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26/05/2014 6:32 pm
PICS - I had an interesting experience returning from Las Vegas last week.
As I was driving home from a trip to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas, heading south on the 1-15 we noticed a bright light in the distance. I was astounded by the brightness of the light that was obviously miles away. So bright was the illumination, it was difficult to look directly into the light without my sunglasses. I wondered, "What the heck is that?" My passengers in the car thought it was some sort of beacon which I reasoned it could not because it was too bright to be an artificially created light. Further, what would be the point of it in the middle of the desert? As we got closer I realized that there were actually 3 of these bright apparitions and it had to be some sort of energy producing array. I asked my Internet savvy niece to Google it on her iPhone and we found this article which explained this new solar powered facility in the California desert. Fascinating technology. CLICK HERE
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27/05/2014 3:21 am
Dessert...Hmmm...Chocolate or Vanilla?
27/05/2014 4:45 am
I retired from NRG, which operates the plant and is one of the owners, last July. Earlier in 2013, I got to go to the top of the 3rd tower while it was under construction. Quite a sight. You don't want to be a bird flying between the heliostats (the mirrors) and the top of the tower.
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27/05/2014 5:28 am
Ha! As an amateur astronomer, it is almost physically impossible for Aliens ...
... visitors to Earth to exist. At least, practically impossible and true if Einstein's Theory of Relativity continues to withstand scrutiny which it has managed to do for over 100 years.
27/05/2014 1:50 pm
That must have been something to see.
Thanks for sharing this with us.