Category Archives: Astronomy

Emergence

Posted on 1 April 2013 by Fred Harris

So, this is an old episode of RadioLab, but this past week I had my first opportunity to listen to it. Seriously. Take a moment and listen to the first vignette. If you are not hooked on this concept of … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Common Place, Radio, Science | Tagged Amino Acids, Ants. Fireflies, Brain, Breed, DNA, Earth, Elements, Emergence, Entropy, Graduate School, Nothing, NPR, Pi, RadioLab, Red Giants, Science, Superlattice, The Big Bang, The University of Oregon, Thoughts, Universe | Comments Off

Total Lunar Eclipse of 15 June 2011

Posted on 14 June 2011 by RayMel

Here comes another total lunar eclipse; however, North America will not be able to see it this time. It is supposed to be a darker eclipse at totality due to the ash cloud and gaseous fumes put out by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Common Place, Our Moon | Tagged Chile, Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Moon, Spaceweather, Telescope, Volcano | Comments Off

Fantastic CME from the Sun 7Jun2011

Posted on 7 June 2011 by RayMel

There was a fantastic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the sun at about 6:30 universal time today. I have never seen anything like this. At the eruption site, I measure it to be approximately 9 Earth diameters wide, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Our Sun | Tagged Astronomy, CME, Helioviewer, Our Star, The Sun | Comments Off

A Total Eclipse of the Sun

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Fred Harris

Set your calendar. August 21, 2017 is the next “Total” solar eclipse on American soil. I realize that it may be a little far in the future for some of you; however, things like this have a tendency to … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Common Place, Our Moon, Our Sun | Tagged Astronomy, Eclipse | Comments Off

Celestron Nexstar 8SE Unboxing

Posted on 2 August 2010 by Fred Harris

Posted in Astronomy | Tagged Astronomy, Nexstar 8SE, Telescope | Comments Off

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