http://regretfulmorning.com/2009/07/locomotive-vs-tornado-guess-which-wins/

This is awesome -- after you peel yourself off the ceiling after watching this video.

http://laurele.livejournal.com/9483.html

She does a wonderful overall analysis of the modern view of the Solar System, which is very different in many ways than it was in, say, 1940-1960. I am sooooo tempted to enroll in a class on it myself, just to learn as much as I can -- there's never, ever enough. :-)

From http://www.spaceweather.com/ :

Tonight's full Moon is more than just a source of light and beauty. It also makes a good footrest:



(And see http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2009/08jul09/P.Nikolakakos1.jpg?PHPSESSID=7p8hfucsh62j53qdmjjcen9qr7_

Greek photographer P.Nikolakakos took the picture from a Spartan beach on July 7th. "I used an off-the-shelf Canon 40D," he says. After the model's feet were sufficiently rested, she bent down and cradled the Moon (http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2009/08jul09/P.Nikolakakos2.jpg?PHPSESSID=7p8hfucsh62j53qdmjjcen9qr7) in her hands. "The Moon offers so many good photo-ops if only you are ready to take advantage of them."

Photographers, that sounds like a challenge. What will you do with tonight's full Moon? Submit your photos here (http://www.spaceweather.com/submissions/index.php?PHPSESSID=7p8hfucsh62j53qdmjjcen9qr7).