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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- A Quadruple Sky Over Great Salt Lake

    11/08/2015 1:01:27 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 11 replies
    NASA ^ | November 08, 2015 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: This was a sky to show the kids. All in all, three children, three planets, the Moon, a star, an airplane and a mom were all captured in one image near Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA in early September of 2005. Minus the airplane and the quadruple on the ground, this busy quadruple coincidence sky was visible last week all over the world. The easiest object to spot is the crescent Moon, which is easily the brightest sky orb in the featured image. Venus is the highest planet in the sky, with Jupiter to its right. The bright...
  • Pilot who ejected from fighter is ID'd

    04/01/2006 5:49:41 AM PST · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 15 replies · 956+ views
    Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 4/1/2006 | Staff
    The Air Force has released the name of the pilot involved in Thursday's F-16 accident in which a jet fighter crashed in the Great Salt Lake. First Lt. Jay Baer planned not to speak publicly until the results of an investigation into the crash had been finalized. Air Force officials said Baer was experiencing mechanical troubles with his single-engine fighter jet for some time before he made the decision to eject from the plane. The exact nature of the troubles remains unknown. Baer was not badly injured in the ejection. He was picked up by rescue helicopters shortly after the...