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  • San Francisco / San Jose Bay

    San Francisco / San Jose Bay

    Photo taken from the departure flight from San Francisco Airport to Libya via Switzerland in 2006

  • Mel Pleasant's Sunglasses

    Mel Pleasant's Sunglasses

    Landon Noll may be seem in Mel's glasses

  • Glory rings

    Glory rings

    View of a Glory on clouds over the Alps

  • 06063913+6976-200604-024-100-pg5v

    06063913+6976-200604-024-100-pg5v

  • Hotel Stairwell

    Hotel Stairwell

    Hotel Stairwell in the Hotel Kennedy in Tripoli, Libya

  • Long exposure traveling in a Swiss Tunel near the border of Italty

    Long exposure traveling in a Swiss Tunel near the border of Italty

    11133636+7695-200604-025-100-pg5v

  • 07/07/07 07:07:07.7 UTC

    07/07/07 07:07:07.7 UTC

    The seven date and time as shown on my TrueTime Timevault Stratum 1 precision clock. I used a Canon EOS-1D Mark III shooting at about 10 frames per second. This particular image was taken slightly more than 0.7 seconds after the start of the 07:07:07 mark: about 2007/07/07 07:07:07.7 UTC.

  • Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Op Art Christmas lights - long exposure rolling camera image

  • Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Op Art Christmas lights - long exposure rolling camera image

  • Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Rolling long exposure of many lights

    Op Art Christmas lights - long exposure rolling camera image

  • Nancy Miller discovered the first meteorite detected on Union Glacier

    Nancy Miller discovered the first meteorite detected on Union Glacier

  • Roger Beard discovered the second Union Glacier meteorite

    Roger Beard discovered the second Union Glacier meteorite

  • Our third meteorite was discovered near where the Schanz Glacier meets the Union Glacier

    Our third meteorite was discovered near where the Schanz Glacier meets the Union Glacier

  • 11/11/11 11:11:11.1 UTC

    11/11/11 11:11:11.1 UTC

    The seven date and time as shown on my TrueTime Timevault Stratum 1 precision clock. I used a Canon EOS-1D Mark III shooting at about 10 frames per second. This particular image was taken slightly more than 0.1 seconds after the start of the 11:11:11 mark: about 2011/11/11 11:11:11.1 UTC.

  • 2011-Dec-31 23:59:59.9 UTC

    2011-Dec-31 23:59:59.9 UTC

    The last 1/10 of a second of 2011

  • Happy UTC 2012 New Years!

    Happy UTC 2012 New Years!

    This photos was taken on 2012-Jan-01 00:00:00.0 UTC

  • Pi Time 03/14 1:59:26.535… UTC

    Pi Time 03/14 1:59:26.535… UTC

    Pi Time 03/14 1:59:26.535... UTC as shown on a SyncServer S200 Stratum 1 NTP clock with a Rubidium (Rb) atomic frequency source that was time stamped against 11 GPS satellites. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III camera shooting at a burst rate of 6.25 fps. The exposure times were 1/60 of a second. The burst was synced against the clock with such that this image was taken 0.525 seconds +/- 0.004 seconds (interval at 2 standard deviations) after the 1:59:26 UTC. The earliest interval for that image is [1:59:26.521, 1:59:26.538] UTC and the latest interval is [1:59:26.529, 1:59:26.546] UTC. Therefore this photo recorded light from the atomic clock at Pi time (03/14 1:59:26.535... UTC) to an accuracy of about 2 standard deviations.

  • 12/12/12 12:00:00.12

    12/12/12 12:00:00.12

    This photo was taken on 12/12/12 12:00:00.12 UTC +/- 0.0012 seconds

  • 12/12/12 12:00:12.12

    12/12/12 12:00:12.12

    This photo was taken on 12/12/12 12:00:12.12 UTC +/- 0.0012 seconds

  • 12/12/12 12:12:00.12

    12/12/12 12:12:00.12

    This photo was taken on 12/12/12 12:12:00.12 UTC +/- 0.0012 seconds

  • 12/12/12 12:12:12.00

    12/12/12 12:12:12.00

    This photo was taken on 12/12/12 12:12:12.00 UTC +/- 0.0012 seconds

  • 12/12/12 12:12:12.12

    12/12/12 12:12:12.12

    This photo was taken on 12/12/12 12:12:12.12 UTC +/- 0.0012 seconds

  • 30150242-6224-201212-139-104-cj7p

    30150242-6224-201212-139-104-cj7p

  • 31145522-6753-201212-140-101-053w

    31145522-6753-201212-140-101-053w

  • TinyPlanet2

    TinyPlanet2

  • 05013056-8134-201301-139-108-cj7p

    05013056-8134-201301-139-108-cj7p

  • 05115847-8157-201301-139-109-cj7p

    05115847-8157-201301-139-109-cj7p

  • 05202323-8643-201301-139-109-cj7p

    05202323-8643-201301-139-109-cj7p

  • With less than 3% of Antarctic mountains rising above the multi-kilometer tick ice sheet, we know far too little about the bedrock that is Antarctica.  The few rocks that we can suggest there are amazing wonders beneath the glaciers of Antarctica.

    With less than 3% of Antarctic mountains rising above the multi-kilometer tick ice sheet, we know far too little about the bedrock that is Antarctica. The few rocks that we can suggest there are amazing wonders beneath the glaciers of Antarctica.

  • 05203344-8665-201301-139-109-cj7p

    05203344-8665-201301-139-109-cj7p

  • 06141542-8754-201301-141-101-cj7p

    06141542-8754-201301-141-101-cj7p

  • One of 3 meteorites found just under the surface of the Union Glacier ice.  This “visitor” from space was 1 of 2 located by Sue Cockayne.  This Nickel-Iron fragment probable landed in Antarctica sometime in the last 40 000 years.

    One of 3 meteorites found just under the surface of the Union Glacier ice. This “visitor” from space was 1 of 2 located by Sue Cockayne. This Nickel-Iron fragment probable landed in Antarctica sometime in the last 40 000 years.

  • 06151346-8801-201301-141-101-cj7p

    06151346-8801-201301-141-101-cj7p

  • 06212546-9058-201301-141-101-cj7p

    06212546-9058-201301-141-101-cj7p

  • 08012934-9620-201301-141-102-cj7p

    08012934-9620-201301-141-102-cj7p

  • 08013404-9635-201301-141-102-cj7p

    08013404-9635-201301-141-102-cj7p

  • 08021024-0123-201301-143-100-ps01

    08021024-0123-201301-143-100-ps01

  • Here, Landon Curt Noll stands above the South Geographic Pole on 2013 January 8.  The Pole to the right was placed where the South Geographic Pole was on New Year’s Day 2013.  The Prime Meridian, the 0 degree longitude that passes through Greenwich, begins halfway between his feet and passes upward through the photograph.  The International Dateline also begins halfway between his feet and passes downward.  At the time this photo was taken, his small left toe was at local solar noon and the heel of his right foot was at local solar midnight.  The front of his right foot was in a different calendar day from the heel of his left foot.

    Here, Landon Curt Noll stands above the South Geographic Pole on 2013 January 8. The Pole to the right was placed where the South Geographic Pole was on New Year’s Day 2013. The Prime Meridian, the 0 degree longitude that passes through Greenwich, begins halfway between his feet and passes upward through the photograph. The International Dateline also begins halfway between his feet and passes downward. At the time this photo was taken, his small left toe was at local solar noon and the heel of his right foot was at local solar midnight. The front of his right foot was in a different calendar day from the heel of his left foot.

  • 08235655-0218-201301-141-105-cj7p

    08235655-0218-201301-141-105-cj7p

  • 09141054-0338-201301-141-106-cj7p

    09141054-0338-201301-141-106-cj7p

  • 09141307-0361-201301-141-106-cj7p

    09141307-0361-201301-141-106-cj7p

  • 11012605-0923-201301-141-107-cj7p

    11012605-0923-201301-141-107-cj7p

  • 11152834+1137-201301-141-108-cj7p

    11152834+1137-201301-141-108-cj7p

  • 11172049-1259-201301-141-108-cj7p

    11172049-1259-201301-141-108-cj7p

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    Nancy Miller discovered the first meteorite detected on Union Glacier
    Roger Beard discovered the second Union Glacier meteorite
    Our third meteorite was discovered near where the Schanz Glacier meets the Union Glacier