Andromeda’s actual size if it was brighter…
Saw someone post this link to reddit and just had to share… too cool!
Archive for December, 2013
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Welcome to Ohio
11:46:00 12/22/13 Today, I’m doing a little spring cleaning. But wait, it’s December 22 you say? And you haven’t even been able to go out to the observatory in weeks because of weather? Sub-zero temperatures, overcast skies, downpours, snowstorms… and now you’re telling me you’re doing some ‘Spring Cleaning’ three days before Christmas?! One day […]
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Flowing water on Mars
Actual flowing water may have been spotted on the equator of Mars. One of my biggest dreams is to be alive when we discover life elsewhere in the universe. This is just one step closer… And for a bonus, here’s a picture of actual frost taken by Viking 2 in the mid-70s. (Click to embiggen) […]
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Plankton Playing Cards
Welp… got that giddy, kid-like feeling again after stumbling upon these photos! How cool are these?! (Click to embiggen) These are pictures of different types of plankton. Some are plants, some are animals, and some are another classifications of life altogether. I love discovering new things. They make me happy. I get to play with […]
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Being Young at Heart
I recently got hooked on a computer game called Kerbal Space Program. It’s a light-hearted space simulator in which you design your own rockets and explore a fictionalized solar system. During one of my recent missions I became very intrigued by one of the fake planets and had that giddy feeling I remember having as […]
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Comet ISON
Comet ISON… I figure since everyone else in the world is talking about Comet ISON, I should probably write something about it! Welp, you’re going to be disappointed. Comet ISON was supposed to be the “Comet of the Century!” You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about it. Or in my case, since people knew I […]