Monday, March 30, 2009

Happy Birthday Bernhard Schmidt

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Today is Bernhard Schmidt's birthday. There is no better way to celebrate than by reading this post over at Today in Astronomy .
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Earth Hour from Palomar Mountain

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Earth Hour 2009 from Palomar Mountain: As my family and I were checking out the stars above (that's Orion above the tree and Taurus to t...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Tour the Hale

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Our weekend tours of the Hale Telescope begin again in one week. Taking one of these tours gives you an inside look at 200-inch telescope. ...

Earth Hour is Tonght!

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Don't forget that Earth Hour is tonight (Actually it is already "tonight" in time zones well east of the Pacific - so it has ...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Surveys, Novae and more

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I haven't talked much about actual research news in a while. . . . . I'll be giving much more info on that side of the observatory ...

Around the World in 80 Telescopes: 1 Week Away

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We are just under one week away from the Around the World in 80 Telescopes event. You should be able to watch the webcast on the 100 Hours ...

Adaptive Optics Podcast

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My podcast on adaptive optics is now available over at the 365 Days of Astronomy website. Of course you can get it on iTunes too.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Anti-Pluto

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Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is of the Kuiper Belt Object known as Orcus. Orcus was discovered using Palomar's 48-inch Sam...

75 Years Ago Today

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75 years ago today, the first 200-inch mirror blank was cast at the Corning Glass Works in Corning, NY. The casting was unsuccessful as the ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Eyes on the Skies

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In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy the European Southern Observatory has produced a movie and book known as Eyes on the S...