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Pluto... really...

Hubble telescope has just confirmed that Pluto has 4 moons... Huh! Who knew! (And NO, Pluto is NOT a planet).

Hubble Discovers a New Moon Around Pluto

July 20, 2011: Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The tiny, new satellite – temporarily designated P4 -- popped up in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet.

"I find it remarkable that Hubble's cameras enabled us to see such a tiny object so clearly from a distance of more than 3 billion miles (5 billion km)," said Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., who led this observing program with Hubble.

The finding is a result of ongoing work to support NASA's New Horizons mission, scheduled to fly through the Pluto system in 2015. The mission is designed to provide new insights about worlds at the edge of our solar system. Hubble's mapping of Pluto's surface and discovery of its satellites have been invaluable to planning for New Horizons' close encounter.

"This is a fantastic discovery," said New Horizons’ principal investigator Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo. "Now that we know there's another moon in the Pluto system, we can plan close-up observations of it during our flyby."

The new moon is located between the orbits of Nix and Hydra, which Hubble discovered in 2005. Charon was discovered in 1978 at the U.S. Naval Observatory and first resolved using Hubble in 1990 as a separate body from Pluto.

The dwarf planet’s entire moon system is believed to have formed by a collision between Pluto and another planet-sized body early in the history of the solar system. The smashup flung material that coalesced into the family of satellites observed around Pluto.

An artist's concept of Pluto's satellite system with newly discovered moon P4 highlighted. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) [more]

Lunar rocks returned to Earth from the Apollo missions led to the theory that our moon was the result of a similar collision between Earth and a Mars-sized body 4.4 billion years ago. Scientists believe material blasted off Pluto's moons by micrometeoroid impacts may form rings around the dwarf planet, but the Hubble photographs have not detected any so far.

"This surprising observation is a powerful reminder of Hubble's ability as a general purpose astronomical observatory to make astounding, unintended discoveries," said Jon Morse, astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

P4 was first seen in a photo taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 on June 28. It was confirmed in subsequent Hubble pictures taken on July 3 and July 18. The moon was not seen in earlier Hubble images because the exposure times were shorter. There is a chance it appeared as a very faint smudge in 2006 images, but was overlooked because it was obscured.

Loïc and Naomi

Our two grandchildren taken 4 hours after Loïc's birth. I love that photo.

Loïc is born

On June 20th, at 1:11 pm... new life is here. Loïc is our first grandson and second grandchild. Life is beautiful.

Phil
Grandfather

PS - Loïc was 11 days "late", born at 1:11 pm. Cool.

Presenting Naomi

Here is the subject of my desktop from iPhone to Computer screen. What a beauty. I am happy to present to you Naomi our first grand child.

The sunshine of our lives.

If you have FACEBOOK and want to see more photos of our darling, you need to login Face Book and then click on: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150154446082050.290587.564432049

Phil

Pray for Japan from Ottawa

Ck out the links. I am proud to say that the photos on both sites are all taken by Luc, my son. Also, visit his own photo website www.lapart.ca Most of these events included my children as support and organizers, help, etc... I am proud. (I love Japan).

Photos of this video can also be found here




Photos of this video can also be found here

Hello...

Today, I received an email regarding my Blog. It came from someone I don't know and from Europe. That person wrote that my Blog was enjoyed and useful, not only for that person but for others that read it... Wow...

Encouraging indeed.

I will attempt to return somehow. Thank you for the kind words.

P

Medical "time off"

Out of commission at this time. Catch you later. Read the previous stuff for now.

Phil

Have a great year everyone!

Our best wishes from our family and Grand-ma Anita to all of your families and love ones.

Phil

Gone baby gone...

I just lost my mother... and just saw the film "Gone Baby gone" by Ben Affleck. An amazing movie. Worth your time. But what impressed me also was the fact that Ben hired his own brother Casey Affleck to play the leading role.

Now that is family. Well done bros.

Phil

Adieu, Mom...

My mother has just passed away. I knew she was "leaving"... but was surprised how much it hurts when one loses their Mom...

Even if she was 89.

Death hurts.

Phil

Bonne fête Québec

Ceux qui se veulent indépendantistes sont limités. L'essentiel de Québec est son âge et son histoire. Montcalm est mort. Le roi britannique gagne.

Depuis, en comparant le système (histoire) français et anglais, l'Anglais nous donne plus de liberté. Lisez votre histoire .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French-Canadian l

Ainsi, vous devenez les nouveaux Américains francophones du Monde.

Philippe Paquette

I had to add this one.

For Father's Day, I got nice presents. This photo is one of them.

Still absent for a while. Read older stuff.

Phil

See you later...

I will be absent for a while. Read the previous blogs. See you soon.

Phil

The Good Samaritan...

As the bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, she became aware that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to the height of the first step of the bus.

Slightly embarrassed and with a quick smile to the bus driver, she reached behind to unzip her skirt a little,thinking that this would give her enough slack to raise her leg. She tried to take the step, only to discover that she couldn't.

So, a little more embarrassed, she once again reached behind her back to unzip her skirt a little more, and for the second time attempted the step. Once again, much to her chagrin, she could not raise her leg.

With another little smile to the bus driver, she again reached behind to unzip a little more and again was unable to make the step.

About this time a large Newfie, who was standing behind her, picked her up easily by the waist and placed her gently on the step of the bus.

She went ballistic and turned to the would-be Samaritan and yelled, 'How dare you touch my body! I don't even know who you are!'

The Newfie smiled and said, 'Well ma'am normally I would agree wid ya , but after ya unzipped me fly tree times, I kinda tought we was friends.'

This is my first Royal Flush ever. Very rare. We enjoyed this game.

Happened May 2008

Phil

My mother and sister

This is a photo of my dear mother and dear sister Louise. Mother is 89 and may not be with us for very long. She is getting excellent support from all her children, especially Louise.

Hang in there Mom...

Filipino prisoners

Introducing my friend Robert

This is Robert. He hates tap dancing... but is good at many other things. Robert was the original founder of ME Inc. My personal Christian Website www.okchrist.com is now part of ME Inc. Visit my christian website.

Phil

Introducing André and Gretchen

Now here is one of my best friends as a couple. Here they are on their wedding day... some time ago. I love them both. They hate tap dancing but who cares.

Slow Train Coming...

Dylan's Slow Train Coming is amazing. If you could only understand his words. It has to do with Divine judgement. This is performed by someone else.

Portishead

I love this band.

Frou Frou

Great female vocals... Love her.

Cake

Just surffing... and here is a good song...

Great talent out there... enjoy life all.

Phil

Foo Fighters

And another good band.

Incubus

And here is another one...

Phil

Here is another one... Red Hot

Ok... these guys are good too. Wicked bassist.

Phil

Revelations by Audioslave

This is one of my contemporary bands. Lov'em.

Jethro Tull

By far, one of my favorite Artist is Jethro Tull and one of my favorite Album is "Thick as a Brick". Ian Anderson (lead vocals) blows me away everytime. He is magnificient.

Check out a portion of "Thick as a Brick".

Enjoy.

Phil

Carlos Santana

This is one of my very favorite artist. Ejoy here Samba pa ti

Love

Each of us has a deep need for love. God has created us with this need for love. We can only be fulfilled and find what we were created for by being loved.

Here is David and Ginette

This is one of my very best buddy, Dave. He also does tap dancing on the side but exclusivelly with his dear wife Ginette. They are both retired and travelling around the globe on a 42 sailboat. Wish I was there.

Phil

Great Sax... love this... Enjoy

This is called: Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here. Enjoy.

Introducing Élie

This is Élie. The newest addition to our family on my wife's side. Élie is the son of Martine, my niece. I am sure Élie will be great at tap dancer in time. Élie lives in Rivière-du-Loup.

Welcome to the world wonderful baby boy.

Phil

The Philosophy of Charles Schultz

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.

You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners. How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners .

Here's another quiz.

See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with .

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care .

Eclipse of the moon

I enjoyed the lunar eclipse in February 2008. It was spectacular. Man, I love ASTRONOMY... It's like looking into my backyard.

Thank you Luc for this photo.

Phil

Nice Short Films...

Some of you may know that I have just finished a Short Comedy and am very passionate about Films.

This site is great for Shorts from Down Under (and not
Cannes).

Enjoy.

Good men...

"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."


George Washington
First president of US (1732 - 1799)

On military defense

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."



Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967.

My prediction for US President... as of Feb 08

I am predicting that the next President of the USA is going to be a man... this one...

Woops... Sorry, wrong picture. I meant this dude:

Meet JF

J-F is a national champion in tap dancing but he remains humbled about his title.

He also helps me in my movie making. He's just a great guy and I am happy to intoduce him to my readers.

Oh yes, he is single and available.

Phil

Meet Tara

She also does tap dancing like no other but she is mostly a great Poker Card player... In fact, she is brutal when it comes to winning... That is why she is a Poker Mentor for me (and to my loss...).

Poker on baby.

Mercury

The cratered expanse pictured above was mostly in darkness 30 years ago when NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft made the first and (until now) only flybys of Mercury. Last week, MESSENGER caught the terrain in sunlight for the first time.

…

"These are fantastic images," says Murchie. For one thing, "we've gotten our first good look at Caloris Basin," the biggest known impact crater on Mercury and one of the biggest craters in the entire solar system.

Right: Typical of the images returned by MESSENGER, this horizon shot shows the beautifully shadowed crater named Sholem Aleichem.

Browse the gallery for more.

Full article here.

Source: NASA

Introducing Serge

Serge is a good friend of our family. He is good at tap dancing, modelling and soccer. His problem is he can't find any chicks... so if you know of someone that matches him, write to me and we will arrange something...

Just kidding... he is already taken.

What is "Today"?

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow, a mystery,

Today, a gift.

Thus, it is called the "present".

Philippe Paquette

www.OkChrist.com

Have a great year...

Photo by Luc (see 11 on my links top right)


"For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God" Hebrews 7:19

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." Psalm 20:4