Monthly Archives: March 2013

Explanation of why we live in a Matrix Universe

I would like to bring to your attention the last couple of paragraphs of my Inaugural Lecture.  This explains why I believe we live in a Matrix Universe. It really is very strange that mathematics should describe our physical world … Continue reading

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The Coathanger Cluster

Noel Carboni combined the Hyperstar III and mini-WASP data for this image.

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What was the Big Bang?

The Big Bang was when the simulation was first started.

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EPOD for today is Hind’s Crimson Star

Today’s Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) is Hind’s Crimson star acquired at the New Forest Observatory and processed by Noel Carboni in Florida U.S.A. 🙂  

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New fractal renders

You can see a new bunch of fractal renders on the Scientific Artist web site: http://www.scientificartist.com/  

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A type III civilisation has been busy recently

A recent image of Sirius shows something new in the vicinity.  A type III civilisation has constructed a Dyson sphere around our brightest star.  

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You will be assimilated

Managed to get out for just a few minutes last night and as Leo was in a good position I focused up on Regulus and let the mini-WASP do its thing.  Rather disturbing news when I processed the data this … Continue reading

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Tania Australis image – Noel Carboni process

Noel Carboni processed the recent Tania Australis data, and as you can see, he made a much better job of it than me 🙂  

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Simon Parkin broadcasts live from the New Forest Observatory for Meridian News & Weather

Friday February 15th was a very eventful day for astronomers world-wide.  Simon Parkin had already arranged to broadcast the weather live from the New Forest Observatory that evening due to the near miss asteroid DA14 that was due in our … Continue reading

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Tania Australis and NGC3184 in Ursa Major

Managed a full half-hour of imaging using 3-minute subs and all three cameras on the mini-WASP array last night.  Nice bright red star Tania Australis and nearby spiral galaxy NGC3184 in Ursa Major were the objects of attention.  Need a … Continue reading

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