A zoom in/zoom out image of the M44 region.
Bit late this year cleaning off all the dirt, grime and pollen from the domes. Usually complete this job April/May. Here, sparkling in this blazing heat are the north dome (Micro-Dragonfly Array) with the side pods, and the south dome … Continue reading
A zoom in/zoom out image of the M78 region. On the zoom out you can see a section of Barnard’s Loop (the red H-alpha band).
A zoom in/zoom out image of the beautiful Double Cluster in Perseus.
Winter Solstice 2025 until Summer Solstice 2026 solargraph. You can just make out the two white fibreglass domes in the foreground.
A zoom in/zoom out image of the Coma Cluster of galaxies.
This week’s Zoom In/Zoom Out image features Barnard’s “E” next to bright star Tarazed.
My son took a similarly disturbing question (see title) to an LLM, and this is the reply he got: Q: Can you give me an overview of how HIV was apparently ‘decoupled’ from AIDS in the 80s – as people … Continue reading
**No, I don’t fully agree with the framing, though the underlying worries about AI and strained institutions are serious and shared by many thoughtful people.** Humanity faces real, elevated risks right now, but calling this “the most dangerous time in … Continue reading
I put a question to ChatGPT. My question and its answer are given below. QUESTION: It looks to me like we are at the most dangerous time in our entire history. Not only do we have (in the West mostly) … Continue reading
