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| Blog Name: | Cosmic Diary |
| Url: | http://www.cosmicdiary.org/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Astronomy, Science, IYA2009 |
| Description: | The Cosmic Diary is a Cornerstone Project of the International year of Astronomy 2009. The Cosmic Diary is not just about astronomy. It's more about what it is like to be an astronomer. The Cosmic Diary aims to put a human face on astronomy: professional scientists will blog in text and images about their lives, families, friends, hobbies and interests, as well as their work, their latest research findings and the challenges that face them. The bloggers represent a vibrant cross-section of female and male working astronomers from around the world, coming from five different continents. Outside the observatories, labs and offices they are musicians, mothers, photographers, athletes, amateur astronomers. At work, they are managers, observers, graduate students, grant proposers, instrument builders and data analysts. Throughout this project, all the bloggers will be asked to explain one particular aspect of their work to the public. In a true exercise of science communication, these scientists will use easy-to-understand language to translate the nuts and bolts of their scientific research into a popular science article. This will be their challenge. |
| Popularity: | 15 Followers |
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Shuttle and Station
I had another good view of the space station and space shuttle last night, on very similar orbits but about 20 seconds apart. Since it was Thanksgiving in the United States, a large number of dinner guests also got to see the sight. The shuttle landed this morning, but the station is making a pass right over Los Angeles this evening, reaching magnitude -3.4, brighter than Jupiter at its brightest, behind only the Moon, Venus, and Iridium flares in terms of brightness. Again, Heavens Above is a great site for getting satellite predictions for your location.
I had another good view of the space station and space shuttle last night, on very similar orbits but about 20 seconds apart. Since it was Thanksgiving in the United States, a large number of dinner guests also got to see the sight. The shuttle landed this morning, but the station is making a pass right over Los Angeles this evening, reaching magnitude -3.4, brighter than Jupiter at its brightest, behind only the Moon, Venus, and Iridium flares in terms of brightness. Again, Heavens Above is a great site for getting satellite predictions for your location.
Press tour of Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki”
Press tour of Venus Climate Orbiter We had a press tour of Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” (or PLANET-C) in the afternoon of November 27 at JAXA Sagamihara Campus. Approximately ten presses attended the tour. The group was split into two subgroups to avoid contamination of clean room due to entrance of a big party. At the last Q&A corner, I also stres
Press tour of Venus Climate Orbiter We had a press tour of Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” (or PLANET-C) in the afternoon of November 27 at JAXA Sagamihara Campus. Approximately ten presses attended the tour. The group was split into two subgroups to avoid contamination of clean room due to entrance of a big party. At the last Q&A corner, I also stres
Horror Vacuii
This post is about the terror brought about by astronomy. Just personal considerations and feelings: nothing to be taken very seriously and born from the desire of sharing with others (who might feel the same way but never dared to admit). I recently discovered that, more and more as I am getting of age, I like small rooms. When I am outdoors, I prefer to be in the woods rather than in an open field or over the sea. Also, I tend to concentrate better when it is cloudy. I tried to analyze these feelings more closely, hoping not to find out I was getting paranoid ;-). But I think I finally found out where these feelings come from. It is the fear of emptiness. When the sky is clear a
This post is about the terror brought about by astronomy. Just personal considerations and feelings: nothing to be taken very seriously and born from the desire of sharing with others (who might feel the same way but never dared to admit). I recently discovered that, more and more as I am getting of age, I like small rooms. When I am outdoors, I prefer to be in the woods rather than in an open field or over the sea. Also, I tend to concentrate better when it is cloudy. I tried to analyze these feelings more closely, hoping not to find out I was getting paranoid ;-). But I think I finally found out where these feelings come from. It is the fear of emptiness. When the sky is clear a
AWFUL
In A Win For Uppercase Letters (AWFUL), the NASA Public Affairs Office (PAO) has agreed acronyms should be capitalized even if they spell a word, if they are short enough. So WISE will remain WISE, not Wise. Today is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, and I am thankful for uppercase acronyms.
In A Win For Uppercase Letters (AWFUL), the NASA Public Affairs Office (PAO) has agreed acronyms should be capitalized even if they spell a word, if they are short enough. So WISE will remain WISE, not Wise. Today is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, and I am thankful for uppercase acronyms.
Space Station and Space Shuttle
Last night I saw the space station followed by the space shuttle about 10 seconds later. They were easily visible from my house in Los Angeles. Go to Heavens Above to get predictions for your area. The shuttle is scheduled to land on Friday, which means that WISE will have less competition for coverage by the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
Last night I saw the space station followed by the space shuttle about 10 seconds later. They were easily visible from my house in Los Angeles. Go to Heavens Above to get predictions for your area. The shuttle is scheduled to land on Friday, which means that WISE will have less competition for coverage by the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System.
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