With Hollywood celebrities dropping like flies, I thought I would start a new  event on our web page.  Something that will show the young’uns what a real star is.   It is with this in mind that I introduce this month’s “Star of the Month”.

Fomalhaut (pronounced Foam-al-hot)

Constellation: Piscis Australis

Age: 100 – 300 million years old  (Kinda like a Miley Cyrus, maybe Lindsay Lohan of the space scene)

Distance from Earth: 25 Light Years

Magnitude: +1.16

Nickname:  (When you have been around as long as these guys you tend to get a lot of them, here’s the most popular)

Mouth of the Fish, Mouth of the Whale

Claim to fame:  He is a Daddy.  It is the First Star system with a planet that we can see in visible light, Namely Fomalhaut B.  (I know kak sounding name especially when you think that it is not like they only had a week to come up with it.)

Has a Dust Cloud which surrounds it and makes it look rather like Sauron’s Eye in Lord of the Rings!

Famous Family:  Fomalhaut is a member of the Castor Moving group.  No they are not a removal company but merely a bunch of stars that share a similar movement through space.  To name drop a few, Vega and Castor are rumoured to roll with our boy!

No record of any DUI’s or Accidental OD’s at this stage but hey… in 300 million years he must have let his guard down at least once.  Where did Fomalhaut B come from for instance.

So there we have it folks.  This weeks Star of the Month.

As it is the weekend I have had a little time to shoot off some more film.   I have added pictures of the bay area where the ship is berthed.

You will see the area around us is very geared up for the swimming tourist.  There are two beach bars right next to us and a lot of scuba diving and snorkelling takes place in the area.  The Pictures are in the Work, Curacao folder.

More to follow

Pedro

On an entirely different matter, I found a web site called Science Toys you can make with your kids.  The Link is on the right hand in my COOL LINKS section.  Anway, one of the things they mention is making 3d photographs.  I have given it a try and this is the result.  The clouds and mountain give an idea of depth.

What to do.  Get your face close to the screen but far enough away so that you can focus on both pictures clearly.  Squint your eyes until instead of seeing two pictures you can see three.  The middle picture will be in 3D.  After a bit of practice you will be able to scan your eyes around the photo.

Do you now see why they try to keep us busy at sea…