when something die and something born

Rare radio supernova is nearest supernova in five years

A Hubble Space Telescope image (left) of the galaxy M82 shows hydrogen gas (red) breaking out from the central starburst (box), a region of intense star formation. A May 2008 VLA image of the starburst region (top left) clearly shows the supernova (SN 2008iz), which probably exploded in January 2008. The two high-resolution VLBA images (lower right) show an expanding shell at the scale of a few light days and proves that the transient source was the result of a supernova. (Milde Science Communication; HST image: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team [STScI/AURA]; Radio images: A. Brunthaler, MPIfR)

Eppure Sentire (Un Senso Di Te)

Music video Eppure Sentire (Un Senso Di Te) video

A un passo dal possibile
A step from what is possible
A un passo da te
A step away from you
Paura di decidere
Fear of deciding
Paura di me
Fear of myself
Di tutto quello che non so
Of all that I don't know
Di tutto quello che non ho
Of all that I don't have
Eppure sentire
However, to feel
Nei fiori tra l'asfalto
In the flowers through the asphault
Nei cieli di cobalto - c'è
In the cobalt heavens - there is
Eppure sentire
However to feel
Nei sogni in fondo a un pianto
In the dreams in the depth of tears
Nei giorni di silenzio - c'è
In the days of silence - there is
Un senso di te
A sense of you
C'è un senso do te
Thre is a sense of you
Eppure sentire
However to feel
Nei fiori tra l'asfalto
In the flowers through the asphault
Nei cieli di cobalto - c'è
In the cobalt heavens – there is
Eppure sentire
However to feel
Nei sogni in fondo a un pianto
In the dreams in the depths of tears
Nei giorni di silenzio - c'è
In the days of silence – there is
Un senso di te
A sense of you
C'è un senso di te
There is a sense of you
Un senso di te
A sense of you
C'è un senso di te
There is a sense of you

Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22

FIGURE 4: PATH OF THE ECLIPSE THROUGH CHINA





NASA 2009 Eclipse Bulletin: “Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22”, F. Espenak & J. Anderson

本世紀最壯觀日全蝕落在722 浙江嘉興湖州旅館爆棚
2009年05月18日 01:28 光華日報
　
　（北京18日綜合電）被稱為本世紀最壯觀的日全蝕，將會在7月22日出現，月球的影子將從西向東，沿長江流域橫過中國，長三角是最佳觀測地區，預測日全蝕時間將長達 4至5分鐘，香港只能看到日偏蝕。內地不少觀日族已預訂酒店，日蝕地區的政府亦計劃藉此推廣旅遊。

　　這次日全蝕將從印度西部孟買開始，過印度、不丹、緬甸進入中國，從雲南、四川、重慶，一直至長三角一帶，進入太平洋。內地民衆在當日上午 8時起可見到日蝕，而上海主城區則在8時07分開始， 9時17分結束。

　　央視現場直播

　　天文學家預測，在四川、重慶、浙江、上海等地， 3億民衆可以看到日全蝕，日全蝕的時間約為4至5分鐘，比一般日全蝕平均只有3分半鐘長得多。專家提醒民衆，日全蝕開始前切勿用肉眼直接觀看太陽，以避免灼傷或造成永久性傷害，安全的觀看日蝕方法是將日蝕的影像透過針孔裝置，投射在白紙板上，當日中國中央電視台亦會現場直播。

　　由於這是平均370年以來難得的機會，不少追日族都早作准備。長三角作為日全蝕最佳觀測區，浙江嘉興、湖州的旅館，在去年已被預訂一空，上海金山區旅遊局表示，區內不少星級賓館目前訂房率約為七成，大部分是歐美、日韓的追日族。不少地區亦希望借日蝕振興旅遊業，均策劃不同的活動配合。上海、合肥等地投入數百萬元人民幣購置天文望遠鏡，在各個旅遊景點供遊客使用，上海金山區更舉行嘉年華會，吸引更多追日族延長逗留。

　　但日全蝕期間，天空會漆黑一片，當局已提醒民衆不要恐慌，駕駛者要放慢車速，高空工作者要避免在該段時間工作，民衆亦要提高警覺，防止有匪徒在日蝕期間犯案。在香港，當日可見日偏蝕，日偏蝕將在上午8時 16分開始， 10時47分結束，太空館將在6月21日下午3時舉行免費專題講座，介紹觀測日偏蝕的情形。

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