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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:

Since the early days of radio and television we have been freely broadcasting signals into space. For some time now, we have been listening too. A large radio telescope at Ohio State University known as affectionately The Big Ear was one of the first listeners. The Big Ear was about the size of three football fields and consisted of an immense metal ground plane with two fence-like reflectors, one fixed and one tiltable. It relied on the Earth's rotation to help scan the sky. This photo, taken by former Big Ear student volunteer Rick Scott, looks out across the ground plane toward the fixed reflector with the radio frequency receiver horns in the foreground. Starting in 1965, the Big Ear was used in an ambitious survey of the radio sky. In the 1970s, it became the first telescope to continuously listen for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. For an exciting moment during August 1977 a very strong, unexpected signal, dubbed the Wow! Signal, was detected by the Big Ear. But alas, heard only once, the source of the signal could not be determined. In May 1998 the final pieces of the Big Ear were torn down. Experts Debate: How will humanity first discover extraterrestrial life?

Photo by Rick Scott

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New plants, push through the soil,
because of last Fall's planting toil.

You looked at me,
in a strange way.
Your eyes flashing brown,
as if to say,
"I'll see you later
at the end of the day."

When I was a young boy, I like to read the comics in the Sunday paper, Seattle Times.
I would read those first. Even to this day, that the first thing I grab, our the Comics.
Fascinated, was I by the comic strip, Terry and the Pirates, by Milton Caniff.
Those readings when the World was at war, were read by myself, while laying on the floor.
Reading about Terry and his exploits, in Asia. One of the characters, in the strip was the
Dragon Lady. She was Asian, beautifully mysterious. Dangerous, but not truly evil. She
probably was evil but I was too naïve and young to know. It was at that time, in my young
life that I became fascinated by Asian women. Didn't know any but still the fascination.
I still have that fascination. When I see women of all Asian races, I am drawn to them, like
a moth to the flame. I can't explain that to you, nor will I try. Great memories of a child who
was fascinated by a cartoon character in a Comic Strip, at a young age. Go figure.

Canada-based musician/composer Tom Van Dorn created this musical - photo slide show with images taken by Don Smith and his original song "Time Slips Away" which he wrote in 2002.

www.donsmithphotography.com  

Canada-based musician/composer Tom Van Dorn created this musical - photo slide show with images taken by Don Smith and his original song "Time Slips Away" which he wrote in 2002.

www.donsmithphotography.com  

I'm at a loss of what to do
if I can no longer care for you.

The moonlight, seen through eyes of glass,
lighten the dark as we look past
the trying times, in this life ours
of love, fear and joyless sorrows.

Life can be a pit.
A deep dark hole,
filled with hate
and loves hyperbole.