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Spotting Sunspots Big Bear Solar Observatory/NJIT
Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever captured in visible light. The image was captured with Big Bear’s New Solar Telescope (NST), a brand new instrument (as the name implies) with a resolution of just 50 miles on the sun’s surface.
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Spotting Sunspots Big Bear Solar Observatory/NJIT
Researchers at Big Bear Solar Observatory have tuned their adaptive optics array and achieved first light, capturing this image of a sunspot that is now the most detailed ever captured in visible light. The image was captured with Big Bear’s New Solar Telescope (NST), a brand new instrument (as the name implies) with a resolution of just 50 miles on the sun’s surface.
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Alan Mulally bear hugs Sergio Marchionne
In a warm sentimental moment at an event honoring Lee Iacocca on Saturday night in Detroit, Ford CEO Alan Mulally grabbed Sergio Marchionne and reeled the Chrysler Group CEO in a for a giant bear hug; and of course this was all captured on camera. Iacocca was the first recipient of the Walter P. Chrysler Legacy Award, and was thus honored on Saturday.
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Designing a product for local tastes is a tricky affair. Just getting the name right is a hassle. Everyone remember the Toyota MR2? Not the French. They remember the Toyota MR. Why? Because “MR2″ in French would have sounded like “Em-Ar-Deux” (“Deux” being French for “two”). And “Em-Ar-Deux” sounded very close to “merde” which [...]
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Dodge M-37s were one of the most utilized military vehicles during the Korean War era. With the same six-cylinder engine as the Plymouth cars and a heavy duty New Process transfer case, they proved they could take a beating. The 3/4-ton 4WD convertible was designed to replace the WWII WC series Dodge trucks and the military designation for them was G-741. They were replaced by the M-880 Dodge trucks in the mid-sixties.
I found this one a few months back for sale in the Hemmings classifieds:
1954 Dodge M…
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* Quick links this week. First, John Bayer’s looking for help with his biography of automobile racer Frank Lockhart.
* Second, a hungry Saab.
* Third, the 1980s were occasionally awesome.
* Fourth, Veloce Publishing is running a contest for one of their books. All you have to do is submit a “sleeping beauty” photo. Which makes for great abandoned vehicle viewing.
* Finally, Bulgogi Brothers recently introduced us to the photography of Tony Starr. We like.