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Just Another Sunset
My Quality Day | November 19th 2009 by Joan Young
I'm off to slumberland. Here is today's sunset. You know, this view lasted for just a few minutes, but that one moment in a day of oil changes, shopping, and tasks nibbling at my ankles with little piranha teeth in a sea of "not enough time," was e read more
Astronomical Art – The Many Moons of Jupiter
Museworthy | November 19th 2009 by Claudia
While I was skimming rather quickly through art images the other day, I paused when I came across this 1532 painting by Correggio. I glimpsed an unusual scenario taking place but had to stop and make sure I really saw what I thought I saw. Is that a read more
Northern Lights Time Lapse Video
Free Technology For Teachers | November 19th 2009 by Richard
Here's a neat time lapse video showing light, shapes, and colors of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). This video was filmed by National Geographic on one night in Norway.Applications for EducationThis video might be a nice visual aid for anyone read more
Butterflies on the International Space Station!
Mama Joules | November 19th 2009 by jublke
There are butterflies in space! Painted Lady larvae and three Monarch caterpillars are currently orbiting above us, after recently traveling to outer space aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The "butterflynauts" boarded the International Space Stat read more
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Bro?
A Feather Adrift | November 19th 2009 by Sherry Peyton
The next time you call your husband a Neanderthal, you might be accurate. Actually not. Just kidding. Genetic testing tends to suggest that in the human genome there is little if any trace of the Neanderthal in us. But that doesn’t negate that read more
Al Gore and His Idiotic Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Pink Flamingo | November 19th 2009 by SJ Reidhead
If Al Gore's knowledge of Global Warming is as outrageous as his grasp on geology then why on "earth" is anyone even bothering to listen to him. This is just simply precious. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, othe read more
Space station's over the moon
Weird Science | November 19th 2009 by Daniel Smith
With the Space Shuttle crew now happily on board the International Space Station (even though they can't use the toilet), a German amateur astronomer aimed his telescope towards the hurtling hunk of metal. And it's lucky for us he did, because he read more
The Star Monk is back.
tangobaby | November 19th 2009 by jules
John Dobson is back in town until Sunday. Read the rest of the story here. read more
Meteor Turns Night Into Day Across Western US
Bible Prophecy In The News | November 18th 2009 by OneBlogAtATime
A streaking meteor the size of an oven briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level conditions early Wednesday, surveillance footage shows. The video from outside security cameras at the University of Utah’s Milford observatory s read more
Fireball over western US turns night to day 11.18.09
Stars Over Washington by Jude Cowell | November 18th 2009
Space Weather News for Nov 18, 2009FIREBALLS AND METEORS: As forecasters predicted, the Leonid meteor shower peaked during the late hours of Nov 17, favoring sky watchers in Asia with an outburst of 100+ meteors per hour. Just as the outburst was dyi read more
Casimir Starcraft: Zero Point Energy
Bruceleeeowe's blog | November 18th 2009
The Casimir force arises from one of those unlikely sounding real world manifestations of quantum mechanics. It begins with considerations of what exactly is a vacuum. In the classical everyday sense we think of [...] read more
Carnivalia — 11/11 – 11/17
Sorting out Science | November 18th 2009 by Sam Wise
The past week's selection of science-related blog carnivals... read more
Dimple Green Laser Pen Astronomy Grade for Military, Lecturers an…
Sydney Katelynn | November 18th 2009 by Sydney Katelynn
Product DescriptionBlack Dimple Finish High Power Green Laser. Green laser pointers are fully legal for laser pointer use in most countries and at just below the maximum allowable legal power limit of 5mw for a pointer in most countries. We ensure t read more
Hubble pokes at a galactic bulge
Bad Astronomy Blog | November 18th 2009
When you poke the Pillsbury dough boy in his bulging tummy, he giggles. When you poke the bulge in NGC 4710, however, you get the history of how galaxies form. Voila! Awesome. And you really need to embiggen this one to get a sense of the incredible read more
Voivod – astronomy domine (sweden rock ‘09)
Pink Floyd Videos | November 17th 2009 by Christopher McCarron
Excuse the mess, the sound is a bit muddy, but French-Canadian cyber metal legends voivod played an amazing set, finished off with this Pink Floyd song that needs to be heard…. read more
More 2012 debunkery
Bad Astronomy Blog | November 17th 2009
I did an interview with reporter Maria Sciullo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette a few days ago, and her article is now online. I’m glad she talked to Anthony Aveni; I’m reading his book The End of Time: The Maya Mystery of 2012 and it’ read more
Leonoid Meteor Showers Tonight
Stay A While | November 17th 2009
The next meteor shower is the Leonids on November 17-18.The shower will peak in the predawn hours of November 17. The Moon will be just past new, so it won't interfere with the shower.Experts predict that this will be a good year for the Leonids. The read more
Close-Up Movie Shows Hidden Details in the Birth of Super-Suns
Impact Lab | November 17th 2009
Artist’s conception of the “boiling disk” surrounding the massive young stellar object known as Orion Source I. A disk of hot, ionized gas surrounds the central star, blocking our view The constellation of Orion is a hotbed of massi read more
Galileo and Hollywood
Open Parachute | November 17th 2009 by Ken Perrott
I have always enjoyed Carolyn Porco’s talks. She is the director of CICLOPS, the Cassini Imaging Science Team. Cassini is currently in orbit around Saturn. In this talk given at the AAI 2009 Convention she covers some interesting topics (see vi read more
Free show -- Leonid meteor shower
Ad Libitum | November 17th 2009 by Annette Marie Hyder
One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the entire yearThe Leonid meteor shower is underway and is predicted to last from November 13 to 20. The best time to view it was this morning after 1:30 AM. But if you were unaware of the heavenly specta read more
The Doomsday Guide to Surviving 2012
WebAddict | November 17th 2009 by Varun Dave
There will be a day no one will ever forget. A day that has never been seen before that day is on December 21, 2012. We will all have our questions that day. But I think it will take quite a bit of time to actually know what is going on. No one knows read more
The Brook
Going Down | November 17th 2009 by Dmobile215
The brookThe waterfall and shady nookIn forest deepThe world’s asleepThe only sound to hearIs the rush of crystal clearWater The treesBending in the soft breezeCaress the skyRelease a sighThey know they have been blestThere’s no one to read more
Leonid Meteor Shower
Random Nothingness | November 17th 2009
The annual Leonid Meteor Shower is here once again. This phenomenon, which is marked by an increased occurrence of meteors in the skies, is attributed to the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which passes through our inner solar system every 33 years. Its a read more
Moon Water Found–Now What?
REALscience | November 16th 2009 by Michael Bradbury
Moon Water, courtesy of Babaloo. After a lackluster lunar blast that was barely visible, scientists worried there might not be water on the moon. But after analyzing the mountain of preliminary data, NASA confirmed there is water–in the form of read more
Watch The Leonid Meteor Shower On November 17, 2009
internet marketing-call center stuff-make money online | November 16th 2009 by gary cortez
On november 17th watch the leonid meteor shower 2009 as during the meteor showers peak you can view around 30 to 300 shooting stars per hour and you don’t even need a special camera to observe the leonids because you may see it with your nake read more
Water Found on the Moon
GeeG | November 16th 2009 by Rob
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19514_3-10397711-239.htmlIt's official, there's water on the moon. Can it be used for a moon base? mined for return and use on Earth? I don't know. But finding water there in any case is pretty darn interesting. "I'm here t read more
Leonid Shower Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings
Apathetic Lemming of the North | November 16th 2009 by Brian Gill
"Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning " Space.com (November 16, 2009) "One of the best annual meteor showers will peak in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, and for some skywatchers the show could be quite impressive. "The best seats are read more
Bubbling Ball of Gas: SUNRISE Telescope Delivers Spectacular Pict…
Impact Lab | November 16th 2009
The IMaX instrument not only depicts the solar surface, it also makes magnetic fields visible; these appear as black or white structures in the polarised light. The Sun is a bubbling mass. Packages of gas rise and sink, lending the sun its grainy sur read more
Tonight: Leonid Meteor Shower
on the Wilder Side | November 16th 2009 by iwilder
Yes, you are supposed to be able to see the Leonid Meteor Shower from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. (excerpt from) Space.com Strong Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning By Robert Roy Britt, November 16, 2009 One of the best annua read more
View the Leonids Nov 17, 2009
Stars Over Washington by Jude Cowell | November 16th 2009
Space Weather News for Nov 16, 2009LEONID METEOR SHOWER: The Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov 17, with a new Moon providing ideally-dark viewing conditions. Forecasters expect a relatively mild display (20 to 30 meteors per hour) over North read more
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