Showing posts with label geosites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geosites. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Geosites or a Bolide - Which do Your Prefer?

Breathtaking compilation as voted by the people of the internet. Behold, we have the best geosites of the UK in the world. The following is just a few, but go here for the full view by map.  I guess you could chart your next trip eh?

Brimham Rocks - Outcrops Category

Jurassic Coast (a wicked name, to boot!) -  Educational Category

Island of Staffa - Adventurous Category

An amateur astronomer captured something on his camera.  He saw something absolutely weird, and then went onto reddit for some help in identification.  He apparently has found a bolide, a fireball from a meteor.  This is an event that astronomers go decades without seeing.  Without further adieu, here it is in a short time lapse video:



Tuesday, 7 October 2014

The Best Geosites in the World - Take a Look and Vote!

The Geological Society recently held a vote for the top 100 geosites in the world. We will be looking at them in series - the first category that we'll take a look at is: Landscape. Here is my personal favourite. Which one is yours?