Picture: Aerial view of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, near Chicago, Illinois.
This was taken just moments after my plane took off from Chicago’s Midway Airport. At the time I was really bummed that we were flying so close to the accelerator that the bottom half of the ring extended just past the bottom edge of my window. In retrospect, I’ve grown to like this more for it’s graphic nature. One of the great powers of the human brain is it’s ability to fill in missing information. Hopefully, your brain is filling in the rest of the circle. 🙂
For those that don’t know, Fermi is one of the premier labs in the world, sending speeding atoms colliding into one another, hoping to answer some of the most profound questions in all of physics. Visit the Fermi Lab web site, and visit their FAQ page for more details.
My first arrival via My Yahoo. I’ll have to do that more often.
I like how lush this photo looks. The few times I’ve attempted plane photos, they came out really blue.