.Astronomy CAS Talk
Nov 02Last week I gave a talk to the Cardiff Astronomical Society, I thought I'd share it for them and anyone else that might be interested. The talk overviewed some of the interesting and fun online astronomy that is going on at the moment. I also gave a demo of several websites or services.
Poster and Handout About Satellite Spotting
Mar 27
During next week's Moonwatch event at Cardiff University, I'll be manning a stand showing people how to use Twitter, Google Earth and the Internet to find satellites in the night sky. As well as showing them how to use Heaven's Above, I'll also be outlining my own projects OverTwitter, LookUp and Satellite KML.
Tracking the Remains of Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251
Feb 19
It is now possible to track the debris from last week's accidental satellite collision using Google Earth and my Satellite KML code. You can download the necessary Google Earth file in this post and follow events in real time.
Amazing Space Station Sightings Coming Up
May 16
May 22nd and 23rd will be providing some excellent opportunities for seeing the International Space Station from Europe and North America. The details of each sighting vary from place to place, but it is safe to say that the two days and nights will be offering some of the best sightings for a long time!
Space Telescopes on Google Earth
May 01
Continuing my series of posts regarding Google Sky and Google Earth, here is a KMZ file that will let you find some of the prominent and interesting space telescopes and satellites on Google Earth. This file includes real-time position tracking and 1 hour flight paths for 9 different space telescopes and satellites.
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