 Total Eclipse - NASA Science

Why 2024's Total Solar Eclipse Will Be So Special | Scientific American

The path of totality through North America - the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 | eclipse2024.org

and for me in Southern Illinois

2024 Solar Eclipse in Carbondale, IL with NASA (siu.edu)

For me back in Massachusetts in 2017, I shot this short clip.

Model Rockets

 Been so busy in the fall, my rocket launches had completely stopped.  Now it is too cold.  But have some good ideas where the spring launches might begin.  So in anticipation of the spring rockets, I posted a short clip on

YouTube called Aiming for the Sun.  Suffice it to say, I didn't know it was a song title.

Volcano Tourism

 As I take a break from the AT in Maryland, at least in 1974, let me blog a bit about volcano tourism.

If you are in Iceland, go check out the live volcano.  Not in Iceland, watch this live stream from YouTube.

At this moment (11 am eastern time) the lava is flowing profusely.

To learn more about this fascinating subject try scholar.google.com.

In the meantime, here is a bubbling hot sulphur spring in St. Lucia.

 

 

Encyclopedia Tourism Management and Marketing video

 

See some more videos on this fun link

Encyclopedia Tourism Management and Marketing 3 - MANAGEMENT 

Ted Talks Demographics in Recreation

try this one for an interesting video on demographics and recreation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2OUHrujNzk

Need to smile?

When ever I need to smile, I go to YouTube and search for Subaru Dog Commercials.

I hope you agree.

Looking out the airplane window

I like to look out the airplane windows.  It is fascinating to see the earth from about.  And just like Google Earth, it is really cool to explore the planet. 

I try to figure out my root and after taking pictures and/or video, I will retrace the route on Google Earth to try to identify what I observed.

50 deg 23 min North, 61 deg 27 min West.

Check out this landmark in Canada that I "discovered" flying back from the UK.

Eclipse 2017

This past summer we enjoyed a rare total eclipse in the US.  Carbondale was one place where people could observe the event (although ended up being a bit cloudy). But in any case, I reported on the astronomical event here.

I also attempted an amateur video taping with a digital camera and a pair of glasses.  There are better videos out there, but this one is short.

The next one is in 2024 and will pass through Carbondale again!

First Day of Fall

Something like 10:21 am eastern time if I recall.

Seems also to be a good day to announce a new YouTube Channel.  No, nothing to do with cats.

But check this out. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXd0a8aLkvATie-VA4WogQ

Called Travel Professors YouTube Channel, we will see if it is sustainable.

I might recommend they mix the sound better since the video I watched had "too much, surf noise in the background."  But in any case,  good luck.

Missed the last Dead show this past weekend

But tons of videos are found on YouTube!

Iceland Geologic Features 2013

Here is a short (five and a half minute) video I posted on Youtube that showcases some of the landscape in this country.

Enjoy.