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Snapshot from AstronomyRecords.com
Can you believe it? There’s a record label called Astronomy Records!
After I made the HDF video, I was contacted by Herrin, who I believe runs the place, to let me know about the music from his label. He told me I could use the music in my videos for a credit.
I’m […]
I’m so used to this being in the Spring that I almost forgot:
Many of us have grown accustomed to having Astronomy Day fall in late April or early May, which is when this stargazing celebration has been observed since its inception. And in fact this past April 21st amateur astronomers around the world did host […]
In order to watch the transit of Mercury last November, I bought a Coronado PST (PST stands for Personal Solar Telescope). It is a telescope designed for visual use (you can image with it, but it’s not trivial) and has a filter that only allows light from the Sun centered at 6563 angstroms, also […]
I get a lot of email about this, so I thought I’d make a post to point people to.
I’ve made two astronomy videos, with about three more in various stages of completion. Many have been asking me how I go about making them, so here’s a brief outline.
I think of what I want to […]
This caught my eye in my inbox today:
Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have been funded by the National Science Foundation to investigate the impact of dyslexia on scientists working in astronomy and astrophysics.
Dyslexia is a hereditary neurological disability that impairs reading ability. Despite these impairments, a recently proposed neurological theory predicts that […]
On September 6th, 2006 I made a 6 and a half minute video over the course a few days and uploaded it to YouTube. I figured I’d be lucky if it got 3,000 views.
That happened the first week.
When I made that video and uploaded it, I was slammed in the comments for the smacking […]
Wired Magazine is running a contest to see if we can come up with a better slogan for our beloved space agency.
Apparently there was a campaign to improve NASA’s image that has “NASA explores for answers that power our future.” but there are those who think we the people can do better.
Go here to enter […]
I’ll give you the answer up front: an infinite number of them.
The chances are 100% that ONE of an infinite number of monkeys will write the Bible, along with another monkey that will write My Pet Goat, another penning The Origin of Species and yet another scrawling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Also, how […]
Image Credit: Chris Peterson
I got out at about 4:30am to check it out and started seeing my first meteors around 5:00am with the peak occurring at about 5:25am or so. I thought about turning on the video camera and pointing it at Auriga, but by the time I got outside, I was pretty […]
On this Labor Day weekend, I’m spending time cleaning my desk, making astronomy videos and writing poetry. Since I’m in such a cleaning/creative mood, I thought I’d clean the following thoughts out of my head, then my brain will be as shiny as my newly cleaned desk.
I like many strange things, things are strange […]
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Astronomy Buff
Autism Vox
Baldiness
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Cancer Commentary
Daily Tomorrow
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Fertility Notes
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
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Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
