Daily Postcard: Two young deer are spotted relaxing Tuesday afternoon in the front yard of a home in Quemazon. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
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Great Conditions And Good Weather Make For Fun In The Sun At Pajarito Mountain For 2020 Los Alamos Ski Racing Team
Members of the 2020 Los Alamos Ski Racing Team gather for a photo … great conditions and good weather make for fun in the sun at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by RMOrtiz Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 40; Tonight’s Low Around 20
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 40 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 20 with a 20 percent chance of snow showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Thirsty Bird Sips Water During Storm
Daily Postcard: A thirsty bird is spotted sipping water during the recent snowstorm at a residence in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs Read More
Journey To Pluto & Beyond At Nature Center Planetarium Friday
Astronomer Dan Reisenfeld discusses the discoveries of the New Horizons mission at Pluto and beyond at 7 p.m. Friday in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium on Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Journey to Pluto and beyond with the New Horizons spacecraft this Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the Los Alamos Nature Center planetarium. Launched in 2006, the NASA New Horizons spacecraft executed a close fly-by of Pluto in 2016, making it the first spacecraft to ever encounter this distant Dwarf Planet. Astronomer Dan Reisenfeld will be the pilot for the evening and will take the audience on a journey Read More
Citizen Scientists Discover New Aurora Type Named ‘The Dunes’ Helping Understand Mysterious Layer Of Earth’s Atmosphere
Auroral dunes photographed Oct 7, 2018 near Ruovesi, Finland. Photo by Rami Valonen
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new type of aurora called “the dunes” discovered by aurora chasers in Finland is helping scientists better understand a mysterious layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
The aurora – nighttime light displays in the atmosphere near Earth’s poles – take on various shapes and forms. They often appear as rippling curtains of green, red, or purple light. But in October 2018, amateur auroral photographers in Finland discovered a new auroral form they dubbed “the dunes”.
The dunes appear as thin Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 36; Tonight’s Low Around 21
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 36 with a 40 percent chance of scattered snow showers and a total daytime snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible. Tonight’s low around 21. Courtesy/NWS
Daily Postcard: Camel Rock At Sunset
Daily Postcard: A glorious sunset spotted late Monday afternoon while passing Camel Rock on the drive back to Los Alamos from Santa Fe. Photo by Ken Hanson
Read More BLM: Prescribed Burns Near Tres Piedras And Cerro
BLM News:
TAOS – Beginning Feb. 1 and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument on the Guadalupe Mountains, located 1 mile south of Cerro.
Smoke may be visible from highways NM 522, U.S. 285 and U.S. 64.
The goal of this project is to employ management-ignited prescribed fire to reduce hazardous fuel loadings that could contribute to high intensity crown fire under the right conditions.
Historic uses and active fire suppression have interrupted the natural fire regime in this fire-dependent Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 38; Tonight’s Low Around 22
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 38 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 22. Courtesy/NWS