Neatorama » star http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Star Wars: A Musical Journey Set to Launch http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/04/star-wars-a-musical-journey-set-to-launch/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/04/star-wars-a-musical-journey-set-to-launch/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:54:31 +0000 Queuebot http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/04/star-wars-a-musical-journey-set-to-launch/

If there’s one thing Star Wars fans and non-fans can agree on its’ that the music for each film, composed and conducted by John Williams, is simply outstanding. The familiar tunes have transcended time to become some of the most recognizable and best scores in the history of cinema.

Lucasfilm and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have teamed for Star Wars: A Musical Journey which is set to unveil in April at London’s O2 arena before blasting off on a European tour. The two hour show features clips from all six films, live narration and orchestration.





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Earlier this year Devorah Sperber’s Star Trek art was featured in a show at Caren Golden Fine Art in New York. The show, entitled “Mirror, Mirror”, takes its name from a classic episode but also refers to the way viewers are meant to view the art – via reflective materials. The unique artwork is comprised only of beads and thread.

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But the school officials saw it differently, and declared the his haircut a "gang symbol" and suspended the eight-grader until he got it all shorn off.

Did the school do the right thing? Or are they just being a fuddy duddy? Link [Flash clip]

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/10/eight-graders-fancy-hair-cut-is-a-gang-symbol-to-school-administrators/feed/ 37 The Light Echo of V838 Monocerotis and Other Amazing Images by the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/16/the-light-echo-of-v838-monocerotis-and-other-amazing-images-by-the-hubble-space-telescope/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/16/the-light-echo-of-v838-monocerotis-and-other-amazing-images-by-the-hubble-space-telescope/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:44:16 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/16/the-light-echo-of-v838-monocerotis-and-other-amazing-images-by-the-hubble-space-telescope/
V838 Monocerotis – NASA/ESA via Hubblesite

Alan Taylor of Boston Globe’s The Big Picture Blog, one of the neatest blogs around on the Web, has a truly neat post about the most amazing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope: Link – Thanks Tiny Dancer!

This one above is the "light echo" of the explosion of V838 Monocerotis, about 20,000 light years from the sun. From Wikipedia:

V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) is a variable star in the constellation Monoceros about 20,000 light years (6 kpc)[1] from the Sun. The star experienced a major outburst in early 2002. Originally believed to be a typical nova eruption, it was then realized to be something completely different. The reason for the outburst is still uncertain, but several theories have been put forward, including an eruption related to stellar death processes and a merger of a binary star or planets.

V838 Monocerotis was also dubbed the "Firefox" star, because of its similarity to the popular browser’s logo (previously on Neatorama)

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Photo: CSIRO

A recently discovered species of Marginaster sea star was found living around seamounts in the southern waters off the coast of Tasmania, scientists reported in October 2008.

The seamounts, or underwater mountains, can sprawl 15.6 miles (25 kilometers) wide and rise thousands of feet from the seabed.

In the deep sea, where the ocean bottom is nothing more than muddy sediment, rocky seamounts offer a stable habitat that provides shelter and food for sea life.

National Geographic News has the fascinating photo gallery: Link

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