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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22:45
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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10:59
Sun, 25. November 2012
Climate Change Update
October was the 332nd consecutive month with an above-average (global) temperature.
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13:35
Sat, 24. November 2012
Angular Separation
Calculating the angular distance between two stars.
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Thu, 22. November 2012
Astro-Speaker Watch - November 2012
Dr Emil Lenc was our guest speaker at the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, held at the University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown.
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22:05
Wed, 21. November 2012
Attack on science
In the US, representatives of one of the two main political parties are openly and actively advocating an anti-science stance.
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Tue, 20. November 2012
I suffer from Trekophobia
Wed, 14. November 2012
Solar Eclipse Debacle
This morning we had a partial solar eclipse.
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