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Not every flight goes to plan, and today that's how it went. 7.5 out of 9 were successful. The half a point was for a cluster rocket that didn't fully light off the rail (3 out of 4), but was still recovered.

Three pics. The smashed one is the newest version of a BT60 Goblin. Again the chute release pin didn't let go despite several successful tests with the small chute bundle. It made it to 2878' on an Aerotech F67C motor.

The black sleek one is an upscale Estes Ninja, 2.5" diameter. Flew on an Aerotech F40W. Perfect flight to 1500'.

The skyracha rocket, a 4" upscale Big Daddy, flew great on a H130W to 1354'

#rocketry #highpowerrocketry #modelrockets

NEWS RELEASE: Big win! We stopped a phosphate mine in Idaho, which is a key ingredient for RoundUp. Plants and animals everywhere are breathing a little easier today knowing that Bayer AG just had a big glitch in its global supply chain. (And #SageGrouse whose homes won't be trashed are probably delighted as well.)

https://westernwatersheds.org/2023/06/federal-judge-nixes-approval-of-idaho-phosphate-mine/?fbclid=IwAR16wr5DQ42JZ-eg0QIjdbfE1mnSe1fo0_IghC2LwJarNjoZk26zZfn9gsw

It’s been stormy 24/7 and I never thought I’d say this but it felt sooo good to hike around in the storm and get soaked.

Trying not to have covid anxiety 24/7 but it’s not working out. Went to a small art gallery party & one of the artists asked me if I wanted to join for dinner. I sat at the remaining seat & took a few bites & the girl sitting next to me finishes eating & puts on a mask. Her friends ask why she’s putting on a mask now (when she hadn’t the whole party) & she says she’s asymptomatic but still positive. I get the f*%k outta there immediately. I think I’m done with people. All people. Just done.

We currently have a cluster of sunspots longer than the Carrington cluster, in nearly the same location, that is about half the radius of the Sun!

Another very wide cluster of sun spots - very patchy - are all of these patches interacting? I’d assume so but what does that mean for flares and CMEs?

Thinking about this tonight: are humans the only species that doesn’t give back to the planet?
“We don’t give anything to any other form of life on the planet whatsoever. And in that way, we are genuinely unique. Go ahead and try and think of a lifeform that gives nothing back — whose bioproductivity is nothing. I don’t think there is one.” https://eand.co/why-the-economics-of-our-civilization-point-to-collapse-42858e395192

Just some beautiful views from this week

these work pants have had it.

theyre about to become work booty shorts

The road next to Carbfix has hit the boiling point - 100 degrees C (212 F). Wtaf are we doing?! Bc people with no scientific literacy (or no common sense?) get VC capital to stuff CO2 under volcanoes, we’re making roads literally boil. https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2023-05-12-allt-ad-100-gradu-hiti-maelist-vid-veginn

Printed an Oriole feeder today, since they're back.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:829776
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4331064

@3dprinting #3dprinting

Freehand this time (angle is tilted because I couldn’t be bothered to get up and take it off the cupboard it’s stuck on)…

#art #artist #artistsonmastodon #isometric #isometricart #freehand #sketch #drawing

Not sure if I’ve seen this wide of a sun spot cluster before… sun spot archipelago?

Hopefully the #USFWS will stop dithering, and protect the #BiStateSageGrouse this time. This merry-go-round of agency failures and court smackdowns is not helping the birds.

“Maybe the third time will be the charm for getting this population segment the protection it so clearly deserves,” said Laura Cunningham, California director of the Western Watersheds Project.“None of the science shows that the bi-state birds have benefited from the service’s dithering."

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/apr/28/bi-state-sage-grouse-considered-for-threatened-sta/

https://iceblog.org/2023/04/17/a-sign-of-the-times-why-ice-researchers-count-among-the-worlds-most-influential-people/
My latest post!

A day later
the petals still
grace the grass

#birds #bird #birding #wildlife #photography #nature #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #arizona #BirdsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #birdwatching California condor being chased by crow at Navajo Bridge Arizona