Observing with Street Lights

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)

Monday, June 2, 2025

Can we go out now and see Mars retrograde motion? No, you have to wait, but let's look at ephemeris data simulation

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory

During a recent PBS show "Ancient Skies" the Ptolemaic view of the universe described the use of epicycles to correct for the retrograde motion of Mars.  Can we go outside now and observe the motion?

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Attended APS Global Physics Summit; Attended some of the PCGM; Trying to remember the first part of Gauge Theory; Can we measure the acceleration of Andromeda in the lab?

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory,

Well, it's been a while since we last made a blog post.  I guess I'm just losing energy and have a tougher time deciding to blog about any ongoing activity. I've made 559 posts over the past 10 years and this Physicist Wannabe is just getting tired.