These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)
Friday, June 30, 2017
Hat Trick
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows NGC 7814, the "Little Sombrero" worn by the horse, Pegasus.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Enhanced Flux
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us Messiers 81 and 82 through the "lens" of the Flux Nebula.
Monday, June 26, 2017
Artist Conception
What might the surface of TRAPPIST-1f look like? Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us one possibility.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Rich Dense Field
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day takes us along Markarian's Chain to Messier Object 64. There are wonders in the sky, even for the naked eye or the low powered/wide field of view binocular. "Mouseover" the image in the link for a guide.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Making COIN
A look at the game work of Volko Ruhnke, including Labyrinth and the COIN (COunter-INsurgency) titles from GMT Games.
The Foss
A look at the work of Chris Foss, iconic cover artist. (There's even a race called The Foss in a SF webcomic!)
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Stellar Wonderland
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows star cluster Westerland 1. Will it become a globular cluster?
Monday, June 19, 2017
Pathways
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing the path of this summer's solar eclipse. I remember the last total eclipse in the United States and thinking how far off the 2017 eclipse was.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Cassini at Saturn
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video featuring some of the amazing things seen by the Cassini orbiter at Saturn.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Dense Rich Field
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us the dense population of NGC 3372, the Great Nebula in Carina.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Swiss Cheese
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day comes courtesy of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and shows sublimating dry ice and an unusual crater.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Spirograph
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 418, the Spirograph Nebula.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
King of the System
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing what it is like for Juno on its orbital mission.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
RuneBoot
I am very excited to see the RuneQuest revival underway. One of the people responsible for my recent (re)interest is Dirk the Dice, who brings old classics out of the closet for his Grognard Podcast.
Dirk recently participated in a session using the new rules. Read all about it! Ducks rule!
Dirk recently participated in a session using the new rules. Read all about it! Ducks rule!
WOW
Have we finally solved the mystery behind the so-called "Wow" signal? The answer given here is certainly unique.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Observing Plan
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day helps you plan your observing plans for the next few months. Or, in my case, what I'll be missing under the semi-permanent all-sky cloud filter.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Around the Horse
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows one of my favorite regions of the sky: the rich nebula of the Orion Constellation.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Perijove
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows the heck of a ride the Juno orbiter is undertaking around Jupiter.