The Polaris Flare
Jan 20
Hearing that a nebula I knew little about was mapped by Herschel made me go and find out more. The Polaris Flare is a cirrus nebula that appears to surround the North Star. Here's a bit more about it - pretty pictures included.
Rosette Nebula and HOBYS
Dec 23
Many amazing images were released at the Herschel meeting last week but one that seems to have slipped by is this incredible montage of data from the Rosette Nebula.
Merry Fucking Christmas
Dec 15I'm not one to engage in STFC politics - I'm far too vulnerable and ignorant as PhD student - but I can make a few observations about the UK's impending funding disaster.
The Gould Belt
Oct 19
The Gould Belt is a vast ring of active stellar nurseries and molecuar clouds encircling our Solar System. I am part of the JCMT Gould Belt Survey and the Spitzer Gould Belt Survey who study the star-forming regions within it, but what is the belt - and how did it come to be?
The International Astronomical Union
Aug 01On Monday I will be setting off for Rio de Janeiro for the 2009 International Astronomical Union General Assembly. This is a massive multi-conference that takes place every three years and covers almost all aspects of astronomy. I will of course be blogging it.
Herschel and Planck Launch Minute-by-Minute
May 11
On Thursday (at 13:12 UT) Arianespace will send into orbit two scientific satellites for the European Space Agency: the Herschel space telescope and the Planck scientific observatory. The launch process which will take these amazing new instruments from the ground into space takes less than an hour! I will be watching the event live from Cardiff (you can watch it here) and was curious as to how...
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