Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
In May 2024, a series of CMEs (coronal mass ejections) sent billions of tons of highly charged particles rushing outward from the Sun at between 500 to 3000 kilometers per second. When some of these particles reached the upper atmosphere Continue reading Aurora Borealis, May 2024
There has been much news froth about UFOs over the past several years, for no good reason. There are some who still argue the Earth is flat, and others that vaccines are a plot by Communists or drug companies or Continue reading UFOs: They’re out there, or right here
The NOAA Wave Pool (also concatenated as “Wavepool”) is a kinetic sculpture created by Jim Sanborn. It is located in the courtyard of Silver Spring Metro Center 4, on the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) campus in Silver Spring, Continue reading NOAA Wave Pool
Everyone wants to be recognized for something. This has resulted in an explosion of different ways to be recognized, ranging from spending money to get your own trophy (or get your name engraved on a brick, or monogrammed shirts, or…) Continue reading Awards and Honors
The Naval Observatory photo gallery has been updated with a new responsive design. The old design was “responsive,” but the images were too small, and the JavaScript was awkward. In July 2007, as part of a science partnership with the Continue reading US Naval Observatory
The photo collection supporting Kathleen’s attendance at NI2003, the 8th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, was updated to a new responsive design. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the conference allowed Kathleen to brush up on her Portuguese, see nurses Continue reading Brazil
I’ve updated my (partial) list of published cartoons. The old page was a non-responsive design, and was just so 20th century. Updates are evolutionary, which means that I will add to this as I get around to it. Please note Continue reading Cartoons
After much procrastination, the main site, https://www.kljcharters.com, was updated with a responsive design. Sorta. There are thousands (!) of pages that are not responsive, but the key entry pages have been revamped. What is responsive design? The simplest explanation is: Continue reading Responsive design
Checklist of World Heritage Sites visited in the United States. This is a dynamic list, with plans for checking off more sites in the future. ✔︎ means “visited,” and ✖︎ means “need to visit.” Mesa Verde National Park – ✖︎ Continue reading World Heritage Sites, United States