Astronomy Cast, Episode 287: E=mc^2
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Pastor Chui Astronomy Grab Bag – Video
Pastor Chui Astronomy Grab Bag
This is a 13-minute sermon from science. It summarizes many new discoveries in astronomy in 2012, including Venus volcanoes, night lights, Martian floods, moons from rings, Kuiper belt comets, tidal heating, Europa geysers, Oort cloud, star birth, dark matter, dark energy, galaxy upset, and early supernovae.
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Crafts Book Review: The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes (Astronomy and Astrop… – Video
Crafts Book Review: The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes (Astronomy and Astrop...
http://www.CraftsBookMix.com This is the summary of The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) by Pierre Bely.
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Gideon Bass at the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club 13-Jan-2013 – Video
Gideon Bass at the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club 13-Jan-2013
Presentation by Gideon Bass to the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) on January 13, 2013: "Kepler Studies of Low-Mass Eclipsing Binaries". Based on the following paper: "Gideon Bass et al. 2012 ApJ 761 157 doi:10.1088/0004-637X/761/2/157"
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Roswell Astronomy Andrew Peoples – Video
Roswell Astronomy Andrew Peoples
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Roswell High School 1st period Astronomy Mr. Evans – Video
Roswell High School 1st period Astronomy Mr. Evans
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Astronomy Class – Midnight At The Observatory – Video
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Astronomy club asks city to limit bright residential lights
Beatrice Richardson Herald/ Review The night skyline of Sierra Vista glows on Friday as seen from Reservoir Hill on Fort Huachuca. The Huachuca Astronomy Club has asked the City of Sierra Vista to consider adopting a more strict ordinance limiting residential lights to preserve the areas dark skies.
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SIERRA VISTA Local stargazers urged the city to adopt a comprehensive residential light pollution code to preserve the areas uniquely dark skies at Thursdays regular city councilmeeting.
Everett Maynard, a Sierra Vista resident, and Huachuca Astronomy Club President Bob Gent lauded the city for its commercial restrictions but said its time to focus on the residential side, when they addressed the council during Call to the Public. The club worked with the city to design a commercial code that was adopted in2008.
I believe that most of us can agree that there is an aesthetic value to us preserving the darkness of our night skies, Maynard said. There is also an obvious commercial or business interest in preserving the night skies as well The night skies of southern Arizona are recognized the world over as being among the most well-preserved night skies in the industrializedworld.
That has attracted a legion of amateur astronomers to the area, hesaid.
As Sierra Vista continues to grow, there will necessarily be an increasing amount of light pollution and destruction of this valuable natural resource, Maynard said. Currently the city code only includes two sentences, which he feels is inadequate and is less strict than Cochise Countyscode.
Maynard and Gents suggestion would only limit the use of powerful outdoorlights.
Residential lights tend to be less of an issue than commercial, but its true that the city has yet to take a serious look at that part of the code, Community Development Director Don Brush said. In addition to tackling the commercial issue, the city has replaced its lights at ballfields and worked with Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative to make sure street lights areshielded.
Currently, commercial lights are restricted to 200,000 lumens peracre.
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Sexy Astronomy: Tisserand. Jan13: Jeremy Ratchford – Video
Sexy Astronomy: Tisserand. Jan13: Jeremy Ratchford
Today in 1845 French astronomer Francois Felix Tisserand was born. Subscribe to TodayThis on YouTube... goo.gl Every day, videos from ThisDayToday.com show us why today is funny. Watch all of our videos with Jeremy here goo.gl Images with thanks to NASA. 2012 Nedulous Productions LLC
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Sadaputa Prabhu – 13 Conversations with Sadaputa Dasa – Bhagavatam Astronomy – Video
Sadaputa Prabhu - 13 Conversations with Sadaputa Dasa - Bhagavatam Astronomy
PLAYLIST: youtube.com AUDIO (Sad #257;p #363;ta d #257;sa aka Dr. Richard L. Thompson): sdrv.ms Original audio source: krishnascience.info IMAGES (Originally from ISKCONMedia): sdrv.ms To clearly read the captions, click "CC," "Other Settings" then select the "Segoe UI" font. You can download it here: causelessmercy.com #346;r #299;la Prabhup #257;da Mercy: j.mp
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Astronomy Club, Library Join Forces
BAR HARBOR The members of a new astronomy club are teaming up with the Jesup Memorial Library to bring stargazing to the masses.
The Acadia Astronomical Society (AAS) will be calling the library their home base, and one of their first orders of business has been to secure a powerful, home-use telescope for the facility. The Orion StarBlast 4.5-inch reflector telescope is due to arrive at the Jesup this week.
Under the librarys new I Spy the Sky program, patrons will be able to check out the telescope and take it home. Library staff will be trained in its use and will be able to offer helpful tips. The AAS will support the program, offer free clinics and presentations, and hold their monthly meetings at the library.
The telescope will be unveiled to the public at a special event at the library on Thursday, Jan. 10 beginning at 7 p.m. All are invited to come take a look at the equipment and meet members of the astronomy club.
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Out'n'About: Las Cruces astronomy clubs offer glimpse into infinity
Local astronomy organizations are preparing for a new year of predictable and not so predictable celestial events, offering plenty of opportunities for Las Cruces to join in the fun, and look toward the open New Mexico skies.
NMSU Department of Astronomy
The astronomy department at New Mexico State University has 15 research faculty who delve into a variety of different aspects of astronomy, from the sun and plants to our solar system, stars, galaxies and the structure of the universe.
They operate the Tombaugh Observatory, located on the NMSU campus, as well as the Apache Point observatory in Sun Spot, New Mexico (southeast of Las Cruces in the Sacramento Mountains), a facility with four telescopes.
"The research areas are very diverse," said Dr. Nancy Chanover, associate professor in the department.
In between researching the other-worldly, department faculty teach graduate and undergraduate courses to aspiring astronomers and conducting public outreach and community service.
"We also respond to requests that come to us from various organizations, school groups and local clubs that want to have a hosted education event at the observatory," Chanover said.
Planned upcoming public events at the campus include an open house at 7 p.m., Jan. 18 featuring the a look at the crescent Moon, Orion the Hunter and the Gemini Twins (Castor and Pollux).
For more information on the events, contact the NMSU Astronomy Department at
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Event Horizons – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (7/12) – Video
Event Horizons - 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (7/12)
Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu --- Just what is the point of no return? German physicist, Karl Schwarzschild calculated the event horizon of black holes. And it can tell us more about the eventual fate of all the galaxies. (Part 7 of 12) Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com --- Study science with the OU www3.open.ac.uk OU on the BBC: Stargazing LIVE http://www.open.edu ---
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The Rotating Moon – 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (5/12) – Video
The Rotating Moon - 60 Second Adventures in Astronomy (5/12)
Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu --- The Moon is like a loyal servant to a Queen, and never turns it #39;s back on the Earth. Discover how the Moon #39;s orbit means we always see it #39;s best side. (Part 5 of 12) Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com --- Study science with the OU www3.open.ac.uk OU on the BBC: Stargazing LIVE http://www.open.edu ---
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Renee and Ari Astronomy – Video
Renee and Ari Astronomy
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Astronomy Animation 2013 – Video
Astronomy Animation 2013
EDU5270 - Astronomy Animation. This animation will be used to introduce an astronomy unit.
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Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack-Astronomy Dome – Video
Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack-Astronomy Dome
The thirty-fourth song in the Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack. #12469;
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Astronomy – Moons of Neptune and Uranus – A Sad Ballet – Video
Astronomy - Moons of Neptune and Uranus - A Sad Ballet
View full-screen and play loud. Such a sad ballet they dance out in the lonely dark wastes of the Solar System. Am I to leave this haven of my rest, this cradle of my glory, this soft clime, this calm luxuriance of blissful light, these crystalline pavilions, and pure fanes, of all my lucent empire? It is left deserted, void, nor any haunt of mine... The blaze, the splendor, and the symmetry, I cannot see -- but darkness, death and darkness. Even here, into my centre of repose, the shady visions come to domineer, insult, and blind, and stifle up my pomp. (John Keats)
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'Super Bowl of Astronomy' Kicks Off in Southern California
Thousands of scientists have flocked to Southern California for the biggest gathering of astronomical minds of the year, a meeting that organizers have dubbed the "Super Bowl of Astronomy."
Nearly 3,000 scientists are expected at the conference, which will mark the 221st meeting of the American Astronomical Society. This year, the annual space conference is being held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach and runs in earnest from Monday to Thursday (Jan. 6 to 10).
"Our winter meeting is generally about twice as big as our summer one and is the biggest astronomy meeting of the year," AAS meeting spokesman Rick Fienberg said.
While scientists will attend the AAS meeting from all over the world to discuss the latest space discoveries, NASA will unveil its newest findings from space telescopes probes across the solar system.
"NASA scientists will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics," space agency officials wrote in a press announcement Friday (Jan. 4). NASA is expected to discuss "a new video of a rapidly rotating neutron star, the latest images of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, and the most detailed "weather map" of a brown dwarf star," officials added.
SPACE.com's Clara Moskowitz, Miriam Kramer and Tia Ghose will provide complete coverage from the 221st AAS meeting. You can track the conference on Twitter by following Clara (@ClaraMoskowitz), Miriam (@mirikramer) and Tia (@tiaghose) and by following the hashtag #AAS221.
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