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Observation Log 9/9/09: ISS/Discovery overflight, with a frightening surprise
Discovery passed almost directly overhead tonight, with the ISS following 27 seconds later. Thankfully Jan was there to share it, and to witness something we’ve never seen before or probably wil… more →
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Observation Log 9/9/09: ISS/Discovery overflight, with a frightening surprise
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wrote 3 months ago: Discovery passed almost directly overhead tonight, with the ISS following 27 seconds later. Thankful … more →
Observation Log 9/8/09: The Space Shuttle and ISS fly overhead, about 1° apart!
wrote 3 months ago: That was amazing. Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station just graced our skies. The s … more →
Lance Armstrong, Miracle Man
wrote 6 months ago: Serve up (a little bit of) the crow: Against better judgement and past things I said, I am watching … more →
Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" TV series, now free online
wrote 6 months ago: This is a real treasure. Many thanks go to Hulu.com. more about "Carl Sagan’s "Cosmo … more →
Words we love and hate
wrote 7 months ago: Via Boing Boing, I read an article about English words people commonly like or despise. It’s a … more →
Richard Garriott, astronaut & former colleague.
wrote 1 year ago: It was once written of Richard Garriott, (a.k.a. Lord British, creator of the “Ultima” s … more →
Is this the first-ever picture of an extrasolar planet?
wrote 1 year ago: It sure looks like it! http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080919.html … more →
Link: Math humor- 36 Methods of Mathematical Proof
wrote 1 year ago: I found a humorous page of unorthodox methods mathematical proof, via The Presurfer Blog. Ten extra … more →
This is National Dark Sky Week!
wrote 1 year ago: From March 29 to April 4 is the annual National Dark Sky Week. And tonight, from 8 to 9PM is Earth H … more →
Spectacular Space Shuttle night launch video
wrote 1 year ago: Space Shuttle Endeavour had cameras mounted on its solid rocket boosters when it climbed into orbit … more →
Holding the Sun
wrote 1 year ago: This is a page of pictures submitted by regular folks, all with the theme of holding the sun. A few, … more →
Ferrofluid "Morphing Sculptures"
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wrote 1 year ago: Ferrofluid is cool stuff. Here’s a video of two electromagnetic metal cones in a pool of ferro … more →
A lunar eclipse and a cosmic perspective
wrote 1 year ago: The moon is in totality as I write. It’s beautiful, a fleeting mask on a face that has looked … more →
Observation Log 2/15/08: ISS & Shuttle Atlantis
wrote 1 year ago: At 6:18 tonight I got to see the Space Station and Shuttle Atlantis fly nearly straight overhead. Wo … more →
Pluto 2006
wrote 3 years ago: Pluto 2006 – 134340 Now we count just eight Still she’ll grace a velvet sky When Earth i … more →
Link- John Koza, Ph.D., and the computer than can solve practically any problem
wrote 3 years ago: Dr. Koza is a man with an interesting problem. He has a computer program so flexible and powerful th … more →
Links- Observing the International Space Station from Earth
wrote 3 years ago: Have you ever seen the ISS pass overhead just after sunset? It is quite a sight. When a shuttle is d … more →
UPDATED: Nice to have: Celestron's Sky Scout handheld star finder & "personal planetarium"
wrote 3 years ago: As my friends can attest, for years I have wanted to design and market a consumer device that would … more →
Link- Thought-provoking essay on mankind's connection to the night sky
wrote 3 years ago: UniverseToday.com has a wonderful, thought-provoking essay on the relationship our species has had w … more →
