about ask var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-15194286-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @cherryripe)http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljd7vncz6C1qzqvm2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lickystickypickyme.tumblr.com/post/4457330226">lickystickypickyme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Real life Star Wars.</strong><br/><br/><strong><em>Laser Towards Milky Ways Center.</em></strong><br/><br/><em>The color of the laser is precisely tuned to energize a layer of sodium atoms found in one of the upper layers of the atmosphere — one can recognize the familiar color of sodium street lamps in the color of the laser. </em></p> <p><em>This layer of sodium atoms is thought to be a leftover from meteorites entering the Earth’s atmosphere. When <strong>excited by the light from the laser, the atoms start glowing, </strong>forming a small bright spot that can be used as an artificial reference star for the adaptive optics. Using this technique, astronomers can obtain sharper observations. For example, when looking towards the center of our Milky Way, researchers can better monitor the galactic core, where a central super massive black hole, surrounded by closely orbiting stars, is swallowing gas and dust. </em></p> <p><em>Taken with a wide angle lens, this photo covers about 180° of the sky.</em></p> </blockquote>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/4499121849http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/4499121849Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:50:28 +0100<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_4028428639" src="http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/4028428639/audio_player_iframe/cherryripe/tumblr_lih5rjkObU1qbld5b?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fcherryripe%2F4028428639%2Ftumblr_lih5rjkObU1qbld5b" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>G3 NVA Gong Station</p> <p><a title="Info" href="http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page73.html">Info</a> - <a title="Numbers Stations" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station">Numbers Stations</a></p>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/4028428639http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/4028428639Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:50:07 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhhxuoSOUz1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/3623614671http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/3623614671Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:23:12 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf6xd96uf11qbld5bo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/2801873665http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/2801873665Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:31:57 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la5b97eHVf1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/1293944849http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/1293944849Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:48:43 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4gf8yTeVd1qze93ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://headfullofideas.tumblr.com/">headfullofideas</a>, <a href="http://janitoroflunacy.tumblr.com/">janitoroflunacy</a>)</p>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/758514440http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/758514440Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:54:52 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ukql8sOq1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/755133638http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/755133638Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:51:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l46l43WEzi1qzob3mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sandman-kk.tumblr.com/post/715805904/propagandery-peter-george-elson">sandman-kk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://propagandery.tumblr.com/post/711400930/peter-george-elson">propagandery</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Peter George Elson</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/716008433http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/716008433Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:48:08 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l48ax4y3BK1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/712644007http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/712644007Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:12:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l48at0bjKT1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/712637174http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/712637174Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:10:12 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l44obypqAO1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/705787184http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/705787184Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:11:58 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3yutou8VD1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/694613013http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/694613013Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:46:36 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ysprFytB1qzn0kbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://daysrunaway.tumblr.com/">daysrunaway</a>)</p>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/694553117http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/694553117Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:24:12 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l38v27TdRc1qzv02qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hydrargyrum.tumblr.com/post/693505075/0117xxx-secondfloorsceance-8o8-via">hydrargyrum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://0117xxx.tumblr.com/post/688954461/secondfloorsceance-8o8-via-lucyphermann">0117xxx</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://secondfloorsceance.tumblr.com/post/688501741/8o8-via-lucyphermann-tetradia">secondfloorsceance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://8o8.tumblr.com/post/688404483/via-lucyphermann-tetradia">8o8</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://lucyphermann.tumblr.com/">lucyphermann</a>, <a href="http://tetradia.tumblr.com/post/647327096">tetradia</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/693744524http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/693744524Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:05:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3x654WpmN1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/691528323http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/691528323Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:55:51 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3x2j6e8bD1qzn0kbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://daysrunaway.tumblr.com/">daysrunaway</a>)</p>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/691525239http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/691525239Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:54:35 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3ls9iYiSm1qb4vfao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sandman-kk.tumblr.com/post/689171892/via-mijincoplant">sandman-kk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://mijincoplant.tumblr.com/">mijincoplant</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/690188001http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/690188001Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:35:01 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3v5dtupap1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/687779042http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/687779042Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:44:17 +0100<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/cherryripe/679715019/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_679715019" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="275" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Does anyone know the name of the music track?</p>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/679715019http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/679715019Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:52:48 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3o1iqio7C1qbld5bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/674447368http://cherryripe.tumblr.com/post/674447368Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:37:38 +0100