Comet NEOWISE Viewed From Overlook Park
Comet NEOWISE viewed this morning from Overlook Park in White Rock looking in the general direction of Black Mesa (the black area hiding the lights in the lower left). Photo by Ted Reed Read More
Daily Postcard: Comet NEOWISE Above Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Here is another view of Comet NEOWISE at 4:30 a.m. Friday from Quemazon. This beautiful comet is visible to the naked eye around 4:30 a.m. in Los Alamos for the next few days. Photo by Rick Wallace Read More
Join PEEC And DPU For Online Summer Camp
ScienceFest Discovery Day 2019, PEEC and the DPU made s’mores in a solar oven. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC and the DPU host an annual Water Festival but this year campers may get to enjoy some fun activities from this event in Conservation Camp. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Would your child like to build a wind turbine, cook in a solar oven or craft a water filtration system? You are in luck! The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities are offering a new, online Conservation Camp!
This camp is for students entering 4th to 6th grade. The camp will take place Read More
Daily Postcard: Comet NEOWISE Viewed From Quemazon
Daily Postcard: The view of Comet NEOWISE viewed at 4:30 a.m. Friday from the back deck of a residence in Quemazon. The beautiful comet is visible to the naked eye around 4:30 a.m. in Los Alamos for the next few days. In another week or so, it should be visible in the evening, if the brightness does not dim too much during that time. It was definitely visible with naked eye in the NE and through binoculars. The bright object to the right in the middle of Taurus Hyades (just above Aldebaran) is Venus. The bright star above at the top of the wide photo and slightly to the right of the comet is Capella. The entire Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center TV Schedule July 9-15
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center TV Schedule
July 9 through July 15:
Thursday, July 9, 2020
- 06:00 AM Democracy Now LIVE!
- 10:00 AM The Tom Hartman Program
- 12:00 PM Los Alamos Council on Cancer
- 01:30 PM United Church
- 02:30 PM Spotlight on Los Alamos
- 03:00 PM Democracy Now!
- 04:00 PM Uprising with Sonali
- 05:00 PM PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 06:00 PM Los Alamos History
- 07:00 PM La Verdad Internacional
- 07:30 PM Behind the White Coat
- 08:00 PM Inside Arts – Tony Tomei
- 08:30 PM JROMC
- 09:00 PM 2020 Virtual Los Alamos Summer Concert Series – Austin Van
- 12:00 AM – 8:00 A.M.
Painted Rocks Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
Brightly painted rocks lined up against a large stone Thursday on Navajo Road in Barranca Mesa are lifting spirits around Los Alamos. Photo by Kelly Stewart Read More
Daily Postcard: Comet NEOWISE Viewed From Quemazon
Daily Postcard: Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) peeking through the clouds Thursday morning over Quemazon. Comet NEOWISE – discovered back in March by NASA’s NEOWISE mission – is getting the attention of skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere this month. The comet survived its recent closest approach to the Sun, and is now headed back toward the outer solar system, where it travels to a farthest distance of 715 astronomical units, or AU, from the Sun. (For comparison, Earth orbits at 1 AU, Jupiter at 5 AU, and Neptune at 30 AU.) Its closest approach to Earth will be on July 22, at a distance of about Read More
Austin Van Performs Summer Virtual Concert Series Friday
Austin Van performs 6 p.m. Friday on Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page. Courtesy/Sancre
SUMMER CONCERT News:
Austin Van
The Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Presented by Toyota of Santa Fe is proud to present Austin Van performing at 6 p.m. Friday on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page.
Austin Van’s first time on stage was with his father, who while performing lifted two-year-old Austin up to reach the microphone to sing a few lines with the family band.
From that time on, Austin hasn’t left the spotlight. Growing up the youngest of a very large family among Read More
Garden Water Features Attract Wildlife; Soothe The Soul
Members of the Los Alamos Master Gardeners (LAMG) recommend adding water features to residential gardens to attract wildlife, soothe the soul and personalize the space. A water feature can be as simple as a bird bath rock or as complex as a waterfall. Los Alamos Master Gardners provided the photos in this piece including Denise George, Rosemarie Frederickson, Cathy Ragsdale, Kimberli Tanner and Robert Walker. Learn more about the Los Alamos Master Gardeners organization at https:////www.lamgonline.org/. Courtesy/LAMG
A waterfall provides a relaxing sanctuary for residents. Courtesy/LAMG Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunrise At Stables Adjusts Attitude
Daily Postcard: Gazing upon this sunrise at the stables Wednesday adjusted the viewer’s attitude for the entire day. Photo by Dorothy BrownEYE On The Prize! A BreakOUT Box Scavenger Hunt Kicks Off Today For Los Alamos ScienceFest 2020 Week
Similar to an escape room, but at a smaller scale, a breakout box is a box secured with a six-lock hasp. Teams need to solve clues in order to get the combinations for
Ongoing Schedule Of ScienceFest Virtual Events
ScienceFest News:
Below is the ongoing schedule for ScienceFest events:
WEDNESDAY, July 8
Noon Brownbag Lunch
“The shape of your genes: using supercomputers and strawberries to understand how DNA works”
Join LANL scientist Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu, who conducts research on DNA simulation and gene-mapping. This event should be engaging for all ages!
6 p.m. The Future of Energy
Join Explora as we investigate humanity’s greatest resource: electrical energy! We’ll take a look at electrical phenomena with shocks, sparks, and plasma balls! We’ll then explore how electricity gets from power Read More
Lizard On Toad’s Back Is Lifting Spirits In Los Alamos
A lizard lounging Tuesday on a toad’s back is soaking up the warm sunshine while lifting spirits around Los Alamos and in this garden in White Rock. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
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Live, Zoom-Cast Play ‘Almost Treason’ July 12
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to watch a live, Zoom-cast play, Almost Treason: A Revolutionary Whimsy in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.
‘Almost Treason’ is written by Los Alamos playwright Robert Benjamin and directed by Duchess Dale.
This is a fanciful, tale about the 1777 printing of the Declaration of Independence and early advocacy for Women’s Suffrage, inspired by the heroism of Mary Goddard, an unsung foremother.
This live production as a Zoom-cast by the Adobe Theater is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12.
Find reservations and Zoom-link at www.AdobeTheater.org Read More
Daily Postcard: Hummingbird On Showy Milkweed Bloom
Daily Postcard: A hummingbird sipping nectar from the bloom of a showy milkweed growing July 1 on Barranca Mesa in Los Alamos. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan Read More
Time To Fly Some Kites With Los Alamos Arts Council!
Scene from a past Kite Festival. Courtesy/LAAC
Kite Kits are available 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Farmers Market. Courtesy/LAAC
LAAC News:
Los Alamos Arts Council and Fuller Lodge Art Center will host a Virtual Kite Festival this month.
Sponsored by New Mexico Consortium, the Virtual Kite Festival will allow the community to make kites at home, and fly at their leisure.
Kite Kits will be available 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday during the Farmers Market by Ashley Pond.
Kits will include almost everything needed to make a kite – the sail, the struts, and all the pieces to hold it together, Read More
2020 Got You Down? Burn Your Gloom With Zozobra
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe makes it easier than ever to burn your gloom for 2020 with a televised and live-streamed event Friday, Sept. 4. Courtesy/Kiwanis
ZOZOBRA News:
SANTA FE – 2020 has been a tough year … an anxious year … isn’t it time to let go of all that gloom?
Santa Fe has the biggest and best answer to that question –– the original burning man, Zozobra, a weird, wonderful, one-of-a-kind 96-year-old tradition!
An eerie 50-foot tall marionette, Zozobra embodies the gloom that has been built up through this difficult year, and this spectral doomsayer will return for the 96th time to battle Read More
Five Sentinel Crows Watch Over Acid Canyon Trail
Five sentinel crows are spotted Monday watching over Acid Canyon Trail. Photo by Ed Birnbaum Acorn Woodpeckers Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos
Acorn Woodpeckers spending time together Monday and lifting spirits around Los Alamos and in this tree on Barranca Mesa. Acorn Woodpeckers are very unusual woodpeckers that live in large groups, hoard acorns and breed cooperatively. Group members gather acorns by the hundreds and wedge them into holes they’ve made in a tree trunk or telephone pole. Acorn Woodpeckers also spend considerable time catching insects on the wing. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Acorn Woodpeckers spotted Monday in a tree on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan
Acorn Woodpeckers spotted Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunset Casts Pastel Sky Over Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: The sunset casts the sky in pastel colors Sunday over Los Alamos. Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
