Comet Photos	Astronomy
[17-Oct-2024] Found the comet from home. its barely visible to the naked eye and much higher and further south than it was Sunday.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)	Astronomy
[13-Oct-2024] Was able to find the comet pretty easily right at 8pm from Kleman plaza. Its a little south of due west and about the same altitude a Venus. Tail point almost directly up. Nucleus was bright and star like in binoculars.

Hurricane Helene	Main Page
[27-Sep-2024] Helene was a overhype for nothing. While it sprinkled all day Thursday winds didn't really start till around 9pm and the first power flicker. Power went off at 11 and there was a gust as high as 34.4mph but that was about the extent of it. Everything was done by 2am. Some limbs down, a few shingles missing got it all cleaned up and fixed by noon.

Exiled: Clan of the Claw	Books
[24-Sep-2024] by Fawcett Bill ed. Alternate Fantasy: 294 pages A world where dinosaurs didnt die off, cat became sentient and the Mediterranean recently flooded. Both cats and dinos have some limited magic of very different types. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

The Mote in Gods Eye	Books
[18-Sep-2024] by Larry Niven Sci-fi: 475 pages A militant empire discovers its first alien civilization, one that experiences booms and busts because it cant travel faster than light and has to figure out how to contain them so their problems dont overrun then rest of the galaxy. Rating: 7 (out of 8)

Tongues of Serpents	Books
[15-Sep-2024] Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik. Alternate Fantasy: 274 pages. Volume 6 in the series Temeraire. Temeraire and crew go to Australia when Laurence is sentenced to transportation. A forgettable book. Rating: 4 (out of 8)

Empire of Ivory	Books
[04-Sep-2024] Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik. Alternate Fantasy: 404 pages. Volume 4 in the series Temeraire. The crew goes to Africa, gets kidnapped and freed by Temeraire. Then cures a plague and Laurence commits treason to save the mainland dragons from the same plague. Rating: 5 (out of 8)

Victory of Eagles	Books
[03-Sep-2024] Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik. Alternate Fantasy: 332 pages. Volume 5 in the series Temeraire. With the assistance of the Chinese dragon the French invade England. Temeraire raises a militia becomes a colonel and saves them. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

Temeraire In the Service of the King	Books
[21-Aug-2024] Temeraire In the Service of the King by Naomi Novik. Alternate Fantasy: 832 pages. Volume 1-3 in the series Temeraire. An alternate Napoleonic War where England has a Royal Flying Corps composed of dragons. A naval officer manages to become the captain of one being sent from China to be Napoleons companion. They eventually travel to China and back. Rating: 7 (out of 8)