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29/09/201729/09/2017

Building Artificial Reefs

A few references about interesting ways to build new reefs using man-made structures, like:

OIL RIGS
Myths about Dismantling Oil Rigs
Rig2Reef

SCUTTLED VESSELS
Artificial reefs around the world
Barge scuttled in Moreton Bay Marine Park

16/09/201719/09/2017

Cassini’s Tour of Saturn

National Geographic has just released an amazing compilation of NASA spacecraft Cassini’s 20 yr exploration of Saturn, its rings and moons: Cassini’s Grand Tour

And NPR has shared a short video of the strangest sights: Postcards from Saturn

Definitely worth a look, especially for a glimpse at a different Titan…

15/09/201716/09/2017

QGC Software Update

Blue Robotics just announced a software update that does not require opening the electronics enclosure. Summary of changes as follows:

Ability to display camera tilt angle, lights level, tether turns and more in QGC
GPS input support in companion, including support for the Water Linked Underwater GPS Developer Kit
Fewer default pre-arm checks
Acceptable compass calibration threshold has been relaxed
Pilot input failsafe timeout increased from 1 second to 3 seconds (‘Lost manual control’ message)
Gyro calibration is disabled at boot by default
Support for the Bar100 pressure sensor
Companion login changed
Allow selecting a custom logo to display in the QGC gui

The software update links can be found HERE on Blue Robotics’ forum

13/09/201716/09/2017

Uncle Titan

We had an opportunity to meet Uncle Titan last week. What amazing stories he can share after >20 years of diving!

08/09/2017

Queensland just passed a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to start July 2018, and introduced a container deposit scheme. We are all hoping these laws will improve the health of our marine life by reducing plastic waste in the oceans:

ABC News 06sep17: Plastic bag ban in QLD