Tag Archives: Solar

More TSI variation and big UV variance

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

An interesting paper that finds TSI more variable in the past than is frequently believed, and finds a very large change in UV. Continue reading →

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Butterfly Oven added feature

Posted on 24 March 2013 by

I’m liking this Butterfly Oven ever more each day. It makes a dandy bread rising oven. Continue reading →

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STP Suntech Power (solar) Bankrupt

Posted on 21 March 2013 by

Suntech Power, once a darling of the Solar Energy crowd, declares bankruptcy in China. One hopes the AGW folks were heavily invested… About that BBC retirement fund… Continue reading →

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Mintaka, Orion, Equinox

Posted on 9 February 2013 by

Making a Henge, part one. The Solstices and Equinox lines. East / West and North / South determination and marking. An initial Solar Calendar. The start of the compass rose with equal 60 degree segment marking. You are now oriented in time and space and know when to party on Holidays. ;-) Continue reading →

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Graphical Perceptions

Posted on 7 September 2012 by

Graphs can be interesting tools for visualization, but don’t forget that most of that visualization happens inside the mind and that you “add things” to the data when looking at a graph. Mississippi flow vs Solar AA geomagnetic index is one example. Warm Periods and cold spikes in GISP cores is another. Continue reading →

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