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An Astronomer's View of Earth: Brief Astronomical Tour of the ...

10 Mar 2010 at 6:33pm
Few people consider Earth as an astronomical object, but it is, after all, a planet with its own place in the Solar System.
http://solar-system-astronomy.suite101.com/article.cfm/an-astronomers-v iew-of-earth

A hex on star colors | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

10 Mar 2010 at 9:22am
Astronomy | The website called Today I Found Out has an interesting post on Sun factoids, including its color as designated in hex code: #FFF5F2. That code is actually take.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/03/10/a-hex-on-star -colors/

Wonders of the solar system | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

7 Mar 2010 at 9:00am
Astronomy | Starting tonight on the BBC, a new series premiers called "Wonders of the Solar System". The host is some guy named Brian Cox. He's a particle physici.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/03/07/wonders-of-th e-solar-system/

Calling all young European radio astronomers! | IYA2009 Updates ...

10 Mar 2010 at 10:55am
YERAC, the Young European Radio Astronomers' Conference, has been held annually since 1968, circulating around Europe. 20 years ago, in 1990, it was held in Guadalajara (Spain), organised by the National Astronomical Observatory ...
http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/838/

Women In Astronomy: AAS Employment Session

10 Mar 2010 at 3:18pm
(Full disclosure: I am a co-author on Anil's decadal white paper on Employment & Funding in Astronomy. There were four speakers on the Panel, Beryl Benderly, a writer for ScienceCareers at Science Magazine; Rachel Ivie, a statistician ...
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2010/03/aas-employment-session.htm l

Some of my astrophotographic attempts - Bad Astronomy and Universe ...

10 Mar 2010 at 3:19pm
Hello: I'm David Williams from Centreville, MI (southern Michigan). And I have for the last 10 to 20 years been interested in astronomy and in.
http://www.bautforum.com/astrophotography/101774-some-my-astrophotograp hic-attempts.html

Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy: Steven Beckwith - The Distance ...

10 Mar 2010 at 7:45pm
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture in Astronomy ?The Dawn of Creation: The First 2 Billion Years? Steven Beckwith, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, University of California, Office of the President ...
http://the-distance-learning.com/distinguished-lecture-in-astronomy-ste ven-beckwith

Slides for tonight's Astronomy Out & About - Messier | Portal to ...

10 Mar 2010 at 4:34am
10 Mar 2010, 09:34 UTC Slides for tonight's Astronomy Out & About - Messier. (200 words excerpt, click title or image to see full post). Note: All formatting and links have been removed - click title or image to see full article. ...
http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/blogs/posts/view/48978/

IYA 2009 - Astronomy Sri Lanka - Beyond IYA: Paying Tribute to ...

10 Mar 2010 at 10:24pm
IYA 2009 - Astronomy Sri Lanka - Beyond IYA. The Featured Website of International Year of Astronomy 2009 |IYA 2009 Events of Sri Lanka. Updates on Astronomy and Science Available. Now Progressing Beyond IYA. ...
http://www.iya2009sl.blogspot.com/2010/03/paying-tribute-to-late-sir-ar thur.html

Why are psychics ever surprised? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

10 Mar 2010 at 3:00pm
Antiscience | Every time a psychic gets surprised by something, the world gets a little smarter. I hope.If that's true, then our collective IQ went up a solid 8 points when t.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/03/10/why-are-psych ics-ever-surprised/

Bestsellers in Astronomy | adwarriors.com

10 Mar 2010 at 11:49pm
1 A Brief History of Time 321 reviews A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and.
http://adwarriors.com/blog/bestsellers-in-astronomy-50/

The fifth GLOBE at night is on! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

9 Mar 2010 at 5:00pm
Astronomy | How often do you go outside and look up? I mean really, just look up at the sky and stars?With more and more people living in cities, and light pollution still.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/03/09/the-fifth-glo be-at-night-is-on/

About living on the Earth's equator - Bad Astronomy and Universe ...

10 Mar 2010 at 2:49pm
Hello everyone: Isn't it true that if you live on the Earth's equator that there are 2 summers. And they happen on the equinoxes. Also if you were.
http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/101772-about-living-earths- equator.html

Mad Minerva 2.0: Nerd Fun: Astronomy Meets Pop Culture Lingo

10 Mar 2010 at 9:58am
Nerd Fun: Astronomy Meets Pop Culture Lingo � Nerd News: What Fresh Hell Is This? Bundling Gov'... Quote of the Day: Linguistic Lunacy at Starbucks � China: Government Leadership Woes in Hu's "Harmoni. ...
http://madminerva.blogspot.com/2010/03/nerd-fun-astronomy-meets-pop-cul ture.html

Phantom of the Opera sequel - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum

10 Mar 2010 at 10:03am
Or should I say, The Phantom of Coney Island? When the news got out that there was to be another show about the Phantom ? to be set in early-20th-centu.
http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/101763-phantom-opera-sequel .html

Help a sci-fi author? Question about types of suns and planetary ...

10 Mar 2010 at 12:46pm
Hello Bad Astronomy. I am in the process of editing a book I have written, and I need some answers, or speculation, in regards to a few technical.
http://www.bautforum.com/space-astronomy-questions-answers/101765-help- sci-fi-author-question-about-types-suns-planetary-rings.html

March 10th: 2012: The Profits of Doom

10 Mar 2010 at 6:00am
Bio: Bill Hudson is an amateur astronomer in California. He has spent the last decade looking up, and is involved in astronomy outreach programs in the California central coast area. He became involved in debunking the "2012 doomsday" ...
http://365daysofastronomy.org/2010/03/10/march-10th-2012-the-profits-of -doom/

Images start to roll in from Astronomy Magazine Observatories ...

9 Mar 2010 at 9:51am
A few weeks ago, Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher visited the astronomy and equestrian village at Rancho Hidalgo near Animas, New Mexico. While Dave was there, developer Gene Turner surprised him by unveiling a second Astronomy Magazine ...
http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/blogs/posts/view/48869/

Astronomy Series at the New Brunswick Museum � Live Uptown

10 Mar 2010 at 1:58pm
The Saint John Astronomy Club has teamed up with New Brunswick Museum to present a series of presentations throughout March to compliment the visiting exhibition ?Riding with Meteorites?. This week's subject ?The Moon? is lead by Curt ...
http://liveuptownsj.com/?p=371

Am I a Geek Dad? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

8 Mar 2010 at 3:00pm
About this blog | Am I a Geek Dad? Well, I'm a geek, and a dad. But in this case, I'm talking about the cool website Geek Dad. To celebrate their third anniversary they're openin.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/03/08/am-i-a-geek-d ad/