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Astronomy, Light Pollution, the Universe and Us.
Friday, December 30, 2016
My Top Books of 2016
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2016 gave me more time to read than I have had in quite a while. I managed to read 46 books , which far exceeded the 24 books I read in 20...
Star Trek: The Enterprise Incident
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It has been a very busy fall for me and as a result my blogging has come to a standstill. I'm on winter break now and back in action....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Booms!
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It is Earth Science Week and at Palomar College today we celebrated with a demonstration (well, three of them actually) of a simulated vol...
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Flying Around the Moon
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I'm teaching a course this fall on the geology of our solar system. It's my first time teaching it so I've been spending a lot ...
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Star Trek: The Paradise Syndrome
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Star Trek turned 50 years old just a few days ago, so (only a few days late) here's another look at an episode from the original series...
Sunday, September 4, 2016
A Visit to the Space Shuttle Endeavour
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The Space Shuttle has had a big influence on my life. Back in 1981 I got up early to watch the launch of Columbia (STS-1) on the dorm TV i...
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Venus Jupiter Conjunction
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Here's the view I had this evening of the close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter low in the western sky.
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