There’s a whole lot of existence beyond us
I know, I know, but I’ve been sooooo busy. That’s the problem with being a part-time blogger, I hafta give priority to my day job.
Anyway, I saw this article today in my newsreader. Here’s the gist:
People that night were doing something many hadn’t done for a long
time: They were looking up at the sky, and marveling at what stargazers
through the centuries have seen.
More people should be doing this.
Here’s my favorite quote from the article (besides the title, “Astronomy buffs reach for the stars”):
“I don’t care if it’s snowing; I always make it to my astronomy class,”
she said. “There’s a whole lot of existence beyond us. This is nature.
It’s beautiful.”
Ain’t it the truth….
Great article! — here is another one from here in Colorado about one of the events the Longmont club did for the eclipse.
http://www.timescall.com/print.asp?ID=6702
Tony, cool, welcome back.
Great quote… article too. Glad to hear nature got a good turnout the other night. She’s way better than TV.
So, did you just find something interesting in the infrared-sky?
Hi Guys, things have been crazy around here and just now had some time to respond to comments.
Thanks for that link Vern, I am a BIG fan of your blog, I love your images. I’ve heard many good things about the Longmont and Boulder clubs but could never find the time to attend any meetings when I lived out there.
Hi Rey, as for the infrared sky, there’s a LOT of discovery going on. In fact, it’s probably the biggest frontier right now in astronomy. The main reason for this is that ccd detectors have only recently been developed that can image that part of the spectrum.
SInce about the mid nineties, our ability to image in the infrared has been one of the most interesting advances. The Spitzer Space telescope provides most of the cool stuff, although many of the telescopes on Mauna Kea are doing interesting IR work.
I will post more about these since you seem interested, but for now, check out anything related to the Spitzer and you’ll get lots of interesting stuff.