Greetings from Palmia Observatory
Well we missed out on what we hope was good weather at OCA Black star canyon because of vacation travel and now both of us have been ill and not filled with a lot of energy to do much of anything. We're on the mend, but I didn't really have much desire to pack up the scope and do any observing. My plan was to spend a couple of leisurely days just wandering
Observing with Street Lights
Dark sky sites not always necessary to see the Milky Way (This image was taken ouside of a B&B in Julian, CA)
Friday, May 26, 2017
Friday, May 19, 2017
Getting past the bug; Miss USA 2017 studies science; AAS Planetary Habitability conference comments; Looking for dark matter in galaxy clusters; Looking at Chandra x-ray imaging; Funny cat video?
Greetings from Palmia Observatory
Well this has been a very trying couple of weeks since our return from our Amsterdam river cruise, in that both Resident Astronomer Peggy and I came under the influence of some bug and got ill about a day after we stepped off the airplane. So, I had every intention of completing the attendance at the AAS Radio Observation of Planetary Habitability conference in Palm Springs, but found I had to drop out after only a coupe of days. I just couldn't keep up the required attention span and also didn't want to infect any other attendees. I also stayed away from the UCI Physical Sciences free breakfast speaker talking about how to weigh black holes. Oh, well, it is just getting so busy. So, only now do I have the energy to discuss some of what I learned there and also at one of the UCI physics colloquia events.
Before commenting about the
Well this has been a very trying couple of weeks since our return from our Amsterdam river cruise, in that both Resident Astronomer Peggy and I came under the influence of some bug and got ill about a day after we stepped off the airplane. So, I had every intention of completing the attendance at the AAS Radio Observation of Planetary Habitability conference in Palm Springs, but found I had to drop out after only a coupe of days. I just couldn't keep up the required attention span and also didn't want to infect any other attendees. I also stayed away from the UCI Physical Sciences free breakfast speaker talking about how to weigh black holes. Oh, well, it is just getting so busy. So, only now do I have the energy to discuss some of what I learned there and also at one of the UCI physics colloquia events.
Before commenting about the
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Back from tulips and windmills river cruise; Physics Breakthrough prize; Atomium in Brussels; Nine pounds in nine days; See you at the AAS Planetary Habitability Conference in Palm Springs
Greetings from Palmia Observatory
Well, we are finally back from our tulips and windmills river cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium. Resident Astronomer Peggy and I had a great time and just a couple of photos and events will show up in this blog. When we left Schiphol Airport and arrived at the ship, our rooms were not ready, since the departing passengers and cabins were just being released. It was just a random stroke of luck as we all waited for our cabins, we found ourselves at a table with
Well, we are finally back from our tulips and windmills river cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium. Resident Astronomer Peggy and I had a great time and just a couple of photos and events will show up in this blog. When we left Schiphol Airport and arrived at the ship, our rooms were not ready, since the departing passengers and cabins were just being released. It was just a random stroke of luck as we all waited for our cabins, we found ourselves at a table with
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