Asteroid 16 Psyche
Aug 29
The trick the finding asteroids is to look in the same place more than once. I did this both with my own telescope and using SLOOH, the online telescope network. This was my first asteroid find.
10 Step Guide to the IAU Program Book
Aug 07
1) Open book to summary page. 2) Realise this isn't the summary. Repeat step 1. 3) Nearly there, try again. It's at the back. 4) Find the session you're interested in. For the time of that session, find the list of concurrently running Joint Discussions, Special Sessions, Symposia and random titles with roman numerals next to them. (Note: the sessions indicated by roman numerals have no...
IAU General Assembly Update
Aug 07Well I hope you are following Twitter! WiFi at the conference is really poor so Twitter has once again come to the fore and allowed many of us to continue posting. The talks at this event really are fascinating and I have learned a lot about many topics, but specifically the life of Sun-like stars and the activities of the IYA2009. I have finally met several fellow astronomy bloggers and...
IAU Inaugural Ceremony
Aug 04
Sitting waiting for the opening ceremony to begin. The President is here, so are the governor and the mayor. They are showing images of dwarf planets on the central screen. The lights are dimming. I wonder if I can liveblog from the iPhone? 1416: Yes it seems I can. 1422: Whenever you're ready guys, no hurry. The lights have undimmed! "The governor did not arrive yet but now he is arriving"...
Preciso Pensar
Aug 04So I am currently lying here at 6:30am thinking about the day ahead. I have been in Rio for less than 12 hours and already I don't know what to make of it. Brazil is a country that wants to be invited to major economic summits, that wants to be on the UN security council. Rio is hoping to host the 2016 Olympics and is clearly taking the IAU General Assembly very seriously with various astronomy...
A List of IAU Bloggers and Twitterers
Aug 02I can't find a decent list of blogs and Twitterers covering the IAU General Assembly in Rio. Let's make one! If you're blogging or tweeting the event why not add your name in the comments and we'll create a list. Obviously I will be there as will my Twitter account http://twitter.com/orbitingfrog Also if you are tweeting it, follow me for news of the tweetup when it happens. There is also a...
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