Behold: two detailed views of Mimas, one of the major moons of Saturn. To wit:

Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Mimas lies in near darkness alongside a dramatic sunlit crescent. The mosaic was captured near the Cassini spacecraft’s final close approach on January 30, 2017. Cassini’s camera was pointed in a nearly sunward direction only 45,000 kilometres from Mimas.

The result is one of the highest resolution views of the icy, crater-pocked, 400 kilometre diameter moon. An enhanced version better reveals the Saturn-facing hemisphere of the synchronously rotating moon lit by sunlight reflected from Saturn itself. Other Cassini images of Mimas include the small moon’s large and ominous Herschel Crater.

(Image: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA)

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Ah here.

Spotted at the Courtmacsherry Festival, County Cork at the weekend.

Uncanny Séan O’Rourke, In fairness.

Previously: ‘I Found Myself On The Floor’

Pic via Barry Holland

Dónal Lunny (right) and Andy Irvine

Last week, with a pair of tickets to see trad legends Dónal Lunny and Andy Irvine in Whelan’s, Dublin on August 15, I asked you to select your favourite track involving either man.

You answered in your folking tens.

But there could be only one winner.

Third place:

Scottser writes:

As I Roved Out by Planxty: Lads, NEVER marry for land. you’ll end up singing lovely songs in Dorian with confusing last verses for your troubles.

Runner-Up:

Fairyqueen writes:

My favourite is Lake of Shadows by Moving Hearts. This tune just melts my heart but also reminds me of 2FM in the 80’s. The Other Side of Midnight was the show presented (I think) by Mark Cagney and it finished at 2am when the station closed down and the programme always finished with this piece of music. Happy Days….

Winner:

B9Com writes:

I pick My Heart’s Tonight In Ireland (by Planxty) for a few reasons: original song, based on actual events, eg they did camp in barns etc. like true troubadours; evocative lyrics became instant classic for musos; not only are lyrics evocative but inclusive and encompassing –  the verse in particular about the lock-in captures the best of Ireland in a few short lines in every sense IMHO.

This version (above) is also particularly good as not only does it show a great band sound , musicianship and humility with other members parking their egos at the door ( for once), the transition to the coda of a typical “session tune” is outstanding in the best traditions of the band’s touchstones and the tune itself is played to perfection and with the same reverence as more clever and celebrated work. You can hear the audience gets it too.

Thanks all.

Last week; Win Nick’s Free Tix

Top pic via Logainm TG4

From top: Members of the Carroll family surrounding a photograph of the late Danielle Carroll at last year’s Danielle Carroll Summer School; this year’s event

The #MyNameIs campaign has announced that the second Danielle Carroll Summer School will take place at Richmond Barracks in Inchicore, Dublin 8, on Saturday, September 7.

The inaugural school took place at the F2 Centre in Fatima, Rialto last year – during which Kitty Holland, of The Irish Times, spoke about young mothers in Dublin who were taking their lives.

There had been 37 deaths by suicide in 2017 in the Dublin south-central area, half of whom were in their 20s and 30s while most had children attending primary school.

Last month, three women died by suicide in Ballyfermot within two weeks. Five had died by suicide within two months.

Danielle Carroll was a 27-year-old homeless mother of two who took her own life, aged 27, while in emergency accommodation in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

Previously: Danielle Summer School on Broadsheet

Today’s New York Times

Um.

Update:

All better.

‘Unbelievable’: New York Times slammed for front page headline after Donald Trump speech (USA Today)

Meanwhile…

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Yesterday.

Dalkey, County Dublin.

Car-loving ‘revellers’ at the Dalkey Vintage Car festival, including Shelby (above), enjoying the feel of a classic Mazda MX-5.

Name those other jammers, anyone?

Rollingnews

Master Lego builder Wolf Zipp showcases his giant working model of the SLJ900/32 Wowjoint – a megamachine designed to transport and place large bridge sections, complete with pneumatic lifts, omnidirectional wheels and a cantilever system.

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