Search Results for 'Astronomy'

Astronomy Buddy for iOS is Unfriendly

Astronomy Buddy is an iPhone or iPad app that describe itself as “the ultimate tool” for learning about astronomy as well as a helper for teachers. It includes lessons, quizzes, news feeds, astronomy videos and maps to the maj [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

How Big Data Is Changing Astronomy (Again)

Think of all the data humans have collected over the long history of astronomy, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Babylon to images---like the one above---taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. If we could express all of that data as a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

NH Astronomy Bowl Winners Announced

CONCORD, NH – The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center hosted New Hampshire's sixth annual Astronomy Bowl on Saturday, March 31st. First place was awarded to Cameron Steckler, a senior from Nashua High School South. Second place w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Africa: International Radio Astronomy Project to Benefit Afr...

Cape Town — Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio astronomy project could be a powerful driver for socio-economic development, South Africa's Minister for Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, said thi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

CAC's Astronomy Night promises family fun

Join Central Arizona College’s Wayne Pryor as he takes visitors on a journey to Asteroid Vesta Friday in the final Astronomy Night at the Peak event for 2011-12. The event will run from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at CAC’s Signal Pea [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

How to get dazzling astronomy photos with a webcam

In my previous article about astronomical photography, we looked at ways you can simply capture images of the night sky with a camera on a tripod pointing at the sky. Some incredible photographs can be taken using this simple technique an [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy announces 2011 Out-of-this-world Award winner

TAAS’s many accomplishments helped it stand out from the competition, including their popular School Star Party Program. At these twice-monthly events, hundreds of students attend a special variety of events at their schools, where [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy Night returns to SUNY-New Paltz

SUNY-New Paltz’s Astronomy Night, scheduled for the first and third Thursdays of the month, features a show at the college’s indoor planetarium, located in the Coykendall Science Building lobby, followed by a viewing at the ou [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy team that includes UCLA finance professor discover...

A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The newly discovered dwarf galaxy [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy: we've all got stars in our eyes

When did astronomy become so mainstream? A few years ago, it was thought of as the stuff of introverted hobbyists in suburban attics, telescope trained through a skylight while their spouse watched television downstairs. Now it’s ta [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy Club: Prescott's night skies not dark enough

The Prescott Astronomy Club is again offering a kaleidoscope of free events about night skies in 2012, including its first-ever documentary showing. The club's 2012 presentations open Thursday with a talk about airborne astronomy from [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy in South Africa: The long shot

The 90-kilometre drive starts in the sheep-ranching town of Carnarvon in western South Africa, and runs northwest through the semi-desert plains of the Karoo, where the only sign of human settlement is an occasional sheep farm. But as the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomy enthusiasts observe total lunar eclipse

The astronomy enthusiasts in the city among other parts of the country observed total lunar eclipse on Saturday, the last such heavenly phenomenon of the year. The total lunar eclipse was observed from the continents of Australia and Asia [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Historical Astronomy Down Under

I recently inspected old telescopes in Melbourne, Australia, which included the Astrograph House and The Melbourne Observatory. As I photographed the observatories, I got a few funny looks from people strolling by who had no clue how thes [...]