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A dying star with the wind in its hair | Bad Astronomy
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| I?ve been doing this astronomy thing for a while, OK? I?ve seen galaxies, clusters, stars, planets? so many I?ve lost count. So it?s hard to find something I?ve never seen before, or even heard of before. So when astrophotographer Adam Block sent me a note about the nebula Abell 31 , my first rea... |
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13 Feb 12
06:28:55
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Maiden flight for ESA?s Vega rocket tonight | Bad Astronomy
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| The European Space Agency?s new launch vehicle, Vega, has its first "qualification flight" scheduled for Monday morning: the launch window is from 10:00 to 12:00 UTC (05:00 to 07:00 Eastern US time). ESA has a page where you can watch the launch live . Vega is a smaller rocket, designed to haul 3... |
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12 Feb 12
10:00:25
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Another interactive way to scale the Universe | Bad Astronomy
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| I?m getting email and tweets about a Flash-based interactive tool where you can zoom in and out on the Universe, getting a scale of things from the tiniest fluctuations in the quantum foam of space to the size of the Universe itself. It?s done logarithmically, using factors of ten, and does a pre... |
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12 Feb 12
07:00:39
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Hertfordshire photographer?s delight at astronomy photo
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| HAVE you ever noticed how much the stars move on an average night? |
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12 Feb 12
04:16:05
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The staring eye of a crescent moon | Bad Astronomy
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| Sometimes, the images from the Cassini Saturn probe are so cool it?s tempting just to post them and say, "Look at THAT!" See what I mean? [Click to gigantesenate.] But of course, I can?t just leave it at that. This image , taken on January 4, 2012, is a bit different than most. Sure, we see Satur... |
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10 Feb 12
10:42:28
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Science stars to shine at astronomy conference
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| An array of top international scientists including the inventor of Wi-Fi and astronomer who downgraded Pluto converges on Auckland next week for the SKANZ 2012* conference hosted by AUT University. |
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09 Feb 12
16:53:40
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Astronomy Day, Concerts This Weekend in Greenwich
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| GREENWICH, Conn. ? Hey Greenwich, are you looking for something fun to do this weekend? Check out some of the family-friendly events coming up: Friday, Feb. 10 ? 6 ? 9 p.m. ? Middle school members of the Boys and Girls Club can swim, participate in game ... |
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09 Feb 12
13:51:54
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Macworld Feature: Astronomy apps for all
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| Learn from the Macworld experts at our exclusive training days. The Macworld Masterclass is a series of live training events that aim to improve your knowledge of the latest Mac software and tools. |
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09 Feb 12
11:18:00
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When the Moon hits your apse in a way-cool time lapse | Bad Astronomy
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| Photographer Maik Thomas posted this time lapse video on Google+ , and it made me chuckle. The bright object is the Moon, and as it sets it turns red, looking like a missile from space curving right into a church. I love the star trails effect. It?s just a way of adding the individual frames toge... |
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09 Feb 12
10:57:28
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These Linked Telescopes Are the Voltron of Astronomy [Monster Machines]
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| # monstermachines How do you create the world's largest virtual optical telescope and the most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory? Teamwork. The Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory combines the visual prowess of four huge telescopes?for the first time ever?to mimic a 130-... |
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09 Feb 12
08:42:29
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Astronomy team that includes UCLA finance professor discovers nearby dwarf galaxy
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| ( University of California - Los Angeles ) A team of astronomers led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a novel telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to a nearby galaxy, known as NGC 4449, some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The new galaxy had escaped even the ... |
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09 Feb 12
06:11:46
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Checking in: meeting, dance class, and astronomy
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| Hey! Good morning and here's the scoop for today, Feb. 9. Dance! The Southwestern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Square Dancers Federation offers dance classes upstairs at Parky's Farm Hayloft Barn, 10073 Daly Road. |
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09 Feb 12
03:21:21
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Program extends astronomy outreach
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| The Cincinnati Observatory is providing an opportunity to reach for the stars. As part of its Future Galileos program it will be awarding 20 telescopes. Locally this is the last year for the program, which began four years ago. |
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08 Feb 12
14:50:22
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Astronomy team discovers nearby dwarf galaxy
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| (PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The newly discovered dwarf galaxy had escaped even the prying eyes of the H... |
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08 Feb 12
13:36:09
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Funhouse galaxy | Bad Astronomy
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| Sometimes, I like to think of a photon of light as a car on a road. As the road dips and curves, a car has to follow that path, dipping and curving as well. It might be weird to think of space as curving, but it does. Gravity from massive objects warps space, and a beam of light moving through th... |
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08 Feb 12
06:57:28
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Discovery Center Unveils Updated Astronomy Gallery
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| We're visiting The Discovery Center this morning where a revamped Astronomy Exhibit is getting a lot of attention from visitors. |
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08 Feb 12
03:01:09
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Science Getaways: Update | Bad Astronomy
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| I love science. OK, duh, but I really do. And when I go on vacation, I can?t help but see science everywhere, and in every case it makes the trip more fun for me. Seeing local geology, biology, how the stars might look different at a different latitude? it adds to the vacations, makes it better. ... |
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07 Feb 12
09:12:29
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Exoplanet in a triple star system smack dab in the habitable zone | Bad Astronomy
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| In the race to find the weirdest planet orbiting another star, we may have a front runner : GJ 667Cc, a super-Earth orbiting one star in a triple system that?s actually relatively closeby. And oh yeah: it just so happens to be in just the right spot to be potentially inhabitable! Of course, I hav... |
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07 Feb 12
07:12:28
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Holy aurora | Bad Astronomy
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| I really don?t think I need to add anything to this. Set it to HD, make it full screen, and turn the sound up. Tip o? the magnetometer to Tom Lowe, aka Timescapes . Related posts: - Two lovely aurora time lapse videos - Real time footage of aurora shows them dancing and shimmering - Time lapse: T... |
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06 Feb 12
19:57:55
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Hey, I can see my snow-covered house from here! | Bad Astronomy
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| In case you were wondering what the snow was like here in Colorado the other day? [Click to ensnowflakenate.] That?s an image taken by NASA?s Aqua satellite on February 5, 2012. I live in Boulder, to the northwest of Denver (which is labeled), right on the edge of the Rockies. We got well over 30... |
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06 Feb 12
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Importance of astronomy highlighted
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| MUSCAT - The increasingly important role that astronomy plays in everyday life was underlined as the 10th Arab Conference on Space Sciences and Astronomy opened here on Sunday. |
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06 Feb 12
11:47:23
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Astronomy program planned
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| Enjoy astronomy and watching the night?s sky? If so, a newly formed Astronomy Association through The Nature Institute in Godfrey has a special program coming up that you won?t want to miss. |
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06 Feb 12
10:09:59
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WV educators to join NASA astronomy mission
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| Two West Virginians are among 26 educators selected to join leading scientists aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronomy mission. |
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06 Feb 12
07:06:42
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OK, a couple of more things about a Moon base | Bad Astronomy
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| I love the idea of returning to the Moon, and the idea of going back there to stay I love even more. Having said that, I want to stress it must be done the right way. This has been back in the news lately because Newt Gingrich made a speech about it before his doomed Florida Republican presidenti... |
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06 Feb 12
06:12:28
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A Powerful New Astronomy Instrument Gets Ready for Hawaii
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| It's time to go to Hawaiiat least, if you're MOSFIRE, a new near-infrared spectrometer that's now on its way to the W. M. Keck Observatory, atop Mauna Kea. But the powerful new instrument, six feet in diameter, about a dozen feet in length, and weighing in at 4,500 pounds10,000 if you include the... |
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06 Feb 12
00:11:44
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Superbowl science 2012 | Bad Astronomy
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| Today in America is our most revered holiday: the Superbowl. I am not particularly invested in either team ? I had to look up who?s playing, to be honest ? but there is something about the game I like: science! Yes, science , of which there is plenty to be had during any sporting event. You just ... |
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05 Feb 12
15:48:00
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An astronomer?s paradise | Bad Astronomy
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| Cerro Paranal, in the high, dry, Atacama desert in Chile, is where some of the best astronomy in the world is done. It?s graced with incredibly dark and steady skies, and a view of the southern hemisphere skies that, frankly, makes me jealous. So it?s hard to argue with the title of this short ti... |
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05 Feb 12
06:57:28
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Space caturday | Bad Astronomy
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| This is cute and all, but I was debating whether to run it on the blog or not when I got to the 1:05 mark or so, and decided to go ahead. Why? Watch: Did you get the joke? It?s a Chandra X-ray Observatory image in the background if that helps. Note the cat. Also, the next shot shown of a cat batt... |
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04 Feb 12
06:42:27
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Are You Listening to Astronomy.FM?
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| Are you listening to Astronomy.FM? If not, you should join the audience of over 25,000 listeners in 85 countries who are enjoying this amazing free service. Astronomy.FM is billed as ?The only all-Astronomy radio station in the Known Universe.? You can listen on-line anytime, as it is streaming 2... |
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03 Feb 12
13:24:54
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ASU astronomy shows include 2 new features
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| New schedule of planetarium shows |
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03 Feb 12
12:37:00
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