Thanksgiving - Orion



Thanksgiving - when I saw Orion against the clear black sky tonight, I felt happy, and inspired to say "thanks" that I'm living in a place where the air is clean and I can be inspired by the greatness of stars.

And thanks for reading my blog!

(Click to enlarge for a bigger "wow")

Comments

K and S said…
that is so cool! thanks for sharing. I wish I could see more stars in Osaka.
10:31 pm, November 21, 2007
Anonymous said…
Wow, great pic!

I sauntered out to our local park at 3am Sunday morning and caught sight of a few of the Leonid meteors and even saw the blur of Comet Holmes. I never was able to see so much from downtown Tokyo. The clear air and sparkling night skies here in the upper Tama River area are real treat.
1:41 pm, November 22, 2007
Pandabonium said…
WOW!

A favorite part of the sky for me. Orion's belt is loaded with great objects for viewing with a telescope or binoculars. Even great with the naked eye.

Thanks for this post and an interesting and informative blog.
7:45 pm, November 22, 2007
Anonymous said…
I always enjoy seeing Orion in the winter time in Oregon. Sometimes I see it in the summer if I wake up early enough.
3:28 pm, November 25, 2007
Martin J Frid said…
Waking up early is not one of my best traits. How about staying up late enough?
7:29 pm, November 29, 2007
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

鵜の目鷹の目 Essays from Japan

Image
My 2021 essay book U No Me Taka No Me is now available on Amazon - Click on Read More - How to order - Thanks everyone, please share and comment. Tell all your Japanese friends. Much appreciated.   マーティンの鵜の目鷹の目 -世界の消費者運動の旅から(発行:日本消費者連盟) by マーティン・フリッド , 日本消費者連盟 ¥1,430 著者のマーティン・フリッドさんはスウェーデン生まれ。ヨーロッパの消費者運動に関わった後、約20年前に来日し、現在は日消連の運営委員として、海外向けニュースレター「Japan Resources」の発行などに携わっています。プライベートでは野菜作りや陶芸を楽しみ、埼玉県飯能市での田舎暮らしを満喫しています。 そんなマーティンさんの魅力が目一杯詰まったのが本書「マーティンの鵜の目鷹の目」。人びとの日常によりそいながら軽妙なユーモアを交えて食、環境、エネルギー、社会のあり方、政治、経済を考えます。   ＜もくじ＞ 第 1 章 ラムサール条約から TPP へ 2012 年～ 2014 年 第 2 章 アメリカの食を変えたブロガー 2015 年 第 3 章 野菜を育てる 2016 年 第 4 章 きれいな空気は人権 2017 年 第 5 章 英語で発信する効用 2018 年 第 6 章 悪魔と食事をする時は… 2019 年 第 7 章 アーモンドとミツバチ 2020 年 【解説】世界の消費者運動の今 世界の消費者運動の歴史と課題　天笠啓祐 アジアの消費者運動と連帯する　纐纈美千世 「はじめに」から 1988年8月に、わたしは日本へやって来ました。はじめて口にしたお寿司やお刺身のおいしさは忘れられません。ご飯、味噌汁。日本の食べ物は世界一おいしいと感動しました。煮物やおひたし、漬け物など、日本にはすばらしい伝統食がたくさんあります。しかし、日本は食料自給率がことのほか低く、「地産地消」が崩れてしまっています。食への不安、環境問題やエネルギー問題や貿易問題など、消費者の側からのエッセーが必要です...
Read more

Al Gore in Japan

NHK reports that Al Gore has urged Japanese business leaders to play a leading role in the fight against global warming. Mr Gore, who "used to be the next president of the United States", is in Tokyo to promote his documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth , which deals with global warming. The film will be released on January 20 in major Japanese cities: In a lecture on Monday, he told some 400 Japanese business leaders that the crisis is not political problem, but a moral one. Mr Gore urged Japanese companies to help boost worldwide action against global warming, saying that Japanese private firms have cutting-edge technologies for environmental protection and energy conservation. Al Gore in Japan and global warming previous
Read more

Climbing Mt. Fuji At Night?

Image
Great photo by Hideki Domoto, who ...set his camera’s exposure time at 15 minutes, enabling the camera to capture the movement of the stars. The photo shows the stars as circles in the night sky with the polar star at the center. At the far left of the mountain, one of shooting stars of the Perseid meteor shower leaves a trace of light. From The-Japan-News.com
Read more