T’was the Astronomer’s Sys Admin’s Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and clouds filled the sky Not an object was twinkling, not even Iota Tri; The telescope was parked in its dome with great care, In hopes of spying a star on which it could stare; My students were nested all snug in their beds While visions of data danced in their...

Repeat: T’was the Astronomer’s Day Before Christmas

A couple years ago I wrote the following for “Slacker Astronomy.” Enjoy! (New adventures may be posted this evening). [Link To Audio] T’was the day before Christmas, and all through the dome Not a GUI was stirring, not even gnome. The CCDs were stored in their cases with care, In...

Austin Meetup Jan 8 at 8pm

Astronomy Cast and the Bad Astronomer his bad self are planning to have meetup for all you wonderful fans and friends out there who will be at the AAS meeting or who feel like driving to Austin. The place isn’t set in stone, but we’re thinking maybe the Iron Cactus downtown (the bar and grill...

Carnival of Space #34

Yes, it’s that time of the week again. This weeks carnival can be found over at Rainer Gerhards’ Spaceflight Blog

Tis the Season for Cynicism

It’s nearly Christmas. Everyday my email is getting blasted with messages from Amazon, Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware reminding me exactly how long I have to order if I want gifts to arrive by Christmas. The neighborhood houses have grown luminous fur (whoever came up with the idea of icicle...