Saturday, May 31, 2008

The Year of Astronomy is Coming

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2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo 's first astronomical observations. The International Astronomical Union and UNESCO has proc...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Astronomer Maarten Schmidt Honored

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From Caltech Today : Astrophysicist Wins One of First Kavli Prizes Quasars, now known to be compact halos of matter that surround t...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Support Your Local Mirror

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The Hale Telescope's 14.5-ton mirror is honeycombed on its underside. The triangular pieces are hollow to reduce the weight of the Pyrex...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

A Supernova Caught in the Act!

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . . there was a star that exploded. 90 million years later astronomers observed the event wi...
Friday, May 16, 2008

And Then There Were Two

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The Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) is one step closer to reality. After years of study, the site selection team has narrowed the search to ju...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

WorldWide Telescope

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It is an exciting time to be alive if you are interested in astronomy. There is more astronomical images and information available your fing...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Happy Astronomy Day

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Today is Astronomy Day! Lots of places around the country are hold events. In San Diego, the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center will be having...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Asteroid San Diego

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24 years ago this week the City of San Diego was honored for its efforts in helping to control light pollution. The honor came as an asteroi...

Just Hop on the Bus, Gus

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Autoblog Green is reporting that the first natural gas hybrid bus is now running in San Diego . This may be of interest to fans of Palomar O...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Shattered Comet

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Two years ago this week Caltech astronomers were using the 200-inch Hale Telescope to observe the fractured Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3...
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