Intermission
Circumstances have forced me to take a break from blogging for a while. Normal services will be resumed as soon as possible but, for the time being, there will now follow a short intermission.
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In the Dark 
November 12, 2014 at 9:24 am
I hope all is well, or will soon be.
November 14, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Anton
Thanks for your comment. I expect to be up and running again soon.
Peter
November 12, 2014 at 11:44 pm
I hope you saw that Rosetta put its lander onto the comet!
November 13, 2014 at 3:27 pm
Well, yes and no. The Philae lander made contact with the comet, bounced, floated for about 2 hrs, during which it travelled about 1km, bounced again for about 7 min, and has now come to rest on 2 legs, with one pointing into space, against a cliff on the edge of a crater, with only one solar panel in operation. At current ability to recharge it will only last about 60 hours before conking out. It looks like it will be able to do some science, but is not the unqualified success people hoped for yesterday.