Astronomy
WISE Mission Completes All-sky Infrared Survey
[/caption] If you take a lot of digital pictures, you're probably familiar with the frustration of keeping track of dozens…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Brown Dwarfs Are Magnetic Too
[/caption] I feel a certain empathy for brown dwarfs. The first confirmed finding of one was only fifteen years ago…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 16-19, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a rock the night weekend? Then come along as you won't need a…
Big or Small, All Stars Form the Same Way
[/caption] How do massive stars form? This has been one of the more hotly debated questions in astronomy. Do big…
Dying Star or Beautiful Bird?
[/caption] What a gorgeous new Hubble image! At first glance this object looks like a beautiful, giant, translucent bird. But…
Bright Outburst of QZ Virginis In Progress…
According to AAVSO Special Notice #212: "Hiroshi Matsuyama (MTH), Kanimbla, Queensland, Australia, reports and Rod Stubbings (SRX), Tetoora Road, Victoria,…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Coloring In The Oort Cloud
[/caption] It's possible that if we do eventually observe the hypothetical objects that make up the hypothetical Oort cloud, they…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 9-11, 2010
Greetings, Fellow SkyWatchers! Is it hot enough for you where you live? Not if you're in the southern hemisphere... But…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 193: Astronomy With the Unaided Eye
We talk a lot about telescopes here on Astronomy Cast, but you really don't need any special equipment to appreciate…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Animal Astronomy
[/caption] In the 1950s, the Sauer research team locked some birds in Olbers planetarium and started messing with them. First…