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Sat, 18 May 2013 10:04:29 -0400

fayren: My set of illustrations for 7 Patch Problem, which I...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:44 -0400

My set of illustrations for 7 Patch Problem, which I will have with me at Fanime (and all my other conventions!). They will also be available as prints. <3

genevieve-ft: beatormo: Cómic published the last summer is the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:04 -0400

genevieve-ft:

beatormo:

Cómic published the last summer is the webcómic “Caniculadas”.

Special thanks to Andre for the translation!

Yes. Thanks.

desfuriel: May 17th, Happy Birthday Mihashi Ren ~!

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:40:45 -0400

desfuriel:

May 17th, Happy Birthday Mihashi Ren ~!

foodstain: is this what i think it is

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:09 -0400

foodstain:

is this what i think it is

einheitstochter: _organ grinder_ by ~RedGella

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:07 -0400

einheitstochter:

_organ grinder_ by ~RedGella

NASA Probe Gets Close Views of Large Saturn Hurricane NASA’s...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:22:25 -0400

The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a deep red rose of giant proportions surrounded by green foliage in this false-color image.

False-color image of Saturn's north pole.

NASA Probe Gets Close Views of Large Saturn Hurricane

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn’s north pole.

In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane’s eye is about 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) wide, 20 times larger than the average hurricane eye on Earth. Thin, bright clouds at the outer edge of the hurricane are traveling 330 mph(150 meters per second). The hurricane swirls inside a large, mysterious, six-sided weather pattern known as the hexagon.

“We did a double take when we saw this vortex because it looks so much like a hurricane on Earth,” said Andrew Ingersoll, a Cassini imaging team member at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. “But there it is at Saturn, on a much larger scale, and it is somehow getting by on the small amounts of water vapor in Saturn’s hydrogen atmosphere.”

Scientists will be studying the hurricane to gain insight into hurricanes on Earth, which feed off warm ocean water. Although there is no body of water close to these clouds high in Saturn’s atmosphere, learning how these Saturnian storms use water vapor could tell scientists more about how terrestrial hurricanes are generated and sustained.

Both a terrestrial hurricane and Saturn’s north polar vortex have a central eye with no clouds or very low clouds. Other similar features include high clouds forming an eye wall, other high clouds spiraling around the eye, and a counter-clockwise spin in the northern hemisphere.

A major difference between the hurricanes is that the one on Saturn is much bigger than its counterparts on Earth and spins surprisingly fast. At Saturn, the wind in the eye wall blows more than four times faster than hurricane-force winds on Earth. Unlike terrestrial hurricanes, which tend to move, the Saturnian hurricane is locked onto the planet’s north pole. On Earth, hurricanes tend to drift northward because of the forces acting on the fast swirls of wind as the planet rotates. The one on Saturn does not drift and is already as far north as it can be.

“The polar hurricane has nowhere else to go, and that’s likely why it’s stuck at the pole,” said Kunio Sayanagi, a Cassini imaging team associate at Hampton University in Hampton, Va.

Scientists believe the massive storm has been churning for years. When Cassini arrived in the Saturn system in 2004, Saturn’s north pole was dark because the planet was in the middle of its north polar winter. During that time, the Cassini spacecraft’s composite infrared spectrometer and visual and infrared mapping spectrometer detected a great vortex, but a visible-light view had to wait for the passing of the equinox in August 2009. Only then did sunlight begin flooding Saturn’s northern hemisphere. The view required a change in the angle of Cassini’s orbits around Saturn so the spacecraft could see the poles.

“Such a stunning and mesmerizing view of the hurricane-like storm at the north pole is only possible because Cassini is on a sportier course, with orbits tilted to loop the spacecraft above and below Saturn’s equatorial plane,” said Scott Edgington, Cassini deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “You cannot see the polar regions very well from an equatorial orbit. Observing the planet from different vantage points reveals more about the cloud layers that cover the entirety of the planet.”

Cassini changes its orbital inclination for such an observing campaign only once every few years. Because the spacecraft uses flybys of Saturn’s moon Titan to change the angle of its orbit, the inclined trajectories require attentive oversight from navigators. The path requires careful planning years in advance and sticking very precisely to the planned itinerary to ensure enough propellant is available for the spacecraft to reach future planned orbits and encounters.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

misskattoart: Hello every one! Today is the opening reception...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:48 -0400

misskattoart:

Hello every one! Today is the opening reception for UNT’s sculpture collective. Come down to the square and check things out! There’ll be food!

sour-blue: Kim Gun

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:22:48 -0400

sour-blue:

Kim Gun

johnegblart: chuckquizmo: NO I have no idea why I’m laughing...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:20 -0400

johnegblart:

chuckquizmo:

NO

I have no idea why I’m laughing this hard but I am

femme-ministry: loveintheshadowsistheonlykind: triguenaista: t...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:45 -0400

femme-ministry:

loveintheshadowsistheonlykind:

triguenaista:

thehippiejew:

notpantsarehotpants:

spooky-boy:

negacrow:

littleprincessvegan:

headandstomachached:

What Would You Do?: A transgender woman is insulted by a man at a diner. This is a really great segment they did where a trans woman, played by a real trans woman, is insulted and ridiculed by a man (played by an actor, of course) while she serves him at a diner. You’d be surprised at how many people butted in to defend her.

So much faith in humanity restored.

Fucking great how they supported her.

I may need to watch this show more often.

I am literally crying this is making me so happy that there are people who will protect a perfect stranger especially religious people. I’m so used to hearing about people killing, hurting, misgendering people like me that I forget people like this exist.

THIS IS CARMEN CARRERA SHE WAS ON RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SHE’S A FIERCE BITCH.

this show is my favourite show. what an episode. wow. ALSO THAT GUY. GO MIKE. GOD BLESS YOU. I LOVE YOU.and that other guy. i swear this show is the absolute best. it makes me cry so much because people restore my faith in the human race.

Remember how I said this show was everything?

This is so powerful.

Carmen! <3 <3

marios-are-red-sams-are-green: annoyingalligator: Nope. I’VE...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:08:26 -0400

marios-are-red-sams-are-green:

annoyingalligator:

Nope.

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PHOTOSET FOREVER.

piinboots: twisted-sapi0sexual: dazegoneby: pyangpyangart: sa...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:06:51 -0400

piinboots:

twisted-sapi0sexual:

dazegoneby:

pyangpyangart:

sad-teeth:

So today Angelina Jolie had double mastectomy, which is the removal of one’s breasts, to prevent Breast cancer. So instead of praising Angelina on her bravery, men on Twitter decided to ridicule her, even calling her stupid for removing her breasts. For those of you on Tumblr that are attacking Feminists about being delusional about sexism against women and misogyny here’s your fucking proof that sexism and misogyny exists.

This is distressing and awful to see this..

All of them can fuck the fuck off.

I want to stab all of them in the eye sockets

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Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:05 -0400

cartoonpony: fxcellent: i literally cannot tell you how...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:46:29 -0400

cartoonpony:

fxcellent:

i literally cannot tell you how grateful i am. you are the best role models i’ve ever had.

fx you’re amazing. i’m so happy to see you drawing and i can’t wait to see what you do with this newfound feeling. be gentle with yourself but keep on going.

goodknight2sday: raideo: comradewodka: this just came on my...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:40:13 -0400

goodknight2sday:

raideo:

comradewodka:

this just came on my TV and I took out my earbuds to watch cause the animation’s cute as shit

holy shit I love this

thats fucking cute as all hell oh my gosh

precious0443: The video is in French, but there are English...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:34:33 -0400

precious0443:

The video is in French, but there are English sub-titles. Please watch.

The crocodile represents her anxiety. It follows her around, stops her from doing a big presentation and discourages her from answering the phone. Her being nice to it represents her coming to terms with it; realizing that it will still be there, but reassuring it that everything will be fine if she takes a chance (“don’t worry”).

My response the last time I watched it:

Damn! Why am I crying??? Oh yeah, because I’ve literally been in that exact situation yelling and crying for my shyness/anxiety to JUST STOP and GO AWAY. But the truth is, I’ve come to realize that it’s a part of me. So, from now on, I’m referring to my shyness/anxiety as my crocodile. I’m going to make friends with it because it’s probably never going to go away.

wealldraw: shark smooch comic

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:40:50 -0400

wealldraw:

shark smooch comic

tomblalaw: This Actually Happens A Lot My fourth year film from...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:40 -0400

tomblalaw:

This Actually Happens A Lot

My fourth year film from CalArts

tentacrab: “did you get enough sleep?”

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:30:31 -0400

tentacrab:

“did you get enough sleep?”