Articles Tagged with stars

Moonset, Moonrise

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Signs in the sky

Was it a long day, or a long night?

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People are different

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Visual photometry

Human eyes are not the same as electronic detectors.

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Old-fashioned astronomers (III)

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Publishing Roger Griffin

Where does an astronomer go to discuss his results?

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Old-fashioned astronomers (II)

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Roger Griffin

Know your data!

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Not quite constant

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Dealing with precession

We note some of the difficulties in writing historical fiction (among other things).

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Make a map

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Charts, surveys and catalogs

We notice the importance of what and where.

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Black hole ironies

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Bright and dark, near and far

We point out some astronomical ironies.

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Working from a snapshot

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Patient astronomers

People are rather ill-designed for astronomy.

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More helium hydride

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Important, but elusive

Doing astrochemistry in a lab is difficult, but can be important.

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Numbering the stars (II)

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The observable universe

One word is the difference between calculation and infinity.

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