Don’t say it, I know: If you want to keep readers you gotta give em something to read. I’m sorry, I really am, but I have had so much on my plate this year that something had to go, and … More
My apologies everyone for not posting for so long. There’ve been some personal developments that I really can’t go into but I wanted to let you know that my posts will be fewer, at least for the short term. I’m … More
Okay, new contest. Sudoku for Astronomy Haiku. It’s easy. Write me haikus and you could win your very own Sudoku Hand-held Game! So, anyway, here is the deal: I have somehow ended up with two very nice hand-held electronic sudoku … More
Many of you have probably heard this story, but I am going to blog about it for the heck of it because I love this story so much. The most famous version of this story is pretty much the way … More
s m a i s m r m i l m e p o e t a l e u m i b u n e n u g t t a u i r a s Now rotate your … More
Gulliver must’ve traveled to Mars. How else do you explain the fact that Jonathon Swift, writer of Gulliver’s Travels, predicted the two moons of Mars and their approximate positions over a hundred years before their discovery? Explain that. I think … More
I watched this movie called “The Heavenly Body” starring Hedy Lamarr on Turner Classic Movies. I am not sure why the movie is called “The Heavenly Body” …..unless they are referring to how astronomically hot Hedy is. What is the … More
Dear Theta: You are but a capital, cursive O. Theta, you are but a zero with a curvy line. An egg with a skull cap. You are but a simply decorated easter egg. How simple you are–yet, so useful. You, … More
I love coffee. I lurveth it. I slurpeth it. Without it, I am a worthless lump of astronomer. I do not drink Starbuck’s coffee often, as I prefer the local coffee from Columbia Street Roastery in good ‘ol Champaign, IL. … More
http://www.stargazing.net/kevin/poetry.html April is National Poetry Month. What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than to write an astronomy limerick or haiku? Haiku is 3 lines: 5 syllables in first line, 7 syllables in second line, 5 syllables in last … More
See story summary here: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080417/tod-space-astronomy-germany-us-offbeat-f62056d.html Nasa Vs. little German boy: who was right, anyway? 1:450, or 1:45,000? One zero, or three? Viva la scientific notation! Where you put the commas and the zeros…. …… makes a BIG difference! It turns … More
No–or at least not that we know of– or have studied in depth. Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has been observed to have active plate tectonic activity in our crust. There is no current evidence … More
Dear Illinois, Boy, you are just full of surprises. Your unpredictable weather: cold, cold, dreary, yucky, winter with foggy skies. Colorado is not nearly as cold as you, unless you are at high altitudes, like in the mountains. And what … More
Death and Taxes: … by ~mibi on deviantART DONE! FINALLY! I’ve spent last weekend contaminating my trusty MacBook Pro with TurboTax and IRS webpages and now, I’ve sent the results of our hard work (my Mac and me, I tend … More
