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April 11, 2019

Scozzese Giornale: 11 aprile 2019

Filed under: Black Holes, Brexit, Italian, Knoydart, Land Ownership, Scotland, Travel, World Class — derryvickers @ 10:23 pm

Nello scozzese Giornale di oggi: 11 aprile 2019

  1. Naturalmente,, Le Simulato foto of il buco nero in galassia M87.
  2. Macron infelice con la Brexit ritardata rischiando il Rinascimento dell’UE.
  3.  Varadkar (EIRE President) si collega al Regno Unito per rimanere nell’Unione doganale con l’UE.
  4. Traffico legato all’asma.
  5. Il volto di Bonnie Prince Charlie (non sembra che Bonnie a me).
  6. Borders Rail treni sovraffollati e spesso cancellati (sono un appassionato di treno).
  7. Un’altra storia sulle ragazze di Derry e quanto è fedele alla vita dei tempi. Buona TV ma un paio di volte è sufficiente.
  8. E in Real Homes una tenuta in Kilchoan Knoydart è in vendita per £ 5m.

Numero 8 mi interessa soprattutto perché è adiacente a/a sud della Fondazione Knoydart dove abbiamo buoni amici.

Per il blurb sulla tenuta di Kilchoan si veda https://www.onthemarket.com/details/6572192/

Ma per saperne di più della Fondazione Knoydart andare a http://www.knoydart-foundation.com/.

Il villaggio principale della Fondazione può essere ottenuto solo in barca da Mallaig.

La tenuta di Kilchoan è una tenuta sportiva; Io non sono un fan di Sporting Estates ma mi rendo conto cervo bisogno di essere colti, ma preferirei che fosse per il pasto non per lo sport.

Sarebbe eccellente se la Fondazione potesse acquistare la tenuta. Non posso che sperare.

 

BTW oggi è ancora un altro giorno in cui non abbiamo lasciato l’UE; Spero che ci saranno molti di più.

Scotsman: 11 April 2019

Filed under: Black Holes, Brexit, Knoydart, Land Ownership, Personal, Scotland, Travel — derryvickers @ 10:14 pm

In today’s Scotsman: 11 April 2019

  1. Of course, the simulated photo of the Black Hole in galaxy M87.
  2. Macron unhappy with Brexit being delayed risking EU Renaissance.
  3. Varadkar (Eire President) plugs for UK to remain in Customs Union with EU.
  4. Traffic linked to Asthma.
  5. The face of Bonnie Prince Charlie (doesn’t look that bonnie to me).
  6. Borders Rail trains overcrowded and often cancelled (I’m a train buff).
  7. Another story on the Derry Girls and how true to the life of the times they are. Good TV but a few times is enough.
  8. And in Real Homes an estate in Kilchoan Knoydart is up for sale for £5m.

Number 8 particularly interests me because it is adjacent to/ south of the Knoydart Foundation where we have good friends.

For the sales blurb on the Kilchoan Estate see https://www.onthemarket.com/details/6572192/

But to know more of the Knoydart Foundation go to http://www.knoydart-foundation.com/.  The main village of the Foundation can only be got to by boat from Mallaig.

The Kilchoan Estate is a Sporting Estate; I’m not a fan of Sporting Estates but I realise red deer need to be culled but I would rather it was for meal not for sport.

It would excellent if the Foundation could buy the Estate. I can but hope.

 

BTW today is yet another day when we didn’t leave the EU; I hope there will be many more.

April 10, 2019

Una fotografia di un buco nero

Filed under: Black Holes, Brexit, Italian, Politics, Space, World Class — derryvickers @ 2:55 pm

Lo trovo affascinante.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/10/black-hole-picture-captured-for-first-time-in-space-breakthrough

Un’impresa magistrale!

Per maggiori dettagli tecnici si veda:
https://eventhorizontelescope.org/

Trovo difficile capire che si vede il buco nero stesso non oscurato da gas caldo, ma accetto la spiegazione che è un effetto di gravità attorcigliata intorno al buco.

Scusa se è una deviazione inutile dalla Brexit.
Ma per me è un piccolo gettone che le persone possono e lavorano in cooperazione in tutto il mondo.

PS

Prendo nota del Corriere della sera

La prima (storica) immagine di un buco nero: in Rete i paragoni più ironici, dal tortellino all’occhio di Sauron

An Image of a Black Hole

Filed under: Black Holes, Brexit, Space, World Class — derryvickers @ 2:32 pm

A change from Brexit where cooperation within the EHT consortium is not dimmed by National Identity.

This cooperation on a World scale and shows what can be done where the spirit is willing, people want to work together and politics takes a back seat.

From today’s Guardian – 10 April 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/10/black-hole-picture-captured-for-first-time-in-space-breakthrough

For more technical detail see:

https://eventhorizontelescope.org/

A masterly feat!

I find it difficult to comprehend that you see the black hole itself not obsured by hot gas but I accept the explanation that its an effect of twisted gravity round the hole.

PS I note that Corriere della Sera

‘The First (historical) image of a black hole: in the Net the most ironic comparisons, from Tortellino to the eye of Sauron’

March 3, 2019

Automation in Space

Filed under: Space, USA — derryvickers @ 2:55 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/03/spacex-crew-dragon-docks-at-international-space-station

Not a great enthusiast of manned space flight.

In orbit satellites and roving space mobiles can do a lot more for less.

Nevertheless having worked for ESA and alongside NASA I can get excited by Space X’s mission to the International Space Station where the capsule docked automatically with the International Space Station.

“SpaceX has sent plenty of cargo Dragons to the space station, but Crew Dragon is a different beast.

It docked autonomously instead of relying on the station’s robot arm for berthing, which is how Behnken said it should work when he and Hurley are onboard. They may push a few buttons and will have the ability to intervene if necessary, he said.

As part of Sunday’s operation, the ISS astronauts sent commands to Dragon to retreat and move forward again before the capsule made its final approach.

…

The ISS astronauts offered congratulations to SpaceX as they got ready to open the hatches and collect the supplies onboard Dragon.”

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