filed in thought on Nov.23, 2009
Fantastic retro International Year of Astronomy 2009 Posters by Simon Page. Apparently, what started as Page’s personal project got the attention of the IYA2009 and ended up becoming official promotional work for the organization.
filed in FUN STUFF, TECHNOLOGY on Oct.31, 2009
This is the Triangulum Galaxy, a member of our local group residing about 3 million light years away. Below is the Io, one of Jupeter’s moon and as of January 2009, Jupiter has 49 official, named moons and 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration. How do you photograph something that’s 3 million light years [...]
filed in thought on Sep.24, 2009
British photographer Martin Pugh has been named the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009. Martin’s Horsehead Nebula, which also won the Deep Space category, was taken with a 12.5” diameter Richey-Chrétien telescope and CCD camera mounted in his garden shed in Canberra, Australia. Martin, originally from Dudley in the Midlands, acquired the picture over 14 [...]
filed in thought on Sep.10, 2009
The Hubble Space Telescope is alive, refurbished, and delivering fresh images. “This marks a new beginning for Hubble,” said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “The telescope was given an extreme makeover and now is significantly more powerful than ever, well-equipped to last into the next decade.”
