Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

Flock of Seagulls

last night went out side and looked up and first thing i thought of was the birds.

seagulls

seagulls

Trinitite

Trinitite

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 Trinitite
This is a Piece Trinitite that I have on my website forsale.
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Trinity Test Site Alamogordo, Socorro County

New Mexico

Product of the First Atomic Bomb

July 16, 1945

46.0 grams

What is Trinitite

Trinitite, also known as Atomite or Alamogordo Glass, is the name given to the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of silica and feldspar that was melted by the atomic blast. It is usually a light green color, although in some cases it is other colors. It is mildly radioactive, but is safe to handle for limited periods of time.[1][2]

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, samples were gathered and sold to mineral collectors as a novelty. Traces of the material can be found at the Trinity Site today, though most of it was bulldozed and buried by the United States Atomic Energy Commission in 1952. It is now illegal to take the remaining material from the site. However, material that was taken prior to this prohibition is still in the hands of collectors.

In 2005 it was theorized by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Robert Hermes and independent investigator William Strickfaden that much of the mineral was formed not simply by sand which was exposed to the fireball, but the sand which was drawn up inside the fireball itself and then rained down in a liquid form.[3]

A number of different types of Trinitite have been identified. Green is the most common form. Black contains iron from the tower structure. Red contains copper from the ‘gadget’ itself or from the communications cables that led away from the site. Rounded pearls are also found which come from melted silica that returned to solid form before hitting the ground.

The name Trinitite is occasionally broadly applied to all glassy residues of nuclear bomb testing, not just the Trinity test. There are many known fakes in circulation among collectors. These fakes use a variety of means to achieve the glassy green silica look as well as mild radioactivity. However, only trinitite from a nuclear explosion will contain certain neutron activation products which are not found in naturally radioactive ores and minerals. In addition, more detailed gamma spectroscopy can narrow down the potential nuclear explosions from which the material formed.

The Photographer’s Right

A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography

The Photographer’s Right is a downloadable guide that is loosely based on the Bust Card and the Know Your Rights pamphlet that used to be available on the ACLU website. It may be downloaded and printed out using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may make copies and carry them your wallet, pocket, or camera bag to give you quick access to your rights and obligations concerning confrontations over photography. You may distribute the guide to others, provided that such distribution is not done for commercial gain and credit is given to the author.

The Photographer’s Right PDF

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