Astronomy: Search The Galaxy

Text and images have been reproduced here with kind permission of Astronomy Now and Nick Howes respectively. A clear histogram view, which is a really useful aid in determining the optimal input levels for the camera when imaging …
Original post by Jonathan Maron

March 25, 2008 May 1, 2008 Here is what the earth looked like at around 12:30 am, May 1, and the picture above is what it looked like on March 25, just a few days after the vernal equinox. I’m going to record the pattern of the sun’s …
Original post by Dan

From The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Visit our Monthly Sky Highlights and Moon Phase Calendars page for more information.
Original post by The Old Farmer’s Almanac

“Our planet is in great distress. It is sending out a SOS,” recited Kathy Sameron a 37-year-old pre-nursing major at the star gazing party held on April 20. Earth Week 2008 kicked off with a star gazing party …
Original post by unknown

What have our astronauts left behind on the surface of the Moon? (answer). From The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Original post by The Old Farmer’s Almanac

What have our astronauts left behind on the surface of the Moon? (answer). From The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Original post by The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Preliminary R-band image GRB 20080430 successful observation! Then we moved to M 82 because of transient reported via Atel 1501 alert. Data will be processed…
Original post by Bláblo

thanx to mif and his osciloscope
Original post by Bláblo

Linking spiral arms, two large colliding galaxies are featured in this Hubble Space Telescope view, part of a series of cosmic snapshots released to celebrate the Hubble’s 18th anniversary. Recorded in astronomer Halton Arp’s Atlas of …
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I don’t mean to make this blog all LHC all the time, but Brian Cox gave a moving and wonderful speech at the TED conference this year. He’sa great speaker, and I’m glad he’s on our side. Tip o’ the Higgs boson to Gia.
Original post by The Bad Astronomer