https://www.lsst.org Why would you name a new observatory after someone who has openly plagiarised the work of Fritz Zwicky which he undertook way back in 1933?
Way back in 2015 I had an exasperating email discussion with a very persistent fellow wanting one of my images “on the cheap” for his publisher. I will reproduce the discussion below. I have now had ANOTHER request for a … Continue reading
With the acquisition of the new HP T230 4-colour printer, I am once again able to offer prints of ANY image you see on the NFO site. Print sizes available are A4, A3, A2 with a maximum of A1. Prints … Continue reading
Best group of Sunspots I’ve seen in years. Projection method. No wonder the aurora is so good right now 🙂 I have no idea why the preview looks like that – click on the image to see what it should … Continue reading
A couple of nights back we had the first clear night in many weeks. This is such a rare event it deserves an entry all of its own. So, starting at 7 p.m. I began work on setting up the … Continue reading
Here’s a simple little maths problem for you to look at, if you like that sort of thing. For what value of x does the following equation hold true? x^n + 2.x^n+1 = x^n+3 Where x^3 is x cubed.
Kemble’s Cascade alone has R N and S-type stars in the frame. In case the labelling on the image itself doesn’t come out too well, the TOP labelled star is BD Camelopardalis S-type, the MIDDLE star is V Camelopardalis N-type, … Continue reading
I made a typo on the original, so here’s the typo fixed: https://www.wolframcloud.com/env/5b420541-41cd-427c-a02c-94e86a671327
For some totally unknown reason I don’t think I’ve published the latest (stable?) incarnation of the MiniWASP array. So here it is! The lower section of the MiniWASP (the black Aluminium box housing) contains 3 x Sky90s and top right … Continue reading
Earth was created about 4.5 billion years ago, first life appeared about 4 billion years ago. So as soon as Earth was cool enough for complex life molecules to assemble, there they were, complete and ready to go. Now fast … Continue reading
