Archives for November 2007
NASA Essay Competition
Published on 7 Nov 2007 at 6:57 pm.
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This has been out for a few weeks, but I am just hearing about it. NASA has announced an essay contest for students in middle or junior high school. You can find out about it on their announcement.
Students wishing to partake of the contest must submit their entry by January 7, 2008. A […]
Comet Holmes is suddenly news (after 2 weeks)
Published on 6 Nov 2007 at 12:27 am.
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Wow. Back on October 24, almost two weeks ago, I heard about the sudden outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes. I wrote about it hours after observing it. There was quite a bit of news about the comet around the internet. Just over a week ago, I posted a photograph of […]
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Educator Astronauts
Published on 5 Nov 2007 at 2:42 pm.
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In 2003, NASA created a new category of astronaut: the Mission Specialist-Educator. These were to be K-12 teachers who were trained as astronauts. Three were selected for the Astronaut Candidate Class of 2004. They were Joe Acaba, Ricky Arnold, and Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger. Earlier today, I read on Spaceports that two […]
Integrated Magnitude and Comet Holmes
Published on 4 Nov 2007 at 12:26 pm.
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Raw observational data for magnitude estimates for Comet Holmes suggest that the comet is holding at a magnitude of about 2.5 or so. Some estimates are a bit brighter, and some are a bit dimmer. But, people are asking me why it is getting harder to see the comet if it is staying […]
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Falling back
Published on 3 Nov 2007 at 6:27 pm.
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It is time for the twice yearly task here in the United States of adjusting the clocks by an hour. At least, most of the US does that. A few places, like Arizona and Hawaii don’t mess with it. For years, we have set the clocks forward on the first Sunday in April and set […]
Comet Holmes’ Tail
Published on 2 Nov 2007 at 5:43 pm.
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Comet Holmes is now showing a tail. A hint of the tail can be seen in the following picture taken by Norway’s Mikkel Steine and posted to the Spaceweather.com comet gallery. The tail is very faint, but it can be seen pointed off to the right in the photograph. The tail is […]
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Published on 1 Nov 2007 at 5:25 pm.
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I have missed seeing the comet for the last two days. This is day three of clouds, haze, or similar poor comet watching weather. Unless it clears up later tonight, I’ll miss the comet again.
There is a chance that it will clear up, but it is looking like the third […]
