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[pommystuart]

I guess the only way I could count the stars is with a piece of clear plastic with the rectangle drawn on it.
Then use a texta to mark the stars as I would forget which I had counted.
When it's not raining we can get some remarkably clear nights out of town.

[AvastMH]

I agree with you, Stuart. If you don't have very dark skies you can see the 'marker' stars that limit the shape you are counting in. If you have dark skies it's almost too confusing, which is a nice problem to have I guess

[Randi]

Many of you will remember the "dotter" from Royal Navy logs....



Title: USS VILLALOBOS (PG-42)
Caption: Chief Petty Officer poses on the fantail, circa 1907-1908. Note wicker chairs and three-pounder gun.
The gun is fitted with a "dotter" sighting training device.
Description: Copied from album of E.F. Smith, courtesy of HM3 Matthew Swain, 1991.
Catalog #: NH 102663
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command

[Randi]

Happy Birthday
Philip

[Michael]

Many Happy Returns!!!

[pommystuart]

Have a Tot on me Philip (but don't tell the Captain)

[AvastMH]

Happy Belated Birthday Philip!

A weather tea pot -

so you can have a nice cuppa with Randi's cake

[Hanibal94]

Happy Birthday, Philipp!

[Caro]

Bit late. Happy birthday Philip!

[AvastMH]

Prepare for some eye-wobblers! Oxford University and your brain.
https://medium.com/oxford-university/an ... c985625fc7

Entertaining brain stuff. Got to admit that the top image of the lozenges made me feel a bit seasick

[studentforever]

I must be peculiar. The lozenges just sat there, the face looked OK at a glance but as soon as I looked for a bit longer then the odd lips showed up like a beacon. I'm not sure what I was supposed to see with the some of the others but they weren't disturbing. Pity the exhibition is at the other end of the country, if it travels nearer to home I'd like to experience the full thing and read the explanations which I think they supply.

[Randi]

I guess I'm peculiar too
I have seen some where the lozenges moved, but they didn't in this one.

The “leaves” appear to move around in waves as you look at the image. The weird thing is, if you stop and stare at the image, you should get the leaves to stay still. The illusion of movement comes from the heavy contrast in the colors.

The odd lips were the first thing I spotted too.

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[AvastMH]

Ah you are all made of sterling stuff then! I've given up looking at the lozenges - too weird for me

[Caro]

When I take off my glasses, the lozenges don't move, probably because I can't focus on them.
With my glasses on, they move.

[AvastMH]

That's interesting, Caro

Couldn't see them earlier on because my glasses were so mucky - oopsie!

[Randi]

Ancient seafarers built the Mediterranean’s largest known sacred pool

https://www.geonames.org/2524039/mozia.html

[AvastMH]

Fascinating stuff, Randi. You could navigate by the pools. It's a bit mind boggling

[AvastMH]

Following on from the Wolf Moon of January...the Worm Moon of March The moon's a bit red just now due to dust moving up from Spain.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/full-worm-moon-2022/

[Michael]

[Randi]

https://worldle.teuteuf.fr

#Worldle #57 1/6 (100%)

I guessed it right away from looking at it although I checked in geonames to be sure.

When I have no idea, I have found locations like https://www.geonames.org/2410758/sao-to ... ncipe.html and https://www.geonames.org/2110426/nauru-island.html to be convenient starting points