Archive for April 23rd, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008 Moon Phase
From The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Visit our Monthly Sky Highlights and Moon Phase Calendars page for more information.
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Nick Howes: Sun And Prominence Images
They were captured with a DMK 21AU04.AS astronomy camera. Next week, we will be looking at some more of his work, including a multi-post article, which was originally published in Astronomy Now, a leading astronomy magazine in the UK. …
Original post by Jonathan Maron
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13 years of NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
All, thirteen years, in text links. It’s going to take a while for you to get through this:. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html.
Original post by starmanjones
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Stargazing with the Lackawanna Astronomy Society
LAKE ARIEL 05/17/2008 The Lacawac Sanctuary will host Stargazing with the Lackawanna Astronomy Society at 8:30pm. Jo-Ann Kamichitis…
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“Impact”: I’d better have a spare keyboard handy
BABloggee David Johnson tipped me off that a new mini-series just began filming in Canada. Called Impact, it will tell the incredibly realistic story of how a chunk of white dwarf will hit the Moon and set it hurtling toward Earth. …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer
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Astronomy Lecture Scheduled for April 24
Dr. Paul Nulsen from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will deliver a lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7:30 pm Thursday, April 24 in room 103 of FW Olin Hall for Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.
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Soyuz capsule nearly killed astronauts
So I’m gone for a few days, and when I get back see tons of news I missed. But the most disturbing was that the Soyuz capsule bringing home astronauts from the ISS had malfunctions that nearly killed the astronauts on board… and that it …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer
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Inside blazars
Michigan telescopes help give astronomers insights into blazars.
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Doug shows us the light
It would be a great multi-year project for a small college astronomy program or for accomplished astrophotographers with a bunch of really nice equipment. Doug also describes in the article what happens if you find a light echo: …
Original post by michael
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Obama, Clinton grossly ill-informed on vaccines
Both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama have made statements recently saying that vaccines should be investigated as a possible cause of autism. Problem is, that claim has been investigated, very thoroughly, and it’sa crock. …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer
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