tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post8688496581850470974..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Everybody KnowsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37455855247218166202011-07-11T19:04:21.573-10:002011-07-11T19:04:21.573-10:00> In spite of the relative level of Fukushima r...> In spite of the relative level of Fukushima radiation, which many minimized through comparison to radiation from x-rays and airplane flights...<br /><br />Saying it is "unquestionably safe" may be too much, but it seems a bit irresponsible to scare people about the trivial levels seen in Hawai`i.<br /><br />People can easily explain the safety of the radiation level just as noted above: The danger due to increased radiation levels outside of Japan are less than that from a flight on an airplane. Make your own judgements from that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387735600809559417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-8472527351248796932011-07-11T15:39:34.576-10:002011-07-11T15:39:34.576-10:00That "pale shade of lavender that edges on pi...That "pale shade of lavender that edges on pink" you are seeing is probably what is known as the Belt of Venus (http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/earshad.htm), actually the Earth's own shadow rising or setting through atmospheric haze.<br /><br />The effect is commonly visible here in the islands to those who know what they are seeing and care to look.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404795276468632488noreply@blogger.com