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Astronomy for Amateurs
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During our open mic session at the last Gnomedex, my good friend Derek Miller came up on stage to show off some backyard Astronomy that his Dad has done. Derek reminds us all that you don’t have to work at NASA [...]
Microsoft’s Free Astronomy Software
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Even if you’re not really “in to” Astronomy, you really have to check this out. The things you will see are just amazing. Go ahead… I dare you. Open your eyes, broaden your horizons. You never know what’s out there waiting. [...]
A Planet Nowhere Near Mars
I can point out several objects and constellations in the night sky: The Big Dipper The Little Dipper Cassiopeia Orion Orion’s Belt Orion’s Pocket Protector The Moon I’m a bad astronomer – but not as bad as my friend Phil. He’s the best bad astronomer. Actually, he’s really good, really smart, and really entertaining. The [...]
Download Stellarium
I can’t remember how I discovered this one today (could’ve been a random Gada.be search). Regardless, this software is simply amazing – and cross-platform, to boot. It’s the best desktop “night sky” client in the galaxy – and in my opinion, beats the pants off of Starry Night: Stellarium is a free open source planetarium [...]
