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Glorious New NASA Video Imagines a Landing on Pluto
Using 100 images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft over the course of six weeks, NASA has produced a colorized video showing what it would be like to approach and land on Pluto. Prepare yourself for a marvelous trip.
To create the video, NASA scientists had to deduce Pluto’s actual colors from the many black-and-white photos taken by the probe. Following that step, they stacked lo-res color images taken by New Horizon’s Ralph instrument on top of the monochrome photos to glean the best possible interpretation of what an approach to Pluto would actually look like.
The video starts with a distant view of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, and finishes with a “landing” on the shoreline of Sputnik Planitia, a bright, ice-covered basin. It gives us a chance to see Pluto in all its colorized glory, showcasing the red, brown, and copper hues characteristic of the dwarf planet.
The deep red coloring in Pluto’s southwestern hemisphere is likely caused by hydrocarbons called tholins, which form in Pluto’s atmosphere. After exposure to direct sunlight, its reddish ice turns to vapor and drifts toward the north pole, where it regains its icy form on the surface. This pattern of melting and freezing is probably why we’re seeing distinct latitudinal color bands.
The original black-and-white video can be viewed here.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone -but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
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Is Facebook Still The Best Social Media Platform For Business?
Facebook has over one billion users so people are allured by the sheer size of the audience. But in reality, there are 325 million people in the US, 75% speak English, and even a smaller amount would be potential customers for you and your business.
Since 2006 when it launched to the public (originally for Harvard students in 2004), Facebook has gone through rapid change, even faster today. Now with business and brand pages, groups, video, photos and now Live video, you have many ways to target potential customers. To really access your perfect customers, you may have to pay to play. Targeted ads are not only how Facebook makes it’s money, but the best way target audience who potentially could become customers.
In this episode, I will explain some ideas and tactics to help you understand and access all the power of your Facebook account, and do so without having to pay to play -along the way. Although, paying for advertising might be the best strategy for you and your business!
Listen to podcast at: http://www.baconpodcast.com/episode-226-facebook-still-best-social-media-platform-business/