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Kevin Stiles
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Retired Hoosier living in Dingle Ireland
March 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Earlier today, the Parker Solar Probe set two space records: closest approach to the Sun, and fastest-ever human object, hitting a speed of 191 km/sec. 🧪
parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu
December 24, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Fluorides in water and toothpaste do not seem to have any adverse effect on cognitive neurodevelopment. If you need to support that argument with relatives over the holidays, there is a paper about it that just came out. 🧪
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 25, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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Our Moon, 99.7% illuminated
2024-12-14 at 20h05
Shot from my backyard (North America)

🔭 William Optics Pleiades 111
📷 ZWO 2600 MC Pro OSC
🕐 750 x 4 msec exposures stacked
(15% best images of 5000 taken)

#Astrophotography #Planetary #Moon #Astronomy
December 15, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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2,000-year-old fig discovered in north Dublin!

Associate Professor Meriel McClatchie, Director of the UCD Ancient Foods research group at UCD School of Archaeology, said:

“It is without parallel in Ireland and is by far the oldest example of an exotic fruit found here” www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
On a roll: Fig from 2,000 years ago found at Dublin site
A 2,000-year-old fig discovered in north Dublin has been described as the oldest example of an exotic fruit found in Ireland.
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM