The lights go off by themselves when there's no wind... ;-) On Feb 8, 2013 11:23 AM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
The IDA has reported that birds confuse stray light for stars. Wind farms nearly eliminate bird strikes by turning of the lights.
That is what I enjoy about this site. Lotsa S..., but sometimes a
pearl. Thanks, Ann. 73
On 2/7/2013 8:45 AM, Ann House wrote:
First known insect to navigate by the stars - actually by orienting themselves to the Milky Way. I keep envisioning some poor graduate students given the task of putting the caps over the beetles eyes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jan/25/dung-beetles-navigate-stars
-A
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com
The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club.
To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com
The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club.
To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".