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It's Coming!!!!

10/25/2016

Planet Earth II will premiere on BBC One (in the UK) in November. USA air date is TBA.

Throwback Third Thursday - October 2016

10/20/2016

I have had some pretty memorable costumes throughout the years but this was my first, but not my last, group themed Halloween. This Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) is for when 8th grade Caitlin and crew were our own alternative version of Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids!!!

Baby Pink (Heather), Rainbow Brite (me), not so Shy Violet (Ashley), Patty'O Green (Megan), and Indigo (Carolyn)

We were so cool.

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It's a Bright Night Out There

10/16/2016

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In case you missed it, Paughey and I had some fun photographing the Hunter's Supermoon!

Paughey, Night 1

The Supermoon made for a BRIGHT night!

Coloring with the moon with long exposure.

Playing with f-stop and exposure.

Paughey, Night 2

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Well, That's Just Super

10/15/2016

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Did you happen to notice that moon has looked a little bit bigger the last couple nights? Well, you're not imagining things.

The next three months' full moons (10/15-16, 11/14 and 12/13-14) will be Supermoons, with tonight marking the night of the Hunter's Moon!

What's a Hunter's Moon?

In North America, the October full moon is also known as the Hunter's Moon because 20 less minutes between sunset and moonrise compared to other months makes for brighter conditions for hunters at the beginning of deer hunting season. Because this year's Hunter's Moon is also a Supermoon, hunters will have an extra bright October so all those deer better watch out!

What's a Supermoon?

A Supermoon occurs when the moon’s closest point to Earth (called a perigee) coincides with a full moon making the moon appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than average (right). Tonight and tomorrow's moon will appear 30% larger than the smallest full moon of the year (in April).

The best time to view a Supermoon? Well, this month, the perigee will be at 7PM CST on October 16, when the full moon will be just 222,365 miles away.

The next three months' Supermoons will be at their fullest @:

October 15 - 11:23PM (moonrise @ 6:55PM)
November 14 - 4:42PM (View @ moonrise @ 6:04PM)

The moon will be 221,524 miles away from earth
on November 14 @ ≈5AM. Closest perigee of the year!

December 14 - 6:06PM (moonrise @ 4:35PM)

  The moon will be 222,739 miles away on December 12
  @ ≈5PM so this one might not be as impressive as the
  last two months since it won't be fully full at it's closest
  position but is still considered Super!

Moonrise times are for Central Texas. Find the exact time of moonrise where you are!

space.com

National Geographic wants us to rest assure that there is no scientific evidence for any connection between a supermoon and natural disasters but says we should be weary of unusually high coastal flooding if there's a storm surge since tides are highest during full moons.

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I've Been Published Again!

10/4/2016

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The Applied Biodiversity Science Perspectives Series has released it's 2016 issue and one of the articles was written by ME!

Texas A&M TODAY

The Perspectives Series is a student-created, student-managed publication whose mission is to communicate conservation research being conducted by undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the field of applied biodiversity to a broader audience of academics, practitioners, and the public.

The collection of articles in this year's Perspectives Series shares with you the insights and experiences of graduate students and faculty focused on conservation and biodiversity issues in Africa.

Applied biodiversity brings multiple perspectives together—from ecology and psychology, to genetics and anthropology—to address the global challenge of reducing the loss of biodiversity and its impacts on human livelihoods.

This year’s issue can be read and downloaded at:

ABS Perspectives Series #6

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It's Coming!!!!

Throwback Third Thursday - October 2016

It's a Bright Night Out There

Well, That's Just Super

I've Been Published Again!

Caitlin Curry

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