Hurricane Ivan and M51

I was just looking at a satellite snap of Hurricane Ivan and suddenly
it hit me: in that position (taken on Sept. 13), it looked a whole lot
like M51. The similarity was so striking that I made a composite
picture.

http://dt.prohosting.com/hacks/m51ivan.jpg

Spooky, if you ask me!

David
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If only 2^(7/12) were equal to 3/2, music would sound a lot better.

"David B. Thomas" wrote in message
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I was just looking at a satellite snap of Hurricane Ivan and suddenly
it hit me: in that position (taken on Sept. 13), it looked a whole lot
like M51. The similarity was so striking that I made a composite
picture.

Similarly, Hurricane Frances looked like a perfect face on galaxy for
several days running. In idle moments after I finished the "approaching
hurricane checklist" I considered taking one of those satellite shots, edit
it to remove the land, add a few fake field stars, and post it on
alt.binaries.pictures.astro and see who could identify it. :-)

If only 2^(7/12) were equal to 3/2, music would sound a lot better.

I don't know. It might be too bland. I mean, what would consonance be
without dissonance?

Clear Skies,
Craig in Tampa

Craig MacDougal wrote:
If only 2^(7/12) were equal to 3/2, music would sound a lot better.

I don't know. It might be too bland. I mean, what would consonance be
without dissonance?

Dissonance doesn't come from the difference in temperings.

(Major g, obviously.)

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"Brian Tung" wrote in message
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Dissonance doesn't come from the difference in temperings.

(Major g, obviously.)

So, you're one of those "just intonation" fanatics eh! (Augmented g)

Actually, I mis-read the formula. Since I don't use them much, I have
forgotten many of the ASCII substitutes for math operators.

Also, having previously made my living as a saxophonist, I can confidently
say that dissonance CAN come from the difference in temperings. Simply
listen to 5 saxophonists playing in "unison", or better yet, "octaves." :-)

Clear Skies,
Craig in Tampa

Craig MacDougal wrote:
Also, having previously made my living as a saxophonist, I can confidently
say that dissonance CAN come from the difference in temperings. Simply
listen to 5 saxophonists playing in "unison", or better yet, "octaves." :-)

But that's a difference in intonation, not tempering. Saxophones are
not made well-tempered, right?

(Diminished g.)

Brian Tung
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"Brian Tung" wrote in message
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But that's a difference in intonation, not tempering.

Hee Hee. OK, be pedantic. Remember: to keep a friend never criticize his
family, his religion or his intonation.

Saxophones are
not made well-tempered, right?

Actually, they are SUPPOSED TO use the well tempered scale, but as we all
know much variation can be introduced by the player.

On the other hand, I've known several saxophonists that were ill-tempered.

Q: What's the difference between a saxophone and a lawn mower?

A: Vibrato.

Clear Skies,
Craig in Tampa

"David B. Thomas" wrote in message
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I was just looking at a satellite snap of Hurricane Ivan and suddenly
it hit me: in that position (taken on Sept. 13), it looked a whole lot
like M51. The similarity was so striking that I made a composite
picture.

http://dt.prohosting.com/hacks/m51ivan.jpg

Spooky, if you ask me!

Our Creator likes spirals. Think about it: hurricanes, galaxies, water
going down a drain, etc. Of course, all this can be explained
scientifically but the fact remains that He likes them.

Zorida

David
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If only 2^(7/12) were equal to 3/2, music would sound a lot better.

Zorida Coombs wrote:
"David B. Thomas" wrote in message
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I was just looking at a satellite snap of Hurricane Ivan and suddenly
it hit me: in that position (taken on Sept. 13), it looked a whole lot
like M51. The similarity was so striking that I made a composite
picture.

http://dt.prohosting.com/hacks/m51ivan.jpg

Spooky, if you ask me!


Our Creator likes spirals. Think about it: hurricanes, galaxies, water
going down a drain, etc. Of course, all this can be explained
scientifically but the fact remains that He likes them.

Thanks for letting us know. Now I can find him a Christmas/B-day
present. Maybe a nice protoplanetary disc or a Bing Crosby record.
;-)

Shawn

Our Creator likes spirals. Think about it: hurricanes, galaxies, water
going down a drain, etc. Of course, all this can be explained
scientifically but the fact remains that He likes them.

Don't forget DNA. Suppose the pattern extended to the structure of the
universe(s). Or even Time.
Just food for thought. Great pic, btw.

SSX