Astronomy picture of the day - 05-01-2014 - A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree

A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree  Image Credit & Copyright: R. Colombari & Francesco Antonucci; Data: Subaru, ESO, & F. Antonucci

Explanation: What do the following things have in common: a cone, the fur of a fox, and a Christmas tree? Answer: they all occur in the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros). Pictured as a star forming region and cataloged as NGC 2264, the complex jumble of cosmic gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant and mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from newborn stars with dark interstellar dust clouds. Where the otherwise obscuring dust clouds lie close to the hot, young stars they also reflect starlight, forming blue reflection nebulae. The image spans about the diameter of a full moon, covering about 30 light-years at the distance of NGC 2264. Its cast of cosmic characters includes the Fox Fur Nebula, whose convoluted pelt lies on the lower right, bright variable star S Mon visible just above the Fox Fur, and the Cone Nebula on the image left. Given their distribution, the stars of NGC 2264 are also known as the Christmas Tree star cluster. The triangular tree shape traced by the stars appears here with its apex at the Cone Nebula on the left with its broader base near S Mon on the right.

Foto - "Leme - Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro"

"Leme - Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro"

17-03-2012

JoanMira

Astronomy picture of the day - 04-01-2015 - Crescent Rhea Occults Crescent Saturn

Crescent Rhea Occults Crescent Saturn 
Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

Explanation: Soft hues, partially lit orbs, a thin trace of the ring, and slight shadows highlight this understated view of the majestic surroundings of the giant planet Saturn. Looking nearly back toward the Sun, the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn captured crescent phases of Saturn and its moon Rhea in color a few years ago. As striking as the above image is, it is but a single frame from a 60-frame silent movie where Rhea can be seen gliding in front of its parent world. Since Cassini was nearly in the plane of Saturn's rings, the normally impressive rings are visible here only as a thin line across the image center.

Astronomy picture of the day - 03-01-2015 - Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit

Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit 
Image Credit: Gene Cernan, Apollo 17, NASA; Anaglyph by Patrick Vantuyne

Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this awesome stereo view of another world. The scene was recorded by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972, one orbit before descending to land on the Moon. The stereo anaglyph was assembled from two photographs (AS17-147-22465, AS17-147-22466) captured from his vantage point on board the Lunar Module Challenger as he and Dr. Harrison Schmitt flew over Apollo 17's landing site in the Taurus-Littrow Valley. The broad, sunlit face of the mountain dubbed South Massif rises near the center of the frame, above the dark floor of Taurus-Littrow to its left. Beyond the mountains, toward the lunar limb, lies the Moon's Mare Serenitatis. Piloted by Ron Evans, the Command Module America is visible in orbit in the foreground against the South Massif's peak.

Neuf titres pour danser comme à Lisbonne, capitale de la musique africaine - Video - Musica

En 2015, ils feront danser la planète : voici la playlist pour entrer dans l'univers des nouveaux courants musicaux qui imprègnent la capitale portugaise. C'est aussi l'ambiance musicale de l'article "Lisbonne, ses banlieues, ses rythmes africains".

1 - Buraka Som SistemaCe groupe est un des fers de lance de l'internationalisation de la nouvelle vague musicale lisboète. Surfant sur le succès du kuduro (musique électronique angolaise), les Buraka sont nés de l'initiative de plusieurs musiciens de la ville d'Amadora, en banlieue de Lisbonne. Voici le clip deVuvuzela, filmé dans le quartier emblématique de l'immigration africaine de la capitale portugaise, Cova da Moura.

2 - Batida

Batida est né à Huambo en Angola mais il a grandi à Lisbonne. Il nous livre une musique électronique métissée, mâtinée de sons africains et brésiliens. Sous couvert d'une musique légère et dansante, il revient, dansQuem me rusgou ?, sur les années de guerre civile angolaise.

3 - Throes + The Shine

Quand un groupe de rock de Porto (Throes) et un groupe de kuduro angolais (The Shine) se rencontrent, cela donne un mélange inattendu : un cocktail survitaminé, le "rockaduro". La preuve avec le clip de Batida(Pulsation).

4 - Octa Push

Sur une base de musique électronique deep house, saupoudrez de rythmes de kuduro et enrobez le tout dans des performances live accompagnées par un batteur. Vous obtiendrez le duo lisboète Octa Push. Ci-dessous, un live au Music Box, un des espaces phares du renouveau musical lisboète.

5 - Anselmo Ralph

C'est un des poids lourds de la kizomba, cette musique métissée angolaise proche parente du zouk. A Lisbonne, l'artiste remplit des salles de 40 000 spectateurs. Il a récemment offert un concert privé à Cristiano Ronaldo pour son anniversaire. Sur le titre Barulho, il a invité Nelson Freitas.

6 - Nelson Freitas

Nelson Freitas est né aux Pays-Bas de parents Cap-Verdiens. Il habite aujourd'hui à Lisbonne. Sa kizomba est influencée par des rythmes cap-verdiens ou le hip-hop. Bo tem mel est un de ses titres les plus connus.

7 - DJ Marfox

La nouvelle coqueluche de l'underground. De Dazed and Confused àRolling Stone, tous les magazines spécialisés se l'arrachent. Du haut de ses 26 ans, il est l'aîné d'une lignée de DJ portugais mélangeant musique électronique et influences rythmiques africaines. Le titre Subliminar est tiré de son dernier album.

8 - DJ Niggafox

Elu DJ de l'année par la revue Time Out, c'est un disciple de DJ Marfox. D'où l'utilisation du suffixe "fox", dont une nouvelle génération de DJ continue de s'affubler.

9 -  Os Pequenos Djs do Guetto

Les "Petits DJ du ghetto" ont tout des grands. Pourtant, certains des éléments de ce collectif ont à peine 18 ans. DJ Firmeza, dont voici un opus, est un des noms qui tend à s'imposer individuellement.

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Astronomy picture of the day - 02-01-2015 - At the Heart of Orion

At the Heart of Orion 
Image Credit & Copyright: László Francsics

Explanation: Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Tightly gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster. Ultraviolet ionizing radiation from the Trapezium stars, mostly from the brightest star Theta-1 Orionis C powers the complex star forming region's entire visible glow. About three million years old, the Orion Nebula Cluster was even more compact in its younger years and a dynamical study indicates that runaway stellar collisions at an earlier age may have formed a black hole with more than 100 times the mass of the Sun. The presence of a black hole within the cluster could explain the observed high velocities of the Trapezium stars. The Orion Nebula's distance of some 1,500 light-years would make it the closest known black hole to planet Earth.

Joan Baez - "Comandante Che Guevara" - Video - Music

"Comandante Che Guevara"

Imagens do Mundo - Paris - France

Una multitud de personas se reúnen en la avenida de los Campos Elíseos de París en la Nochevieja de 2014.

MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE (AFP)

Texto - Miséria, luxo e corrupção - 31-12-2014

 

Miséria, luxo e corrupção

Se Portugal, com os seus modestos 10 milhões de habitantes, apenas consegue oferecer um salário de 500 €uros aos seus diplomados, se ainda por cima (neste caso por baixo), tem cedido ao ultimato de troikas, Banco €uropeu, FMI… e outros tantos agiotas, se incentiva os jovens a “ir ganhar experiência para o estrangeiro”, se organiza o desemprego para que, segundo as sacrossantas regras do liberalismo, o preço do trabalho seja cada vez menos oneroso para os patrões, se se alheia do destino dos seus idosos, jovens, reformados, doentes… Cabe-nos colocar uma questão central: a que servem aqueles que elegemos para dirigirem os destinos do Pais?

Todos sabemos que o capitalismo só tem um único objectivo: permitir ganhar muito dinheiro aos vigaristas mais hábeis e espertos mediante a submissão dos escravos dos tempos modernos que são os trabalhadores.

O escritor francês Emile Zola retrata com realismo e talento, de forma premonitória, os mecanismos do capitalismo, no fim do século XIX, através da descrição da Bolsa e seus agentes, no livro “L’argent”.

  

Já nesses tempos era assim: o Povo trabalhava e os abutres constituíam imensas fortunas à custa da imensa maioria de quem labutava e sobrevivia na miséria; mas, entretanto,  a Sociedade foi-se organizando para constituir um contrapeso social à “manha” do capital, através de Leis que, progressivamente,  foram devolvendo alguma justiça à grande maioria dos menos poderosos… Instaurou-se a Democracia.

Mas actualmente que nos resta do progresso social? Após 40 anos sobre a “Revolução da Esperança”, resta-nos contar os sobreviventes e observar a raiva de muitos que foram espoliados da sua Nação!

Governantes presos, outros a caminho da jaula, banqueiros vigaristas, gatunos que nos retiraram uma vida decente, o pouco que resta de Portugal não vos pertence…Restituam rapidamente os bens que nos pertencem sem esperar pela justiça popular de um dia, tarde ou noite sangrenta.

Em vésperas de Ano Novo desejo a todos os Amigos melhor e feliz vida.

Toulouse, 31 de dezembro de 2014.

JoanMira 

Foto - Parque de Aufrery (Toulouse - France) - 24-11-2014

Parque de Aufrery

24-11-2014

JoanMira