Reach me down my Tycho Brahe, — I would know him when we meet,
When I share my later science, sitting humbly at his feet;
He may know the law of all things, yet be ignorant of how
We are working to completion, working on from then till now.
Pray, remember, that I [...]
The Old Astronomer
HST
I managed to see the Hubble Space Telescope just over an hour ago!! .
Amazing!! I had two people with me this time and they can pretty much confirm that I was not hallucinating!!
I saw the HST man, the greatest Telescope ever built . w00t..
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PS – I also [...]
ω Centauri
I finally saw something that is not just another star in the sky, I got to see Omega Centauri . Woot! ω Centauri is 15,800 light-years away for free’s sake!!
Even though it is supposed to be visible to the naked eye, it fades away in the glare of all our light pollution. But it [...]
Astrostuff..
Wikipedia -
Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth’s atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.
Astrology is [...]
Telescope!!
You can say this is the moment I have been waiting for all my life. Finally, after 20 years, I got to spend a night with a telescope in my hands. Now, how awesome is that!!!??? .
With an equally psyched friend for company, I spent the happiest stargazing night ever, making out the awesomely [...]
Pac-Man and The IYA..
So the first eclipse of this year is behind us now, even though it was an annular and a very very partial one, it still rocked.
First thing, I am sick and tired of people, papers, websites etc. warning us not to see the sun directly without any protection. I watched the eclipse with my naked [...]
Carnival Of Vettiness : December Links..
It is that time of the year again, with the infinite number of top 10 lists that are posted all over the Internet and here are some Top Picture lists which are absolutely awesome..
Phil Plait’s Top 10 Astronomy Pictures of 2008 ( The Bad Astronomer Rocks man, admit it! )
Phil Hart’s 10 Astounding Astrophotos (What’s [...]
Insignificance
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image has been dubbed as the most important image ever taken by man and it is simply breathtaking. It actually makes me cry with awe, every single time I look at it.
Check out the Full Res Version. It’s a 4 MB image but let me tell you it’s worth every [...]
November Links
Sounds of Saturn.
Photos of the recent night launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Chandrayaan 1’s Terrain Mapping Camera .
God Speaks on the state of the Human World.
Football is the difference between life and death, for many Africans. The Hunt For A Better Life. Amazing Article. Long but Awesome!!
Amazing Video about the Cassini Mission. A Must Watch [...]
Solar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse was visible yesterday from Chennai and it was really good despite the weather that threatened to disappoint everyone. It was really cloudy and it was pouring like hell minutes before the eclipse started but after a while the sky towards the west started to clear up slowly and half an hour [...]
