to my delight, ryan included the article in the carnival, and shared this excellent image:
it's the cover art for music by reincarnation fish :)
Showing posts with label carnival of space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carnival of space. Show all posts
Monday, May 3, 2010
carnival of space #152
the 152nd installment of the carnival of space is up at the martian chronicles. i submitted the story of the science ninja, even though its a bit light for the material that is usually highlighted.
to my delight, ryan included the article in the carnival, and shared this excellent image:
it's the cover art for music by reincarnation fish :)
to my delight, ryan included the article in the carnival, and shared this excellent image:
it's the cover art for music by reincarnation fish :)
Monday, March 15, 2010
carnival of space #145
the 145th edition of the carnival of space is now up and running for your reading pleasure at crowlspace.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
carnival of space #137
the 137th carnival of space is up over at one astronomer's noise. enjoy this week's summary of space reading!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
carnival of space #119
i leave ohio and the US tomorrow. back to england.
in the meantime, enjoy this week's carnival of space, hosted at the planetary society!
in the meantime, enjoy this week's carnival of space, hosted at the planetary society!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
carnival of space #115
this week's space reading is available at the 115th carnival of space hosted at new frontiers.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
carnival of space #114
enjoy this week's space reading at the 114th carnival of space, hosted at cheap astro.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
carnival of space #111
enjoy this week's space reading selection in the 111th carnival of space hosted at 21st century waves!
Monday, June 22, 2009
carnival of space #108
head over to starts with a bang for this week's plethora of space reading at the 108th carnival of space!!
Monday, June 15, 2009
carnival of space #107!
the 107th installment of the carnival of space is up at innumerable worlds!
enjoy your weekly space reading!
enjoy your weekly space reading!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
carnival of space - 100!
for one hundred weeks in a row, space enthusiasts have collected their favorite writing samples together for everyone to enjoy in the carnival of space! enjoy your weekly dose of space reading at the one minute astronomer's site!
Monday, March 23, 2009
carnival of space - 95
for your weekly dose of space reading, head over to orbital hub and check out the 95th carnival of space!
somehow, this x-ray, chandra space telescope image of the interacting galaxy system called NGC 6340 looks upside down. really, its silly to think that anything in space looks upside down, because it's all relative, but still, it looks awkward to me... am i the only one?
somehow, this x-ray, chandra space telescope image of the interacting galaxy system called NGC 6340 looks upside down. really, its silly to think that anything in space looks upside down, because it's all relative, but still, it looks awkward to me... am i the only one?
Monday, March 16, 2009
GLOBE at night - observe orion!
the 94th carnival of space led me to an article by the space writer asking: are your skies dark? i feel like i can see fewer and fewer stars with my eyes in the night sky, and that's not *just* because my eyes are aging or because i recently moved to the cloudy UK! most people on earth live in cities and most cities are completely lit up at night, as you can see in the image below of the earth at night!
a few years ago, i asked a class of 200 university students how many had seen the milky way across the night sky. not even half of them raised their hands! i admit that i didnt see the milky way in the sky until i was 19 and camping in the mountains of california. the sighting coincided with the year i switched my undergraduate major to physics.
in an effort to promote getting out and observing the night skies, the GLOBE at night project begins this week! the main activity is for people all over the world (you!) to go outside and look at the constellation orion between 16-28 March 2009. orion is one of the fun constellations that is visible from both hemispheres, but looks upside down when you visit the other hemisphere!
the GLOBE at night website provides nice explanations as to how to find orion from anywhere in the world, but it's definitely one the most recognizable constellations in the sky.
after you identify orion, you can continue participating in the project by comparing the nighttime sky you see with the GLOBE's magnitude charts, to see how dark your night sky is! you can then record your observations on their website until april 7th, 2009 and compare how dark your skies are to the rest of the world!
orion is up early right now, about 7-10pm local time. happy observing!
... and let us know if you find any exciting or unexpected results!
a few years ago, i asked a class of 200 university students how many had seen the milky way across the night sky. not even half of them raised their hands! i admit that i didnt see the milky way in the sky until i was 19 and camping in the mountains of california. the sighting coincided with the year i switched my undergraduate major to physics.
in an effort to promote getting out and observing the night skies, the GLOBE at night project begins this week! the main activity is for people all over the world (you!) to go outside and look at the constellation orion between 16-28 March 2009. orion is one of the fun constellations that is visible from both hemispheres, but looks upside down when you visit the other hemisphere!
the GLOBE at night website provides nice explanations as to how to find orion from anywhere in the world, but it's definitely one the most recognizable constellations in the sky.
after you identify orion, you can continue participating in the project by comparing the nighttime sky you see with the GLOBE's magnitude charts, to see how dark your night sky is! you can then record your observations on their website until april 7th, 2009 and compare how dark your skies are to the rest of the world!
orion is up early right now, about 7-10pm local time. happy observing!
... and let us know if you find any exciting or unexpected results!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
carnival of (collectible) space
this week's carnival of space collection of astronomy-reads is us at collectSPACE. there are several interesting articles to tackle, but one especially caught my interest.... ian musgrave has inspired me to attempt to spot the super bright planet venus during the day!
venus is that amazingly bright object shining in the southwest evening sky right now. i've been watching it, so i have an idea of where it sits as the sun sets. i'll try to go out a little earlier each evening (well, afternoon really, considering the sun is still setting ridiculously early these days) to see is i can spot it. its easiest to see venus during the day when the moon is somewhere nearby as a beacon. at the end of this month (jan 29th and 30th, 2009), the crescent moon will pass very close to venus so we will be able to see them both together during the day - one of my favorite events! (and maybe, just maybe, it wont be raining here in england so i can actually try to spy the daytime alignment!).
this daytime venus photo was taken by peter heinzen during an eclipse in june 2007.
happy venus hunting!
venus is that amazingly bright object shining in the southwest evening sky right now. i've been watching it, so i have an idea of where it sits as the sun sets. i'll try to go out a little earlier each evening (well, afternoon really, considering the sun is still setting ridiculously early these days) to see is i can spot it. its easiest to see venus during the day when the moon is somewhere nearby as a beacon. at the end of this month (jan 29th and 30th, 2009), the crescent moon will pass very close to venus so we will be able to see them both together during the day - one of my favorite events! (and maybe, just maybe, it wont be raining here in england so i can actually try to spy the daytime alignment!).
this daytime venus photo was taken by peter heinzen during an eclipse in june 2007.
happy venus hunting!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
space disco
get your fill of space news at the 82nd carnival of space at space disco. dave mosher summarized the carnival in this nice video!
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