Well I think I must not keep silent about it, as there's no more space related subject than that...

The IAU approval regarding the naming has been published on January, 16th.

While the Western world had a Christmas on Dec 25th, my kid has got a first in her lifetime experience of singing a party in an amateur musical performance on the stage of a local community's club, the musical was "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats". I was taking a footage of the performance (the quality is the best I could get with the equipment I have... really spoiled the 1st fragment until I turned the Auto Focus feature off...)

Such she was during the yesterday's performance......

The event was held last weekend, on Sept 8, 2012 at Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield not far from Moscow. There was a lot of model and real aircraft, parachutes, paragliders, etc. Part of the event was model rocket launches, which I was involved into. Enjoy some pics here and watch my big photo report at http://tigerofsiberia.livejournal.com/109931.html

"Rus" aerobatic team.
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Last Sunday there was an air show in Zhukowski to mark the 100th anniversary of Russian Air Force. I have been there with my family, and I'm happy to show you some of the pictures I've taken there.

1st, there were many guests, like this dashing French on his Dassault Rafale:



... or the Red Arrows:

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Continuing in the second post because of picture number limit.


A seagull in flight.



Curious exhibits: thin agate plates with natural stone ornament, lit from behind.



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