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I’ve written before about my disappointment with the science class my seventh grade son had last year. I was so disappointed that I decided I would teach him science my self this year. I have found Boulder Valley School District science education to be amazingly sub-standard considering the number of scientists and engineers […]
I admit I don’t take as many meteor showers as I should, they’re cold, sometimes damp, and they make me very sleepy, but there is one coming up that I’ll have to take: the Aurigid meteor shower.
If you live in the western U.S., Canada or Mexico then you can take a shower with me. […]
Oh sure, we can all go outside this weekend and look at the Perseid meteor shower, but how many take the time to listen to them?
Here’s a cool recording of a Leonid meteor shower over Australia in November 2000:
Each time a meteor crosses the atmosphere, it leaves behind a short trail of ionised particles. This […]
On September 19th, PBS stations will air a show which focuses on the joys of stargazing. Here’s a preview:
This show will be light on science and is based on Timothy Ferris’ book of the same name. There are lots of interviews with amateur astronomers from around the world giving testament to why we […]
Earth at night
As much as I hate light pollution, I love looking at this composite image of the Earth at night. I have a poster of this in my office that I find myself staring at more than I’d like to admit. I find it fascinating to see where we humans have congregated […]
There is an effort afoot to get the Apollo 11 lunar landing site classified as a historic site and preserved so we won’t lose it to condominium developers and 7-11’s.
I think this is a great idea, but it’s not something we’re going to have to worry about anytime soon, even with NASA’s desire to return […]
Image Credit: Apollo Image Archive
The Apollo Image Archive is scanning the film from the Apollo missions into high resolution digital files.
The resolution will be roughly 20 feet, which means that objects larger than this will be resolved when you look at the images. Anything smaller than this will just be a blur.
They are […]
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