by Pamela | Jul 22, 2007 | Observing, Random
1) Harry Potter is 759 pages 2) Jupiter & Venus are high(ish) and gorgeous(!) in the sky – That is a hint you should go out and look at them 3) Sagittarius is at its best. If you have never scanned it with binoculars on a clear summer night, you are missing...
by Pamela | Jul 20, 2007 | Personal
Okay, so I’m very tired of the failure of this version of WordPress to handle links in a semi-logical manner. And I recognize that the categories I have things filed under really aren’t useful. And, and, and… I have reached the point where I’m...
by Pamela | Jul 19, 2007 | Space Carnival
Carnival Time, come one, come all, ride the intellectual ride over at Music of the Spheres
by Pamela | Jul 18, 2007 | Personal
All of us have a certain amount of rubber necker inside us. We all turn to see the wrecked car, and as kids we paused to watch the fights in the school yard. As an adult, I have to admit to taking a secret (well, maybe not so secret anymore) thrill in watching the...
by Pamela | Jul 17, 2007 | Personal
One of the cooler and least talked about phenomena in astronomy is the light echo. Any time a momentary bright something occurs (supernova, stellar flare, etc…), a packet of light is sent rocketing through space like a “Hallo!” vocally screamed out...
