Above Us Only Sky.....

Entries from March 2012

Above us only sky...

The glory of the 'heavens' above us are real, their starry splendour is visible to those who look up; but the glory of 'Heaven' is a sad delusion of human minds.
This is the personal blog site of an atheist astronomer.

Wise words

"Instead of teaching religion in the schools, we should be teaching science in the churches. I am not joking."
Roger Powell

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Thu, 29. March 2012

Astro-Speaker Watch - March 2012

Astro Forum: MAS
Guest speaker at the Macarthur Astronomy Forum in March was Les Dalrymple, a contributing editor for Australian Sky and Telescope magazine, a former President of Sutherland Astronomical Society and a guide lecturer at the Sydney Observatory. Continue reading "Astro-Speaker Watch - March 2012" »
in Astro Forum: MAS at 16:34

Tue, 27. March 2012

Lightning Strikes

My first attempts at imaging lightning strikes. Continue reading "Lightning Strikes" »
in Lightning at 17:34

Sun, 18. March 2012

Medical Science v God

Clear thinking
I got up at 4.30 am to watch an FA Cup Quarter Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers. Continue reading "Medical Science v God" »
in Clear thinking at 17:58

Sat, 17. March 2012

Dreaming of What Might Have Been

Clear thinking
If anyone can get America dreaming again, it would be Neil de Grasse Tyson, who has taken over the mantle as one of Astronomy's top communicators. Continue reading "Dreaming of What Might Have Been" »
in Clear thinking at 14:43

Tue, 13. March 2012

Discrimination and Attitude

Human rights
We still have a long way to go to stamp out all forms of discrimination. Continue reading "Discrimination and Attitude" »
in Human rights at 23:05

Sun, 11. March 2012

Drawing My Own Conclusions

Life in general
I've just noticed yet another shrub dying in our back garden. Continue reading "Drawing My Own Conclusions" »
in Life in general at 17:01

Fri, 9. March 2012

My Future Light Cone

Cosmology
Unlike Alan Kohler's obscure financial graphs on ABC TV News, sometimes a simple graph can explain everything. In this case, a graph explained - to me - the entire Universe. Continue reading "My Future Light Cone" »
in Cosmology at 22:24

Sun, 4. March 2012

Planet Hunting is Cool

Citizen Science
Have I helped discover a new exo-planet? Continue reading "Planet Hunting is Cool" »
in Citizen Science at 18:54
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