This Is What I Think.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Troy




http://www.cswap.com/1998/Armageddon/cap/en/25fps/a/00_42

Armageddon


43:00
What's it gonna be like up there?

:43:02
Two hundred degrees in the sunlight.
Minus 200 in the shade.

:43:05
Canyons of razor-sharp rock.
Unpredictable gravitational conditions.

:43:10
Unexpected eruptions.
Things like that.

:43:13
Okay, so the scariest
environment imaginable. Thanks.

:43:16
That's all you gotta say:
scariest environment imaginable.










http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/thelongrun.html

EAGLES LYRICS

"The Long Run"


You know I don't understand why you don't
treat yourself better
do the crazy things that you do










http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/rod_stewart/maggie_may.html

ROD STEWART lyrics - Maggie May


Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt

The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without

All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
and in the morning kick me in the head
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore
You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried

I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway

Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days










http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F08.html

Lisa's First Word

Original airdate in N.A.: 3-Dec-92


Bart prepares to run away from home. Lisa is puzzled. Bart explains that it was still fun when it was just Homer, Marge and him.

Bart: You wrecked everything. I'm leaving. Goodbye.

Lisa: Bart.

Bart: [amazed] What did you say? Say it again!

Lisa: Bart.

Bart: Sufferin' Succotash! You can talk!










http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/rod_stewart/maggie_may.html

ROD STEWART lyrics - Maggie May


Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen

Helen

In Greek mythology, Helen, known as Helen of Troy (and earlier Helen of Sparta), was the daughter of Zeus and Leda (or Nemesis), daughter of King Tyndareus, wife of Menelaus and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra. Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Helen was described by Dr. Faustus in Christopher Marlowe's eponymous play as having "the face that launched a thousand ships."










From 10/14/1972 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft publicly displayed and I was first United States Navy F-14 Tomcat Commander Air Group and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) To 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me ) is 1332 days

1332 days = 95 weeks 1 day + 95 weeks 1 day

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) To 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty United States Navy aviator and United States Astronaut ) is 95 weeks 1 day


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-1

VF-1

Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Known as the "Wolfpack" the squadron saw combat during World War II, the Vietnam War


The fourth VF-1, "Wolfpack" was established on October 14, 1972 at NAS Miramar, at the same time as VF-2, these units were the first F-14 fighter squadrons. VF-1 received the first F-14As on July 1, 1973. The squadron's insignia was a red wolf’s head designed by Grumman Commercial Artist, George M. Kehew who himself is a WWII combat veteran. The Squadron Insignia is registered in the Library of Congress.

The first cruise came in September 1974 onboard Enterprise. The end of the cruise saw the first Tomcat’s combat debut, as VF-1 and VF-2 flew cover over Saigon for evacuation of US personnel in April, 1975 as part of Operation Frequent Wind.

In September 1980, VF-1 and VF-2 changed carrier air wings, moved to the Ranger and flew various cruises with her until they shifted carriers once again in 1984 to the Kitty Hawk.



http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-squadron-vf001.htm

VF-1 Wolfpack

CALLSIGN: WICHITA

14 Oct. 1972 - 1 Oct. 1993


Established on 14th of October 1972 at NAS Miramar, at the same time as VF-2, the squadron received it's first F-14As on 1st July 1973. The squadron made the first Tomcat cruise on USS Enterprise (CVN-65) with CVW-14 from September 1974. The end of this cruise saw the Tomcat's conflict debut, as VF-1 and VF-2 flew air patrols over Saigon in April 1975 to cover the final evacuation of US personnel. VF-1 deployed aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) with CVW-14 from 17 Sep 1974 to 20 May 1975. CVW-14 included the following squadrons VF-1 (F-14A), VF-2 (F-14A), VA-27 (A-7E), VA-97 (A-7E), VA-196 (A-6A " KA-6D), VAQ-137 (EA-6B), HS-2 (SH-3D), VAW-113 (E-2B), RVAH-12 (RA-5C), VQ-l Det 65 (EA-3B).



http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50916FC3F5A137A93C7A8178BD95F468785F9

The New York Times

Article Preview

Navy Unveils Its Tomcat Fighter, a $10.2-Million Carrier Plane

By EVERETT R. HOLLESSpecial to The New York Times

October 15, 1972, Sunday

Page 14, 732 words

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14 -- The Navy substitute for the trouble-plagued F-111 war plane, the F-14 Tomcat fighter, was unveiled here today at the commissioning of the first two squadrons to which the new twin-jet aircraft will be assigned.










From 9/12/1964 ( I am active duty United States Navy officer ) To 3/6/2000 ( premiere US film "Mission to Mars" ) is 12959 days

12959 = 6479 + 6480

From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from the Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 6479 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from the Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 6480 days



From 4/13/1972 ( my 2nd United States Navy Medal of Honor ) To 3/6/2000 ( premiere US film "Mission to Mars" ) is 10189 days

10189 = 5094 + 5095

From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 2/12/1973 ( Operation Homecoming begins and I was the lead United States C-141A pilot transporting home the American POWs ) is: 5094 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) To 2/12/1973 ( Operation Homecoming begins and I was the lead United States C-141A pilot transporting home the American POWs ) is 5095 days



From 12/11/1972 ( I was United States Apollo 17 Challenger spacecraft United States Navy astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) To 3/6/2000 ( premiere US film "Mission to Mars" ) is 9947 days

9947 = 4973 + 4974

From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) To 10/14/1972 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft publicly displayed and I was first United States Navy F-14 Tomcat Commander Air Group and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) is 4973 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) To 10/14/1972 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft publicly displayed and I was first United States Navy F-14 Tomcat Commander Air Group and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) is 4974 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183523/releaseinfo

IMDb

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Release dates for

Mission to Mars (2000)

USA 6 March 2000 (premiere)










http://www.cswap.com/2000/Mission_to_Mars/cap/en/25fps/a/00_35

Mission to Mars


:35:32
Yes,Jim's first spaceship
was seriously underpowered.

:35:36
- Maggie was
always a little starstruck.










From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 3/14/1965 ( I am active duty United States of America Central Intelligence Agency officer ) is: 607 days

From 3/14/1965 ( I am active duty United States of America Central Intelligence Agency officer ) to 11/11/1966 ( I was United States Gemini 12 spacecraft United States Navy astronaut entering orbit of planet Earth ) is: 607 days


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_12

Gemini 12

Launch: November 11, 1966

Landing: November 15, 1966

Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program.


Insignia

The patch's unique orange and black colors are a link to the flight's original scheduled date close to Halloween. The Roman numeral XII is located at the 12 o'clock position on the face of a clock, with the Gemini spacecraft pointing to it like the hour hand of a clock. This represents the position of Gemini 12 as the last flight of the Gemini program. With the Apollo project following this last flight of the Gemini program, the ultimate objective -- the moon -- is symbolized by the crescent on the left.



http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1966-104A

Gemini 12

NSSDC ID: 1966-104A

Launch Date: 1966-11-11

Launch Vehicle: Titan II

Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States


Gemini 12 was the tenth and final flight of the Gemini series, which bridged the Mercury and Apollo programs.



http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001420.html

http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001420.jpg

NASA Center: Johnson Space Center

Image # : S66-62782

Date : 11/12/1966

Title
Aldrin Performs EVA

Full Description

Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the Gemini 12 spacecraft performs extravehicular activity (EVA) during the second day of the four day mission in space. Aldrin is positioned next to the Agena work station.










http://www.cswap.com/1998/Armageddon/cap/en/25fps/a/00_42

Armageddon


:43:16
That's all you gotta say:
scariest environment imaginable.










http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213149/quotes

IMDb

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Memorable quotes for

Pearl Harbor (2001)


Evelyn: Where'd you get this?

Dorie Miller: Boxin'.

Evelyn: You win?

Dorie Miller: Yes, Ma'am.

Evelyn: And what do you get for winning?

Dorie Miller: Respect.










JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 08/19/08 08/19/08 4:09 AM

Every time I look at this photo of the Saturn moon Phoebe I always tend to linger on that location marked Euphemus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Phoebe_2005_Mercator_PIA07795.jpg

Image:Phoebe 2005 Mercator PIA07795.jpg



I am not certain if that is where I landed or if it is just an area of high interest to me.

As I was waking up a few minutes ago, my waking or half-sleeping mind was pondering the landing cycle I made on 6/7/1976 and I was thinking of such details as the burn I made in my landing craft after I separated from the Orion ship. The Orion ship proceeded for some kind of orbital rendevous with the planet Saturn and I broke away from the intertia of the Orion ship so I could plunge into the gravity of the moon Phoebe. I made a long burn about 1 hour before landing and then I rotated around to view the approach and then made some minor thruster burns before the final approach. The sunrise cycle on the moon Phoebe is about 9 hours and I landed about 6 hours before the next sunrise. I took a nap on a special kind of couch I had in that landing craft and then I woke up about 3 hours later and began suiting up for EVA which was more difficult because my right arm was still barely usable. I awoke today thinking I was in very good spirits though. I went outside to watch the sunrise and to survey the terrain and I had a camera set to first capture my egress to the surface for the first time and then to record me watching the sunrise. I spoke to myself about how I had been anticipating that moment watching the sun rise over the horizon of the Saturn moon Phoebe back in November 1975 as Phoebe and I watched the sun rise that morning before I left Earth. I also commented to the camera that the surface of the Saturn moon Phoebe was probably the spookiest place I had ever been and I had been to 3 other spooky places before in my life.

[JOURNAL ARCHIVE]










http://www.cswap.com/1991/Flight_of_the_Intruder/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_43

Flight of the Intruder


:43:07
Commander Cole.

:43:08
Mr. Grafton.

:43:10
Have you recovered yet?

:43:13
Oh, yeah.

:43:14
Uh, I saw the duty
roster out here,

:43:16
and they've got us paired up.

:43:17
Looks like you're
going to be my new BN.

:43:19
I thought we may have
a chance to visit

:43:20
for a minute.

:43:22
What do you got on your mind?

:43:24
Well, actually, sir,

:43:25
I got the word that
this is your third tour,

:43:28
and I was... I was curious.

:43:31
What makes a man come back
for the third time?

:43:35
I like to fight.





http://www.cswap.com/1991/Flight_of_the_Intruder/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_44

Flight of the Intruder


:44:19
You ever fly Ironhand?

:44:20
No.

:44:21
No, no.

:44:23
No, not me.

:44:24
I... I don't let them shoot
rockets at me for sport.










http://www.cswap.com/1976/Rocky/cap/en/25fps/a/01_42

Rocky


1:42:30
There's the bell for round one.

1:42:33
Fighters come into
the centre of the ring.

1:42:45
Rocky looks like he's blocking
the blows with his face.

1:42:50
The champion doesn't look
the best he's ever been,

1:42:53
but he's moving.










http://www.cswap.com/1976/Rocky/cap/en/25fps/a/01_38

Rocky


1:38:28
The crowd is loving
every minute of it.

1:38:31
The world
heavyweight champion...

1:38:33
For you around the world,

1:38:35
he was dressed
as George Washington.

1:38:44
Uncle Sam himself!

1:38:45
I want you! All of you!

1:38:50
He looks like a flag.

1:38:55
- Is he talking to me?
- He's talking to you.

1:39:00
I want the Stallion!

1:39:02
"I want the Stallion."

1:39:04
During World War I,
there was a picture of Uncle Sam

1:39:11
with his finger pointed
like that, a recruiting poster.

1:39:15
"I want you" - that's what
he's doing the take on.

1:39:20
Creed in three.










From 7/21/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) to 7/4/1976 ( I successfully diverted Comet Lucifer in the outer solar system ) is: 2540 days

From 7/4/1976 ( I successfully diverted Comet Lucifer in the outer solar system ) to 6/18/1983 ( I was the commander aboard the STS-7 Challenger spacecraft ) is: 2540 days


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-7

STS-7

STS-7 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched June 18, 1983. This was the seventh space shuttle mission, and was the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. It was also the first American mission to have a female astronaut.



http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-7.html

STS-7 Mission: Communications Satellite Launch/First U.S. Woman in Space

Space Shuttle: Challenger

Launched: June 18, 1983 at 7:33:00 a.m. EDT










http://www.cswap.com/2000/Mission_to_Mars/cap/en/25fps/a/00_04

Mission to Mars


:04:04
Who's gonna read
to me now at bed time ?

:04:08
Your mother will.

:04:13
But... I like
when you do it.

:04:16
- Now we're never gonna finish our book.
- Bobby.

:04:20
Listen, I've been thinking
about that too, okay ?

:04:24
And what I figured out was--

:04:26
How about if I bring along
my own copy ?

:04:29
Then, every night, wherever I am,
I'll read a little bit more ofit.

:04:33
And you and Mommy can read a little bit
more of it wherever you are.

:04:37
It'll be kind of like we're reading it
together. 'Cause I don't know about you,

:04:41
but I'm kind of anxious
to find out how old Ben Gunn
got marooned on that island.










http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/quotes

IMDb

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Memorable quotes for

I, Robot (2004)


Dr. Alfred Lanning: Good to see you again, son.

Detective Del Spooner: Hello, doctor.

Dr. Alfred Lanning: Everything that follows is a result of what you see here.










http://www.cswap.com/1976/Rocky/cap/en/25fps/a/01_51

Rocky


1:51:13
You've had the privilege
of witnessing

1:51:16
the greatest exhibition
of guts and stamina

1:51:19
in the history of the ring.

1:51:27
We have a split decision...

1:51:36
Apollo Creed!

1:51:41
There won't be a rematch.










"Space: Above And Beyond"

"Pilot"

24 September 1995

01:06:09


TV Announcer: Earth-based forces report major casualties. Here, on the USS Yorktown, the 127th Airborne, known as The Angry Angels, are engaging the enemy and meeting heavy resistance. There's smoke, electrical flashes. You can hear the metal buckling in the bow of the carrier.

Richard West: It's over.










http://www.cswap.com/1979/Rocky_II/cap/en/25fps/a/00_11

Rocky II


:11:41
Yo, Apollo?

:11:44
- Who is it?
- It's just me, Rocky. Listen...

:11:47
- Could you answer me one question?
- Yeah, sure.

:11:51
Did you give me your best?

:11:56
Yeah.





http://www.cswap.com/1976/Rocky/cap/en/25fps/a/00_40

Rocky


:40:54
Seven minutes!





http://www.cswap.com/2000/Red_Planet/cap/en/25fps/a/00_40

Red Planet


40:44
Short time to live.

:40:49
Long time to wait.





http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/quotes

Memorable quotes for

The Abyss (1989)


[the cab is flooding]

Virgil: All right, all right, here.

[takes off his dive suit collar]

Virgil: You put this on.

Lindsey Brigman: No, no! What are you doing?

Virgil: Don't argue with me, goddammit, just put it on!

Lindsey Brigman: Look, this is not an option, so just forget about it, all right?

Virgil: Lindsey, shut up! Shut up, and put this thing on!

Lindsey Brigman: If you'll be logical for one second...

Virgil: FUCK LOGIC!

Lindsey Brigman: Please, listen! Just listen to me for one second. Now you've got the suit on, and you're a much better swimmer than I am, right?

Virgil: [reluctantly] Yeah, maybe...

Lindsey Brigman: Right? Yes! So I've got a plan.

Virgil: What's the plan?

Lindsey Brigman: I drown, and you tow me back to the rig.

Virgil: No. No!

Lindsey Brigman: Yes! This water...

Virgil: NO!

Lindsey Brigman: ...is only a couple degrees above freezing! I g-go into deep hypothermia, my blood'll go like ice water, right? My body systems will slow down, they won't stop...

Virgil: Linds...

Lindsey Brigman: You tow me back and I can, I can be revived after, maybe ten or fifteen minutes. Ten-fifteen minutes!

Virgil: [pushing the suit collar at her] Linds, you put this on, you put it on!

Lindsey Brigman: [pushing the collar back at him] No, it's the only way! Just put this on! Put this on, you know I'm right. Please, it's the only way, you've got all the s-stuff on the rig to do this! Put this on, Bud, *please*...

Virgil: [putting the collar back on] This is insane.

Lindsey Brigman: Oh my God, I know. But it's the only way.










http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/eagles/thelongrun.html

EAGLES LYRICS

"The Long Run"


Ooh, I want to tell you, it's a long run
You know I don't understand why you don't
treat yourself better
do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
couldn't hold a candle to you










http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Cold-As-Ice-lyrics-Foreigner/CDACD84B72C883F3482569660014064F

Cold As Ice

Foreigner


You're as cold as ice
You're willing to sacrifice our love

You never take advice
Someday you'll pay the price, I know

I've seen it before, it happens all the time
(Oooh-oooh) You're closing the door, you leave the world behind










1989 film "The Abyss" Special Edition Version DVD:

02:23:38


Virgil 'Bud' Brigman (text radio communication): LOVE YOU WIFE

Lindsey Brigman (voice radio communication): I love you.










http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Solar

Solar System: Fri 1976 Nov 26

Jupiter
Distance(AU)
4.037



http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm

Welcome to OnlineConversion.com

All Length and Distance Conversions

Result:

4.037 astronomical unit = 375 261 843.41 mile [survey, US]





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_%28moon%29

Callisto (moon)

Callisto is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the Solar System and the second largest in the Jovian system, after Ganymede. Callisto has about 99% the diameter of the planet Mercury





http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jup_Callisto

Jupiter: Moons: Callisto

With a diameter of over 4,800 km (2,985 miles), Callisto is the third largest satellite in the solar system and is almost the size of Mercury. Callisto is the outermost of the Galilean satellites, and orbits beyonds Jupiter's main radiation belts.

Callisto is the most heavily cratered object in the solar system. It is thought to be a long dead world





http://www.cswap.com/2000/Mission_to_Mars/cap/en/25fps/a/01_27

Mission to Mars


1:28:28
-Jim, what are you doing ?
- What are you doing ?
Stop it ! Stop it !

1:28:31
- [ Terri ] You're depressurizing !
- [ Luke ] Seal your suit now !





http://www.cswap.com/1984/Gremlins

Gremlins


:33:50
I always thought everyone was happy
during the holidays, no matter what.

:33:54
Most people are, but some aren't.

:33:57
While everybody else opens up presents,
they're opening up their wrists.

:34:02
Cheery thought.

:34:03
It's true. The suicide rate's
always the highest around the holidays.

:34:08
Now I'm depressed.

:34:11
Do you ever get depressed on Christmas?

:34:14
I don't celebrate Christmas.

:34:16
Are you Hindu or something?

:34:17
No, I just don't like to.

:34:20
What's not to like?
I mean, it's a lot of fun.

:34:23
God!

:34:25
Say you hate Thanksgiving,
and nobody cares.





http://www.cswap.com/1996/Independence_Day/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_28

Independence Day


:28:44
Ladies and gentlemen,
the President ofthe United States.

:28:48
Good afternoon.

:28:50
My fellow Americans,

:28:52
a historic and unprecedented event
has occurred.

:28:55
The question of whether or not
we're alone in the universe

:28:58
has been answered.










From 1/9/1941 ( Susannah York ) to 7/4/1976 ( I successfully diverted Comet Lucifer in the outer solar system ) is: 12960 days

12960 = 6480 + 6480

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from the Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 6480 days



From 2/6/1911 ( my maternal grandfather Ronald Wilson Reagan ) to 1/9/1941 ( Susannah York ) is 3 days 359 months

'33-59' ( my birth date US )


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0948772

Susannah York
Date of Birth: 9 January 1941
Superman (1978) .... Lara










http://www.gugalyrics.com/THE-CARS-I-LIKE-THE-NIGHT-LIFE-BABY-LYRICS/257139/

The Cars


Shes driving away with the dim lights on
Shes making a play and she cant go wrong
She never waits too long
Shes winding them down on her clock machine
And she wont give up cause shes seventeen
Shes a frozen fire
Shes my one desire

Chorus
And I dont want to hold her down
Dont want to break her crown
When she says, lets go
I like the nightlife baby
She says, lets go

Shes laughing inside cause they cant refuse
Shes so beautiful now, she doesnt wear her shoes
She doesnt like to choose
Shes got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
And when I ask her before, she said shes holding out
Shes a frozen fire
Shes my one desire










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescent

Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Its name is a hybrid word, originating from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is involved in most instances. The chemical reaction can occur either inside or outside the cell. In bacteria, the expression of genes related to bioluminescence is controlled by an operon called the Lux operon. Bioluminescence has appeared independently several times (up to 30 or more) during evolution.

Bioluminescence occurs in marine vertebrates and invertebrates