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NWS: Today’s High Near 77; Tonight’s Low Around 54
Daily Postcard: Sunset Viewed From Canyon Road
Daily Postcard: A fiery sunset viewed recently from Canyon Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
NOAA Satellite Image: Hurricane Dorian Early Sept. 7
NOAA GEOS Public Domain satellite image of Hurricane Dorian off the US east coast, AM Sept. 7 2019, enhancement and preparation by David A. Ponton, wildearthlight.com Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 81; Tonight’s Low Around 55
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 81 with a 50 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon and tonight’s low around 55. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Fawn Visits Garden On Obsidian Loop
Daily Postcard: A fawn visits the garden of a residence on Obsidian Loop earlier this week in Los Alamos. Photo by Ju Yeon Yoo
Fawn visits a garden earlier this week on Obsidian Loop. Photo by Ju Yeon Yoo Read More
2020 Breakthrough Prize Honors Los Alamos Astrophysicists For Work On First Black Hole Image
Los Alamos National Laboratory Astrophysicist Benjamin Ryan. Courtesy/LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory Astrophysicist George Wong. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- International team wins ‘Oscar of Science’ for using eight radio telescopes from around the world to resolve image of a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy
Los Alamos National Laboratory astrophysicists Benjamin Ryan and George Wong are members of the Event Horizon Telescope team that just won the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for creating the first image of a black hole.
“The observations Read More
SFNF Hosts Glorieta Rock Art Tour Saturday Oct. 5
Horizontal rock art panel on Glorieta Mesa. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The community is invited to join the Santa Fe National Forest’s Site Stewards Saturday, Oct. 5, to explore two unusual horizontal rock art panels on Glorieta Mesa.
The petroglyphs are unique in both design and location. Both panels are easily accessible, but the trip will require carpooling in high-clearance vehicles. Sunscreen, snacks, water and closed-toe shoes are recommended.
The Glorieta rock art tour is free and open to the public, but if you plan to attend, please register in advance by calling the Pecos Read More
NOAA Satellite Images: Hurricane Dorian Early Sept. 6
NOAA GEOS Public Domain satellite image of Hurricane Dorian, early morning Sept. 6, 2019, enhancement and preparation by David A. Ponton, wildearthlight.com
NOAA GEOS Public Domain satellite image of Hurricane Dorian along the SE USA coastline, hours before sunrise Sept. 6, 2019, enhancement and preparation by David A. Ponton, wildearthlight.com Read More
Explore Geology Of Valles Caldera Saturday Sept. 14
Local geologists Cathy and Fraser Goff will lead a PEEC van tour Sept. 14 of the geology of the Valles Caldera. Courtesy/PEEC
VCNP News:
The community is invited to join local geology experts Fraser and Cathy Goff 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 on a PEEC field trip driving through Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Participants will examine the volcanology and geothermal springs of the 1.25-million-year-old Valles Caldera — the world’s type example of a resurgent caldera.
The trip will consist of six stops and take most of the day. Participants will meet promptly at 9 a.m. at the Valles Caldera Read More