Dec
31
Happy New Year!
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As you can probably tell from the dramatic decline in posting frequency (besides the weekly picture) 2009 turned out to be a pretty busy year for me. I’m not really making any resolutions this year but it is certainly a goal of mine to be able to blog more (here and at other sites I [...]
Dec
31
Picture of the Week #72
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Crescent moon and Venus. August 2005.
Dec
23
Picture of the Week #71
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Models of the outer planets from the Rose Center for Earth and Space and Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. August 2006.
The Inner Planets were Picture of the Week #32
Dec
16
Picture of the Week #70
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Large group of sunspots as imaged by the SOHO spacecraft
I seriously hope this means that 2010 will see an increase in sunspot activity. I’m really getting tired of showing a blank white circle to field trip groups coming to see our solar telescope!
Dec
10
Picture of the Week #69
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Quadrant Astrolabe, c. 1325 at the National Air and Space Museum (Downtown). Photo September 2006.
Dec
2
Picture of the Week #68
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T-Rex at the Academy of Natural Sciences Natural History Museum in Philadelphia. August 2006.