Old-fashioned astronomers (III) Published on March 29, 2022March 28, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Publishing Roger Griffin Where does an astronomer go to discuss his results? Read More
Old-fashioned astronomers (II) Published on March 22, 2022March 21, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Roger Griffin Know your data! Read More
Old-fashioned astronomers (I) Published on March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Arlo Landolt The importance of calibration. Read More
Reading the dial (III) Published on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Displaying the data Communicating science can be difficult, even to and by scientists. Read More
The sky is gone (II) Published on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A long history The stars have been getting harder to see for a long time now. Read More
The sky is gone Published on January 4, 2022January 2, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com And it’s not coming back Something you didn’t know you had is going away. Read More
The inefficient astronomer Published on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learning and relearning We ponder an example of wasted time in science. Read More
A small tool Published on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com One step beyond the eyes We consider an anachronism. Read More
A simpler theory Published on September 14, 2021September 12, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Measuring complications A simple idea can become a complicated thing to implement. Read More
The courage of one’s calculations Published on August 10, 2021August 9, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Knowledge and its uses Knowing how to do something, and doing it, are not the same thing. Read More
