AstroPodcast and iTelescope announce sponsorship deal.Coonabarabran, Australia (PRWEB) May 07, 2012 Leading astronomy podcast AstroPodcast today announced a sponsorship deal with internet based telescope-on-demand service iTelescope that will see episodes featuring iTelescope announcements and special deals.iTelescope.Net is the world’s premier network of Internet connected telescopes, allowing … Continue reading
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TheSkyNet set to conquer more of our universe
Public release date: 2-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Kirsten Gottschalk kirsten.gottschalk@icrar.org 61-438-361-876 International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research In its ever-expanding quest to process astronomy data and discover much more of our Universe, theSkyNet has joined forces with the Pan-STARRS1 Science Consortium (PS1SC) to probe other galaxies beyond our own Milky Way. The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) home of theSkyNet has signed an agreement with the PS1SC to use donated computing resources to process the new telescope’s images over 500 times faster than possible with an ordinary computer. “This agreement gives theSkyNet’s citizen scientists the opportunity to process data from another flavour of telescope that collects visible light, rather than radio waves,” said ICRAR Director Professor Peter Quinn. Continue reading
Free astronomy program open to all ages Saturday near Suisun City
An astronomy program will be held Saturday night at Rush Ranch. Local astronomy enthusiast Jim Jerrell will host the free program beginning at 7 p.m Continue reading
Why is there something rather than nothing? | Bad Astronomy
Just a quick note: if youre looking to expand your mind enough to make your head explode, then read this very interesting essay by my fellow Hive Overmind Discover Magazine blogger and theoretical cosmologist Sean Carroll on why theres something rather than nothing. That is, why does the Universe exist the way it does? Continue reading
Supermoon Supercomic | Bad Astronomy
Apropos of my last post… This Sci-ence webcomic went up around the same time I posted my Supermoon deflation a few hours ago. COINCIDENCE? Continue reading
Straightening up the cosmos | Bad Astronomy
Oh, whats an astronomer to do? Faced with a messy sky, stars scattered here and there, faint and bright, how can we ever measure them? Continue reading
Astronomy Gets Adorable: Ten-Year-Old Girl Discovers Supernova | Discoblog
Most ten-year-olds dont have the patience to sift through star images for thousands of hours. But Kathryn Aurora Gray was on a mission: She wanted to become the youngest person to discover a supernova Continue reading
Pursuit of Light | Bad Astronomy
I don’t think I need to tell you much about this. Continue reading
Orlando Science Center: Month of astronomy events
Orlando Science Center is expanding its Astronomy Dayevent, sprinkling events over select weekends through June 2. Continue reading
Astronomy 10 – Lecture 29 – Video
01-12-2011 16:06 Introduction to General Astronomy Continue reading
Astronomy Cast Episode 245 – Calendars – Video
29-12-2011 14:54 This was the first recording time we’ve used Hangouts on Air to record a live version of Astronomy Cast. Our lives are ruled by calendars. Continue reading
Nokia N8 Video Astronomy – Video
12-01-2012 13:52 More info: See also: And: Continue reading
Top iPad Astronomy Apps – Video
13-01-2012 22:01 – Keeping its sparkling treasures just far enough out of reach to tease humanity with visions of divinity and ambition when fire was the pinnacle of modern technology, the twinkling night sky has beckoned every dreamer ever born since time began. Now that we’ve set foot on the Moon and sent cameras up, up, and away to send back startling glimpses of galaxies far, far away, it’s easy for an Earth-bound stargazer to feel a little out of the loop. Continue reading
Antognini, Bird
12-04-2012 11:11 This is an OSU Astronomy “Coffee Brief” for the Antognini, Bird & Martini (2012) paper titled “The Lifetime and Powers of FR IIs in Galaxy Clusters” posted to the astro-ph archive on April 18th, 2012: Video made by Joe Antognini (OSU Astronomy). Continue reading
Astronomy 250 – Lecture 11 – Video
16-04-2012 22:19 Special Topics in Astrophysics Continue reading
Astronomy Cast Ep. 258: Viking Landers – Video
23-04-2012 18:04 Last week we talked about the orbiter portion of the Viking Missions. But that was only half the adventure. Each Viking spacecraft carried a lander as well, which touched down on the surface of Mars, searching for evidence of past and current life. Continue reading
Astronomy Cast, Ep: 258: Viking Landers
by Fraser Cain on April 23, 2012 Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today. He’s also the co-host of Astronomy Cast with Dr Continue reading
American Airlines to air dangerous antivax propaganda | Bad Astronomy
[UPDATE: American Airlines has agreed not to run the interview! That includes both the audio and print versions.] [Note: This post contains numerous links to articles showing antivax claims are misleading at best, and pose a huge health risk. Continue reading
Happy 22nd, Hubble! | Bad Astronomy
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. I worked on Hubble one way or another for a decade or so, and it changed not just my life, but the lives of astronomers around the world, and of course forever altered for the better! how the public viewed of astronomy Continue reading
Astronomy: It's not just for nighttime viewing
Crave’s Nerdy New Mexico series crawls up to 9,200 feet and gawks at the massive Dunn Solar Telescope in the tiny community of Sunspot. Inside the Dunn Solar Telescope. SUNSPOT, N.M.–Back in 1950, an order was placed for a grain bin from the Sears Catalog. Continue reading