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Archive for the ‘skewed perspective’ Category

September 2nd, 2007

Things I Like That Are Strange

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 […]

By Tony -- 6 comments

July 28th, 2007

Four Reasons NASA Should Open a PayPal Account

I can see it coming.
With all that’s happened to NASA this past year it’s gonna see more budget cuts. NASA’s image is becoming one of mismanagement and a place for scary high-school romances.
And let’s face it, NASA is a party agency. All the other agencies kinda look down on them for that.
It’s becoming […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

July 21st, 2007

Astronomer Productivity Plummets with Release of New Harry Potter Book

“No more discoveries about the universe till we find out who dies.”, astronomers from around the world exclaim.

Tony Darnell, senior cosmologist at AstronomyBuff.com, pictured above in his ‘jammies’ during an all-night marathon reading of the latest Harry Potter book. “There’s no way those goddamned string theorists are going to find out who dies before […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

July 21st, 2007

How the Kepler Mission Can Get All the Money It’ll Ever Need

I’m a blogger that likes to do more than just whine and complain while others do all the work, I like to be a part of the solution.
In this post, I’ve written that the Kepler team has had some financial difficulty, so much so that NASA had all but cancelled the project.
In a nutshell:

In 2006, […]

By Tony -- 0 comments

July 18th, 2007

Do Astronauts Drool When They Sleep?

Image Credit: NASA
And if so, where does it go?
I know that’s gross, but I thought of this question while reading this page describing how to gain insight into someone’s personality by looking at how they sleep.
I know you don’t want to admit it, but everyone has that little wet spot on their pillow when […]

By Tony -- 0 comments

July 8th, 2007

Astronomers Are Drama Queens

Astronomers are an emotional lot.
I don’t know if it’s because we spend all that time alone in the dark with our telescopes or what, but I’ve noticed that we can get a bit dramatic.
This tendency isn’t just limited to professional astronomers, amateurs are that way too. Go to any star party and you’ll start […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

June 26th, 2007

Shooting a Telescope Mirror

Photo Credit: Bill Keel
Well I’ll be dipped in mercury, it WAS true.
AstroGeek posted a comment on my last post with this link from Bill Keel showing the bullet holes in the primary of the 107-inch Harlan J. Smith telescope. It wasn’t an astronomer that did it though, it was a new employee who […]

By Tony -- 1 comment

May 9th, 2007

The Stars and My Mental Health

Regardless of how this blog may read, I consider myself relatively mentally healthy. I say relatively because as I look around me, I see I’m the only one not wearing underwear on my head (oh, wait a minute… How did that get there?). I’m also the only one in the room, but never […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

May 5th, 2007

The Physics of Spiderman 3

Now, before I get started, let me just say that I’m NOT one of those guys who sits in a movie theatre yelling, “Oh come on…” or “You gotta be kidding me!”.
I love science fiction and, to a lesser extent, the comic book stuff. I see all the movies and read a great […]

By Tony -- 9 comments

May 3rd, 2007

Gliese 581: Über Earth

I’m a real contrarian, I know this. as do many who have to interact with me on a regular basis. Some find it endearing, most just find it annoying.
When I started this blog, I promised myself that I wouldn’t write about what everyone else was writing about. I was going to be different. […]

By Tony -- 7 comments

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