Mon, 31. December 2012
Beyond our Cosmic Horizon.
The Universe is changing. Right now.
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Mon, 24. December 2012
Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 10
To polar align my Vixen Polarie camera mount using a polarmeter, I first needed to know the deviation between Magnetic South and True South at the observing location.
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Sat, 22. December 2012
Astrophotography Without Telescope - 9
Improving polar alignment of the Vixen Polarie camera mount with a Polar Meter.
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Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 8
The tripod on my Vixen Polarie camera mount seemed unstable.
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Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 7
I have not used my Meade LX-90 telescope since June 2012, when I decided to make a change of direction and concentrate my astronomy efforts on imaging with a camera mounted on a tripod.
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Thu, 13. December 2012
Do You Think We Are Alone in the Universe?
I've had people accuse me of sheer arrogance when I question their "belief" that the Galaxy is full of alien civilisations. Lots of stars = lots of alien civilisations to a lot of people but I have growing doubts about it.
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Wed, 5. December 2012
Volunteer Computing for Astronomy
Zooniverse, theSkyNet and BOINC are three different ways that individuals can do real science on their home computers. By volunteering your computer's idle time, you are contributing to the science of astronomy and you are reducing the need for astronomers to invest in super-computers. Some people call it Distributed Computing. Others call it Volunteer Computing or Grid Computing.
Here are three ways anyone can do real science, at home, on a computer:
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